Indoor and outdoor experiment 2023

I planted Black Krim and Red Bhuts around February 20, 2023. By the 7th they were looking like this. I planted 2 of each DWC and the rest will be outdoor kratky method.

 

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I rotated each plant daily to train them to straighten up under this light. While I wouldn't try to grow them out under this light alone it's working great for seedlings.

 

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I potted up all of the seedlings into a mix of about 50/50 perlite and peat. I fed them potassium silicate to boost root growth. Next month I will pot up in 6 inch net pots and put them in diy kratky.

 

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I installed my tomato trellis with 2 1/2" screws and jute twine. I left space behind for air flow.for the trellis I used concrete reinforcement wire. Yes it's an overkill. I had a role on hand so why not. Some of the leaves were looking a little cooked on the jalapeños, Habeneros, and Seranos. I pruned their lower leaves and dimmed the light to 30%.

 

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I think I might be going light on my nutrient solution. These bhuts are a pale green almost yellow. The leaves are tender new growth so i was thinking they would darken up but more leaves on older plants are yellTds is around 500. Here is a link I found on hydroponics on nutrient solution so I will give it a shot. https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1437

 

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I upped the ppm of all plants nutrient solution to 1000 ppm between Tuesday and Wednesday March 21-23 2023. Color is much better on most plants. 1 tomato plant is looking scraggly. I beleive I did not transplant it deep enough into the hydroton. I will be hand watering it daily to encourage root development. Side by side comparison between the video recorded Monday and then today Friday March 24 at 7:00pm shows a much improved result.