All the flowers on my Chocolate Habaneros kept falling off this year and I ended up with two fruit in total. I was about to give up on them but when I used one of the Habaneros in a dinner I decided that they were extremely tasty and decided to bring the plants indoors rather than let them perish outside now it's getting late in the season. I only have four of these plants. The rest are Peter Pepper which have done very well. I have brought them in to give the green fruit a chance to ripe and to keep them fresh as long as possible. Also to see if they survive the winter.
Because money has been tight I haven't been able to afford a proper grow tent and lights. So I did a bit of research and figured that I would try some ordinary desk lamps. I ended up buying 3 desk lamps (I thought I already had one but it turned out to be at my parent's house so I will need to pick it up at Christmas). The bulbs I have used are:
- An ordinary 20 watt energy saver from the high street (borrowed, will replace with LED eventually)
- 12 watt, 198 LED's, 1200 lumen, 2900 - 3000K from amazon
- 13 watt, 216 LED's, 1200 lumen, 3200K - 6000K from amazon
All bulbs are E27 fitting. I also bought a cheap timer so they could switch on at 6am and switch off at 10pm.
I have kept them near the patio door window although behind a wall. They are in front of a radiator so I can keep a relatively constant temperature.The plants are still growing new flowers and some are still falling off, but not as much as they used to. I wonder if the pots might be too small.
I was very excited to see that eventually one of the flowers has survived and now is starting to grow a Habanero.
Because money has been tight I haven't been able to afford a proper grow tent and lights. So I did a bit of research and figured that I would try some ordinary desk lamps. I ended up buying 3 desk lamps (I thought I already had one but it turned out to be at my parent's house so I will need to pick it up at Christmas). The bulbs I have used are:
- An ordinary 20 watt energy saver from the high street (borrowed, will replace with LED eventually)
- 12 watt, 198 LED's, 1200 lumen, 2900 - 3000K from amazon
- 13 watt, 216 LED's, 1200 lumen, 3200K - 6000K from amazon
All bulbs are E27 fitting. I also bought a cheap timer so they could switch on at 6am and switch off at 10pm.
I have kept them near the patio door window although behind a wall. They are in front of a radiator so I can keep a relatively constant temperature.The plants are still growing new flowers and some are still falling off, but not as much as they used to. I wonder if the pots might be too small.
I was very excited to see that eventually one of the flowers has survived and now is starting to grow a Habanero.
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