CDNmatt said:
Of course I am no pepper expert here but I would kind of assume the same as you that perhaps the light intensity may be abit much, though countless articles I have read will say its from the heat but I have gone through many reads that contradict that claim as well.
I spose the only way to know for sure is to rig it higher which of course you cannot do without taking it out of your tent or to buy another light which totally sucks.
Is there any way to have them all on the bottom of the tent at all??
Heat seems likely to be a problem here, too. It's already in the high 80's in the tent (
and in the room, which is a separate problem), and when summer hits it'll absolutely get worse. Buying another light, honestly, would not be the end of the world. The one I have on the bottom was only about $60.
This is current. No way I'd be able to get everything on one layer; a lot of what's in the bottom now needs potting up.
CaneDog said:
iFish, what does the discoloration look like? How full of roots are those bags getting on the bigger plants? Do they still have any "squeeze" to them?
I tend to agree with Matt that light intensity can be an issue without excessive heat reaching the plants and without it being obvious or showing what might be considered typical signs. I run an HLG100 (119w from the wall) in one space (my only LED) and I'd be nervous getting it any closer than where you have your big light (going by memory of your space here) as I've had it scorch foliage from a surprising distance.
I went to get a picture of the discoloration, but the leaves that had it dropped yesterday and I didn't realize it (and I don't really know what it looked like since I only saw it under the grow lamp). The bags have some give, yeah. Because the plants are already crowding each other, I'm planning to downsize the ones that are staying inside to one-gallon bags.
I'm also getting more damn bugs, so when I switch bag sizes, I'm planning on thoroughly washing and dunking everything that's going back into the tent, and going back to a coir/perlite mix. If I lose a few, so be it, but hopefully this will limit everything to a manageable size and maybe get rid of an infestation or two.
PaulG said:
Hey, 'Fish, how are the cuttings/rootings
in the orange test tube racks doing?
Your grow is looking good.
On the bottom rack above, you can kind of see the last batch that got moved into pots. Those were in the tubes a bit too long and got unhappy, but they're recovering.
The current tubage is looking great, though.
