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    Stem Dying Just Before Pepper is Ripe

    Hey Guys,   I have a nice big Yellow Bhut plant with 30+ peppers on it, however as they begin to ripen the stems seems to be turning black and shrivled up.   Anyone have any idea what is causing this as it is causing me to remove the peppers prior to being fully ripe.     Thanks,    Steve
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    pests Using Chalk to Battle ants / aphids

    Hey Guys,   I recently read an article, and then googled the idea and it seems fairly well known.   Has anyone used chalk lines around their containers to deter ants from getting on their plants, and therefore not being able to bring aphids up onto the leaves?   I have not much been interested...
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    pests Keeping Indoor plants bug FREE!?

    Hey guys,   I am sure this has been discussed a bit over the years but I am looking to start (yes now in early August) an Aji Lemon, or Fatalli plant to keep on my desk as a house plant ( south window probably 3-6 hours of sun a day ).   I am aware that it takes excessive dedication and the...
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    Identifying a leaf issue?

    Hello Everyone!   I trust we are all enjoying being in the peak season??   With that sentiment.. I have a yellow Bhut that while has a few tiny pods starting.. the leaves look awful..   Can anyone help with the diagnosis?     Thanks!   -Steve GRRRRR   I tried every link on Imagur and nothing...
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    seeds Fatali seedlings??

    Hello All,   I am ashamed to say that i did not have a good off season with the seed starting situation.   For the most part its more for fun for me as i prefer chillies and jals and stuff for picking and sauce ect.   That being said I do use A TON of fatali powder with my home made pepperoni...
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    Crinkled leaves???

    Hello All,   My seedlings have started and this is my first year using lights and my first sets of true leaves are crinkled and some of the cot's are curled.   I dont know if it is the lights being too close or too much water or??   Are they ok?   Pics below.   -Steve   Scratch that photbucket...
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    lighting When to add lights?

    Hello All,   I would like to start off by saying this is NOT a grow tech question... Ive been kindly reminded where to place my posts in the past.   That being said I have my seedlings starting in a normal seedling tray with heat mat and humidity dome, they are starting to sprout and I do not...
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    Bonchi grow light!

    Hello All,   I recently chopped up one of my red hab plants and figured I would give making it into a bonchi a chance.   Already chopped it down to size and xplanted it into the bonsai pot.   Question I have is there a simple light from home depot or somewhere I can use as a desktop lamp for the...
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    seeds Frozen pods seeds?

    Hello all,   I have done some research on the forums as this topic has been posted before.   I am aware that most people have about a 50% success rate with frozen pods.   I can accept that and am willing to try anyways, just wanted some info as far as how to go about it?   Should I let the pod...
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    greenhouse Transfering to pots/greenhouse

    Hello Everyone,   Hope everyones season went very well this year, especially up here in the north!   That being said I had a quick question regarding established plants.   I have a greenhouse that proved to be much too hot during the season to grow peppers in pots, but now that our season is...
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    Best Possible Start?

    Hello All,   I am sure that most of us are gearing up to either transplant into the ground or pots or whichever final home your peppers will have for the season.   That said I was curious of how to give them the best possible start?  I bought a large bag of Pro-mix soil and am mixing it with a...
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    greenhouse Green House Growing

    Hello All,   I recently moved into a new house which has a very large garden and a shed converted into a green house (GH)!!!!  (im excited)    To make more room in the garden for non-potable plants I decided to build shelves in the GH and grow my peppers in the GH in pots!!   That being said I...
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    sun bending towards the sun??

    Hello all,   I have began to see quite a few of my seeds sprout, but i have noticed that they heavily bend towards the window?  Is this a way to try and collect more sunlight or??  Will the harm the plants?   Thanks!!   -Steve
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    Starting my own this year!! (Help PLEASE!!!)

    Hello Everyone,   This year I decided to give a crack at starting my won plants form scratch!!   I have no idea how! lol, I purhcased a 72 slot green house heated pad contraption from Amazon seems pretty nice, have a good south facing window and an empty room so they are not in anyones way.   My...
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    Bonchi Questions

    Hello Everyone,   To being I have read fatalli's guide which is very very comprehensive and personally i think this idea is the coolest thing ever, especially being from Canada where it is a little harder to grow year round and such without expensive  + space consuming grow setups indoors.  ...
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    Small Peppers??

    Hello All,   I have been loving the pod production on all of my plants lately (even my thai chilli that i mentioned in an earlier post dropping all its leaves came back stronger then ever)  My question is geared more towards my Jalapenos and banana peppers.   Both plants are in pots (10 gallon...
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    seeds Basic Guide to Saving Seeds

    Hello Everyone,   I am Steve I am from Canada (Londo, ON) and I am fairly new to THP.  That being said the more I Troll around the forums the more new people I see making posts which is awesome!  I also have not run into a solid guide to saving the seeds of your favorite plant for next years...
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    lighting Indoor lighting

    Hello Everyone, As this is my first year seriously growing peppers I want to try and get a setup inside for next season both to start plants in the winter an to keep plants alive from this year. There are SO many options at lighting and I don't really understand alot of the science behind it...
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    When to stop pinching buds??

    I know there are many school of thought on this and every plant varies, so I will make my question specific to jalapeños. When (how tall I guess would be easiest) do you stop pinching off buds and let the plant set fruit? I have been pinching mine for a while its probably a foot and a half...
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    Fertilizing new sprouts?

    Hello everyone, I got some mystery seeds from the local nursery and decided what the heck let try and germinate them. (I got a new heat mat an such so got excited to try it) My question is alot of people post pics of germination and sprouts and so on, mine sprouted but after a few weeks look...
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