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All, Some of my larger tomato plants are starting to die off. However, it's the new growth that is dying and shriveling up. Usually you see the bottom growth dying, and moving up the plant. This is starting to occur on a few pepper plants also. Nutrient deficiency? Calcium or Boron? Any...

Has anybody used this? I ordered a bag of 50 spikes. They are 2-7-4 NPK, very slow release. I tried to transfer some of my seedlings in Jungle Growth mix this year with horrible results. Purple stems, losing Cotyledons, yellow leaves. It looked like phosphorous lock to me. I grew the...

Okay, so I've had trouble germinating pepper seeds this year, my second year growing. Last year I had great success. I did not really know what I was doing, so I watered the tray with the Jiffy Pellets, put my seeds in, put them on a heat mat, and 8 days later, everything was up. I added no...

Of course, seeds need three things to develop typically - heat, moisture, and oxygen. Could packing the peat too tightly in a peat pellet be a cause of slow germination due to lack of oxygen? Should the seed be pressed into the soil and peat packed on top, or should it just be lying there and...

Has anybody here experimented with temperature cycles during germination? Any difference in the following: 1. Holding at a constant 82-87 F throughout germination 2. Cycling between 82-87 F during the day, and allowing a dropoff to ambient at night?

When you guys and gals put your seeds into the peat pellets, what technique do you use and does it really matter? Last year, when I had my stuff germinate much quicker, I went deeper, a 1/2" or more in some cases. This year I pulled the peat back and dropped them in about 1/4" and put the peat...

Hey guys and gals. I am second year grower. I had great success using Jiffy peat pots last year but this year, it's been a struggle. The other difference this year versus last is I am now using a Hydrofarm heating mat instead of a typical household heating mat. Before I set my peppers, I had...

Hi all. Just wanted to say this is a great forum. I am new, and I am in Huntsville, Alabama. I am thoroughly enjoying growing from seeds this year for the first time, but I am having some difficulties as of late. I am growing carribean reds, bhut jolokias, paper laterns habs, datils, devil's...