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Started Carolina Reapers, Sepia Serpents, Habaneros, Yellow Scotch Bonnets, and Big Jims on 1/29.
 

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Today is 4 days after their first transplant in solo cups. I havent watered since the transplant and they were watered thoroughly then. Today I wanted to see how effective the soil mixture would be at bottom watering. So I put 1.5 gallons of water in a tub to reach the level of about 1/4 of the way up the side of the solo cups. This was a very diluted AK fish fertilizer. 26 solo cups stayed in the mixture for 20 minutes. I measured the amount of water remaining in the tub after removing the cups. And it looks like the soil absorbed approximately 1/2 gallon. This was more than I was expecting. I think it is safe to say that the soil is good at picking up water. I will attach the pictures of my front runners for each of the varieties of peppers I am growing. The Sepia Serpents are WAY behind but still hanging in there.
 

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Plants are lookin good T-Man!
 
Although there's not a group shot, the plants I see seem to be yellowing slightly. That could be too much water. Be sure to let them dry out a good bit before watering again. Watch your plants - they will tell you when they're thirsty. And yes, you can use half-strength fish fertilizer every watering, if you can stand the fragrance. It's really good for young plants.
 
Keep after it!
 
DownRiver said:
Plants are lookin good T-Man!
 
Although there's not a group shot, the plants I see seem to be yellowing slightly. That could be too much water. Be sure to let them dry out a good bit before watering again. Watch your plants - they will tell you when they're thirsty. And yes, you can use half-strength fish fertilizer every watering, if you can stand the fragrance. It's really good for young plants.
 
Keep after it!
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Yes they are yellowing a bit. I guess Im just nervous to let the peat dry out too much.
 

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Oh noooooo they got to the Big Jim. Quarantined until this is dealt with. Another day of a little growth from all the others. Last watering was Friday. Soil still damp. Going to wait a couple more days.
 

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CDNmatt said:
All of the above plants were planted on the 1/29 date you mentioned at the start?
 
What do you have going on for lights I was curious aboot?
 
I see they are outside in thaty pic, is that a perm thing now??
 
 
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Germ started for all of them on 1/29. I have them under 4 T5 bulbs. I assumed they were fine with the light intensity since they never got leggy on me. Lights are on for 18hours a day. They are not outside yet. I bring them out in the shade every few days for a bottom watering and exposure to the outdoors. Their growth is definitely improving in most cases after putting them in solos but I just thought theyd be bigger than 2 inches after 9 weeks. Maybe our inconsistent temps are playing a part. They are in my shop rather than in the house.
 
Yeah I would agree that they should be larger then 2inches at the 2 month mark now, but they will likely take off now with more roomage for roots. Small plants can appreciate stable temps that is for sure, maybe they just got abit cool on ya at times or something. You prolly got it all figured out and should be fun to watch them take off on ya.
 
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Oh noooooo they got to the Big Jim. Quarantined until this is dealt with. Another day of a little growth from all the others. Last watering was Friday. Soil still damp. Going to wait a couple more days.
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Spray those aphids before they get out of hand. Soapy water will wipe em out if sprayed frequently
:cheers:
 
LSUtigers said:
Yes they are yellowing a bit. I guess Im just nervous to let the peat dry out too much.
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If your grow is small enough, and you have time:
(For large and mega-grows, this won't work!)
 
Line an empty beverage cup with a thin plastic bag,
fill it with your potting mix. twist and seal the opening
of the bag. Use a scale to weigh the cup with soil, and then
use that weight to determine when the plants need water.
Or weigh the plants on a pan balance scale against the
cup of soil.
 
It's a hassle doing it one-by-one, but plants use water at
different rates, and sometimes their water use increases
or decreases.  Bottom watering them all at once means
some will be too dry and others too wet, depending on
the individual plant metabolism.
 
I've been weighing my cups and square pots for the past
four or five seasons, and have not had issues with soil moisture.
My 18-ounce beverage cups get 4 ounces of water at a time, and
that usually lasts for several days or more, until they no longer tip
the scale against the 'standard' cup. Oh, and I top-water rather
than bottom-water so the whole root ball is moist, not just the
bottom half.
 
I know it sounds goofy :crazy: , but it seems to work for my small grow.
The plants are über-healthy when they get to plant out!  :D
 
Sorry for the long text block. Good luck getting a handle on
your watering routine. Took me a couple of seasons!
 
I'll post a pic in my grow log this afternoon...
 
Well I already see the benefit of finding the right soil make up.  I created self watering buckets and have 25 gallon barrels.  I used the same ratios of verm, perl, compost, and peat in two different soil mixtures.  The only thing I changed was:
 
In 6 self watering buckets I used black velvet mushroom compost
 
In 3 self watering buckets and the barrels I used my own compost.  These are all crushing it while the buckets with the mushroom compost are all stunted and/or dying.  A couple of the bonnets are almost all yellow. 
 
The containers with the mixture containing my own compost are all very healthy and growing quickly.  Only issue is I am seeing chunks of leaves missing from what I assume is a pest.  But I thoroughly inspect the plants every day and never see any.  Maybe the leaves are torn from the very heavy rainfall we've been getting?  Not sure.
 
 
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