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Contest for First Ripe Pepper
- Thread starter Pam
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I did a little experiment with mine.stillmanz said:
The ones under sunlight (well it's winter, not a lot of it is available) have about 5-6 leaves, and the ones under fluorescent lamps have 8 big leaves, two leaves still growing and some weird leaves growing on the stem.
All of that after 5-6 weeks.
Yes, I'm growing Naga Morich.
Two different sources, and both are growing the same.
).Its not always the size of the lights but how you use them.
I find fluorescents are best for starting plants and nothing beats the sun for growing. My light setup is in front of a patio door which gets quite a bit of sun so it get sun during the day and lights during most of the night with a few hours of darkness
I find fluorescents are best for starting plants and nothing beats the sun for growing. My light setup is in front of a patio door which gets quite a bit of sun so it get sun during the day and lights during most of the night with a few hours of darkness
Omri, I was only messin round with the 5 leaves thing "trash talkin" ( I guess it was a bit too subtle)
DD is that a areoponic set up, I have only played with aero a tiny bit but it charges, If I was serious about this comp I'd be using aero to start then chucking em into a nice deep ebb and flow.. I think that combo in perfect conditions is unbeatable.
Do you guys ever get on to fatalii.net? Jukka is the high priest of hydro.
DD is that a areoponic set up, I have only played with aero a tiny bit but it charges, If I was serious about this comp I'd be using aero to start then chucking em into a nice deep ebb and flow.. I think that combo in perfect conditions is unbeatable.
Do you guys ever get on to fatalii.net? Jukka is the high priest of hydro.
Someone said taping the peppers to the plant is bad????
damn on to the next idea lol
damn on to the next idea lol
I've been pep talking my seed for 2 weeks already..only 60 something hours to go on this side of the planet. I'm so confident of winning I'm not even going to enter the competition just to be fair on the rest of you. Everyone else should do the same out of sportsmanship.
By the way - I'm in for soil, but wont start until I get back home on the 3rd. I'll have a fresh pod by the 5th, it'll just be from another plant & wont be a Naga. Mere technicalities.
Good luck everyone May the best [insert here] win
By the way - I'm in for soil, but wont start until I get back home on the 3rd. I'll have a fresh pod by the 5th, it'll just be from another plant & wont be a Naga. Mere technicalities.
Good luck everyone May the best [insert here] win
Official Rules
1. The contest starts at 12:00 AM GMT, January 1, 2008. Go to http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/ to see what time that is in your time zone.
2. "Start" means whatever the first step in planting is for you. That means if you soak your seeds or just stick 'em in the seed starting medium, 12:00 AM GMT is when you start. You can fill your seed cups and have lights, etc. in place before hand. It's the actual manipulation of the seeds -aside from a little fondling - that can't start until 12:00 AM GMT, January 1, 2008.
3. Use your The Hot Pepper blog to chronicle your progress and post pictures.
4. This is just for fun and bragging rights, so please remember to keep it fun. You are on the honor system.
5. When you think you have a ripe pod, post enough pictures that the judges can make sure there are no green patches.
6. Judges... I volunteered BentAlphaNerd, Devil Duck volunteered himself. Anyone not a contestant who generally checks in once a day or so interested in being a judge? Wordwiz? Podpiper? Chilliman64?
7. There are two categories: Hydroponics and Dirt. If you use any system that does not involve sticking your seeds or germinated seedlings in dirt or potting soil for the first 6 weeks of growth, you're hydro. If you disagree with my definition, you should have whined - I mean - spoken up earlier. If you're not sure about your system, outline it to the judges.
I will repeat and encourage everyone participating to use your blog to describe your technique and post pictures of your progress. Participants who haven't been members for 30 days, sweet talk one of the moderators into activating your blog.
Did I leave anything out?
1. The contest starts at 12:00 AM GMT, January 1, 2008. Go to http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/ to see what time that is in your time zone.
2. "Start" means whatever the first step in planting is for you. That means if you soak your seeds or just stick 'em in the seed starting medium, 12:00 AM GMT is when you start. You can fill your seed cups and have lights, etc. in place before hand. It's the actual manipulation of the seeds -aside from a little fondling - that can't start until 12:00 AM GMT, January 1, 2008.
3. Use your The Hot Pepper blog to chronicle your progress and post pictures.
4. This is just for fun and bragging rights, so please remember to keep it fun. You are on the honor system.
5. When you think you have a ripe pod, post enough pictures that the judges can make sure there are no green patches.
6. Judges... I volunteered BentAlphaNerd, Devil Duck volunteered himself. Anyone not a contestant who generally checks in once a day or so interested in being a judge? Wordwiz? Podpiper? Chilliman64?
7. There are two categories: Hydroponics and Dirt. If you use any system that does not involve sticking your seeds or germinated seedlings in dirt or potting soil for the first 6 weeks of growth, you're hydro. If you disagree with my definition, you should have whined - I mean - spoken up earlier. If you're not sure about your system, outline it to the judges.
I will repeat and encourage everyone participating to use your blog to describe your technique and post pictures of your progress. Participants who haven't been members for 30 days, sweet talk one of the moderators into activating your blog.
Did I leave anything out?