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Figured I would share my setup here since I am far too lazy to keep a true grow log updated. The shade cloth tent has quite the tilt to it, but even in the 30+mph winds and torrential downpours we have had in the last week it has never gone down or pulled apart. The whole patio slopes downward...

There happens to be a nice thick stand of bamboo at the river's edge behind my apartment. I just cut a dozen sturdy poles to use as stakes for my potted plants. Are fresh green stakes too likely to attract fungus and insects? Are there any other considerations for using fresh cut bamboo?

I have been thinking for the past few days about the amount of time it would take for significant salt build-up to occur in potting soil due to fertilizing. Reason being, I was thinking about using less water this year. Instead of flood watering until a significant amount runs out, I thought to...

Living down here in the Tampa Bay area of Florida means dealing with frequent heavy rainstorms from now until September or even October. The potting soil I mixed up this year holds water much longer than my mix from last year. I am concerned that the root zone will never really get a chance to...

So about an hour ago I decided to take care of two things at once and mixed Epsom salts in neem oil and thoroughly coated my plants. Not thinking about it until just a few moments ago... did I mix up a very potent herbicide and kill everything?

Hello all,   The damage:     More just a confirmation than anything. I got worried when the leaves started to fold upwards showing stress. Then today I saw the necrotic spots. This is affecting all of my repotted plants, not just the hot peppers. I mixed up my soil two nights before...

I have been having minor issues with my three Butch T Trinidad Scorpion plants over the last two months. All three plants exhibit the same symptoms: loss of turgor in older leaves which eventually turn completely yellow and fall off the plant. Newer leaves near the top of the plant stay green...

You all have really helped me out from how to start seeds, which grow light to purchase, which potting soil to use, to how best to fight bug infestations. Because I followed the advice here on the forum, everything went smoothly starting the seeds indoors and growing the seedlings to respectable...

Hello again everyone,     A few weeks ago I shared+ some photos which showed leaves on a few different plants with leaves going slightly yellow near the petioles and some hooking on very new leaves. As the plants have continued to attempt new growth, the problem has become worse:   1) This first...

Hi everyone,   I don't know which sort of deficiency this represents since it is happening to new leaves at the bottom, middle, and top of the plant. I think I see hooking on the very newest leaves (it shows in at least one of the photos), would you say so?   http://imgur.com/1NF4v3N,zFzv7Pi#0  ...

Hey gang,   I put this plant out for a few hours of sun and left it outside overnight for hardening off, and now this! Any idea what the heck these things are? My first thought is fungal, but perhaps they are insect eggs or something?    

Hi gang,   I had to bunch my peppers together under the balcony to avoid some torrential Florida downpours, and wouldn't you know it: two days later one of my Butch T's has got these brown discolorations on at least half of its leaves. Some are just small brown dots scattered over the leaf, and...

Hey gang, I achieved mighty noob status already in my first season of growing peppers from seeds. I germinated and grew a bunch of seedlings until they had 5 or 6 sets of leaves and then transplanted them after hardening off into 4-gallon pots outside. The mix I put in the pots was just...

Hello everyone, This is my first year growing peppers from seeds, and I am making plenty of mistakes along the way. I have been lurking the forum for a few months so I thought I should truly join the community instead of just mooching. :) I currently have 2 Aji limon plants, 3 Butch T Trinidad...