Hi everyone,
Just started getting into growing plants. I recently have been growing Venus flytraps, various pitcher plants, sundews, etc. A lot of carnivorous plants mainly. They are quite different than peppers obviously but I have some growing experience.
Anyway, I've always been a bit of a chili head and love my spicy food. I found a jalapeño and habanero plant at a local nursery earlier in the spring/summer. A torrential downpour killed them unfortunately. They were growing outside and doing very well. In a couple months I pulled closed to 30 jalapeños and about 10 habaneros, there were still over 30+ buds/fruits on the plant before the rain drowned them.
Just ordered some seeds from Pepper Joe's. Tazmanian Habanero and another Jalapeño. I am excited to start this hobby once again. This time I would like to grow them indoors all year round to avoid the crazy weather changes here in Michigan. I have 3 2ft T5HO bulbs (2 6500K and 1 3000K, each 2000 lumens) and a 300w CFL (2700K, 2400 lumens). I was thinking about using. I also found a 600w digital ballast and bulb for sale locally I might pick up, I am not sure if that would be a good investment since I am only growing a couple plants right now.
Long intro but just letting everyone know a little background. Good growing!
Just started getting into growing plants. I recently have been growing Venus flytraps, various pitcher plants, sundews, etc. A lot of carnivorous plants mainly. They are quite different than peppers obviously but I have some growing experience.
Anyway, I've always been a bit of a chili head and love my spicy food. I found a jalapeño and habanero plant at a local nursery earlier in the spring/summer. A torrential downpour killed them unfortunately. They were growing outside and doing very well. In a couple months I pulled closed to 30 jalapeños and about 10 habaneros, there were still over 30+ buds/fruits on the plant before the rain drowned them.
Just ordered some seeds from Pepper Joe's. Tazmanian Habanero and another Jalapeño. I am excited to start this hobby once again. This time I would like to grow them indoors all year round to avoid the crazy weather changes here in Michigan. I have 3 2ft T5HO bulbs (2 6500K and 1 3000K, each 2000 lumens) and a 300w CFL (2700K, 2400 lumens). I was thinking about using. I also found a 600w digital ballast and bulb for sale locally I might pick up, I am not sure if that would be a good investment since I am only growing a couple plants right now.
Long intro but just letting everyone know a little background. Good growing!
our summer has been crazy hasn't it...luckily my peppers have been givin mgme lots of peppers though...been pickling a sheeit ton as of late..
