I always grow more peppers than I need, so my goal this season is to grow less. My freezer is full of scotch bonnets, so I am focusing more on annum peppers this year.
My seed starting grow tent in the past has been in a cold unfinished basement. This year I have the tent in an unused bedroom. I am excited to see how much better everything grows with the warmer temperatures. In the basement, air circulation and heat were competing variables. I could heat the tent if it was closed and unventilated, but then I noticed negative effects from lack of air circulation. From my reading, I think the plants probably weren’t getting enough CO2.
I have a west facing window in the new tent location. Not sure if a little natural sunlight will make any difference.
Despite my suboptimal conditions, my pepper seedlings have always grown well enough. I worried more about my tomato seedlings that always looked like they might not make it, but then would quickly regain their vigor once transplanted outside in the spring.
I started a few varieties 2-17-24
Zapotec jalapeño (new variety for me)
Lemon Spice jalapeño
Candy Apple Bell Pepper (new variety for me)
Sun Haven Bell pepper (new variety for me)
Trinidad Pimento
Bahamian Goat
St Lucia Seasoning
Several of these are old seeds that may or may not germinate.
My seed starting grow tent in the past has been in a cold unfinished basement. This year I have the tent in an unused bedroom. I am excited to see how much better everything grows with the warmer temperatures. In the basement, air circulation and heat were competing variables. I could heat the tent if it was closed and unventilated, but then I noticed negative effects from lack of air circulation. From my reading, I think the plants probably weren’t getting enough CO2.
I have a west facing window in the new tent location. Not sure if a little natural sunlight will make any difference.
Despite my suboptimal conditions, my pepper seedlings have always grown well enough. I worried more about my tomato seedlings that always looked like they might not make it, but then would quickly regain their vigor once transplanted outside in the spring.
I started a few varieties 2-17-24
Zapotec jalapeño (new variety for me)
Lemon Spice jalapeño
Candy Apple Bell Pepper (new variety for me)
Sun Haven Bell pepper (new variety for me)
Trinidad Pimento
Bahamian Goat
St Lucia Seasoning
Several of these are old seeds that may or may not germinate.
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