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    NoVa Hothead's 2012 Season

    After two unusual seasons in which I started this hobby, I think I've found my sweet spot, and started my seedlings two weeks ago. One of the biggest lessons for me was to scale down my number of plants. Two years ago, my bro-in-law and I started out with ~100 plants split between our houses...
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    soil Anyone ever use spent grain from homebrewing in their soil?

    Planning out a few batches of beer, and was thinking that spent grain would be a good potential soil amendment. Dry it out, and it should help aerate the soil. Plus, it is low pH. Anyone ever done this before?
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    sun What does sunburn on leaves look like?

    Might have an issue with the plants that went out last weekend...
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    Wow, my 8 week old plant is already flowering?

    Hadn't expected that to happen. This is a Red Savina, and it isn't even one of my better plants. This is one of the plants that I've been adding extra calcium and magnesium to in order to treat the cupping. I was rather surprised to find it flowering when I went into the grow box tonight.
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    misc Potential blizzard impacts to NoVa's grow season

    Well, this little storm in the mid-Atlantic definitely produced some snow. It started snowing yesterday at about 10AM, and it is still going. I shoveled about 6" of snow last night, another 16-18" this morning, another 4" this afternoon, and will probably need to shovel again before sundown...
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    NoVa's Grow Log

    This is from my blog (link is in signature): Finally! Seeds in dirt! Wooohooo! 144 peat pucks have been filled with 13 different varieties from 7 different sources, for a total of 18 different types to track (5 varieties are being planted from two sources). They were just sown, so the temps...
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    Built new grow box today

    Here's a post from my blog yesterday, explaining what we're doing: I'm going to be using a steel commercial shelving unit for a grow box, it has a shelf size of 48" x 24", so I'll be able to get up to four standard nursery flats in it with room to spare. The unit I picked up is 72" tall, and...
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    Made six cases of hot sauce over holidays

    My father in law started going through all his aged mash before I arrived in Florida for the holidays, and made sure he had an ample supply of woozies to do the job. We literally made six cases of hot sauce, primarily chocolate hab, but also some red savina, thai dragon, and bhut jolokia. One...
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    Thoughts on a specific type of blue led bulb

    There's a lot of discussion on the use of led bulbs for growing, and one of the downsides that I've noted is their exorbitant cost. It seems to me that the manufacturers/sellers add the word "growlight" to a product with blue leds, and then triple the price of a similar bulb with white leds...
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    Anyone use Gibberellic Acid?

    Everyone obviously has their own methods, and there are lots of them out there. However, is anyone here using gibberellic acid for germination or as a foliar spray?
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    soil Anyone got a soil ph meter recommendation?

    Posted on a thread in the hot sauce making forum, as I'm looking for a ph meter that I can use for that side of the hobby. However, I also need one for my soil testing. I'm concerned that the super cheap $5 ones that I commonly see at the hardware store are likely to be unreliable, so I'm...
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    wanted New to the hobby, looking for more super hots

    Hi everyone, I'm new to growing, but love the super hots. Father in law grows Bhut Jolokia, Red Savina, and Chocolate Habs, and I'm 100% addicted. After reading the threads for a few days, I decided to sign up for an account, but have also learned a great deal of skepticism for what seed...
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    Greetings from Washington DC

    My father in law has been growing peppers for a few years in his garden in Jacksonville, FL. Last year, he took up making homemade hot sauce with the peppers he was growing, and it was PHENOMENAL. He's growing Thai Dragons, Red Savina, Chocolate Habs, and Bhat Jolokia. I've always enjoyed hot...
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