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    misc Ladybugs in my/your grow room?

    I've done it with some success. They don't stay contained in the grow area but most seemed to hang around. The seemed to clean things up. As an extra bonus my kids loved them - even bought little ladybug playgrounds for them!
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    DWC PPM Question

    Also: DWC is an acceptable method for growing serranos if you want big, lush, green plants. However, just like nutrient stress, chiles like a little drought stress to produce good fruits. There is some balance to be maintained between yield and heat/quality - take a look at the Chile Pepper...
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    DWC PPM Question

    Ppm is ppm. The initial salts in your water still count. You can go a little higher by adding more nutrients if you wish. I just wouldn't go over 2.4 EC for well developed plants - whatever that translates to in your (500/700) ppm scale. Peppers like some stress; I run 1.8-2.0 in my rockwool...
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    En-gi-nerd's Hydro Glog

    Update photo 12/26/14: Sorry about the duplicate post. Not sure how to delete it!
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    En-gi-nerd's Hydro Glog

    Update photo 12/26/14:
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    Disease/deficiency ID?

    Thanks for the replies. The plants are grown in Rockwool cubes and top fed with a nutrient solution every other day (EC 1.8-2.3, pH 5.8-6.5). They are under a 315W ceramic metal halide that provides plenty of light (not too much, not too little). As I mentioned previously, these are just random...
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    Disease/deficiency ID?

    Can any one tell me what is wrong here? Having some random leaves show up with this - more on some plants than others. The rest of the plant(s) look pretty good.
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    Using dried peppers

    I second RocketMan on this. Reconstituting the chiles will aid in chopping. If there is any naturally occurring bacteria left on your pods you will likely kill them in a hot water bath so a starter will ensure that the magic happens.
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    Hi from West virginia, USA

    Greetings from Colorado!   I like to get seeds for less exotic varieties from The Chile Pepper Institute in Las Cruces - they are "the only international, non-profit organization devoted to education and research related to Capsicum."  They have Hab's, Ghost, Scorpion's and such as well as a...
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    Hi from Chicago!

    Greetings from Colorado - thanks for joining!
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    Howdy

    Greetings from Colorado!
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    En-gi-nerd's Hydro Glog

    Had to move some stuff around... Tomatoes were going crazy!
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    Howdy

    Greetings from Colorado!
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    Hello from St Louis!

    Greetings from Colorado!
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    Hello from California

    Greetings from Colorado!
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    Hi from Ct.

    Greetings from Colorado - Thanks for joining!
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    hello from Jersey

    Welcome from Colorado!
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    Minimum wattage HPS for fruiting

    As I mentioned, there are cheaper set-ups that use that bulb, and building your own is always an option. I didn't shop around too much although I should have. The ceramics are where it's at as far as spectrum, and they last for YEARS not SEASONS. The power use is less than that of an 8-bulb T5...
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    Minimum wattage HPS for fruiting

    Chile's are not as spectrum sensitive as other... ahem... plants that are often grown indoors. If you are only doing a single plant you can get away with a 2x2 (or similar) T5 set up (mixed spectrum) for a while but florescent light falls off quickly with distance so as the plant grows taller...
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    En-gi-nerd's Hydro Glog

    To answer your question: no. I am hoping (planning, actually) that I can keep them somewhat dwarfed so they don't outgrow the space I have. As I hone in on a particular chile I'd like to focus on I may start to thin the herd. I can take cuttings of the NuMex types and Jalapeños and they will do...
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