Hello everybody! Last summer I tried growing jalapeños and it went horribly wrong, they ended up fried to a crisp when I bought the miracle gro fertilizer stakes. Seemed like they poisoned my peppers or something, not sure 100% there.
This year I am going to try to grow them indoors in my new apartment! Unfortunately space is very limited so I am having a rather difficult time thinking of something, I was hoping to have 20-30 plants if possible.
My idea was to get an old bookshelf from somewhere and use red solo cups until they got larger. I tried finding a way to hang lights inside the bookcase on the bottoms of each shelf so I would have a four tiered growing setup. My budget is also fairly low but soon hopefully I will be getting a raise!
Once they outgrow the space I would give most of them to friends and family or try to make room, honestly I need a yard if I am going to grow many plants, although several will fit on the balcony. I am not sure about enough sunlight unfortunately. Growing the peppers is an experience I enjoy
even last year they were only two months or so old when they passed. I enjoy watching them grow and watering pruning and feeding the peppers! Eating would be a plus but I understand my limited space.
All advice for growing indoors in a small area is appreciated! Would my bookcase idea be possible, or would that prove to be too difficult? Any type of tiered growing setup would be a good idea in my book.
Thanks for the help guys! Cheers to a good year growing!
This year I am going to try to grow them indoors in my new apartment! Unfortunately space is very limited so I am having a rather difficult time thinking of something, I was hoping to have 20-30 plants if possible.
My idea was to get an old bookshelf from somewhere and use red solo cups until they got larger. I tried finding a way to hang lights inside the bookcase on the bottoms of each shelf so I would have a four tiered growing setup. My budget is also fairly low but soon hopefully I will be getting a raise!
Once they outgrow the space I would give most of them to friends and family or try to make room, honestly I need a yard if I am going to grow many plants, although several will fit on the balcony. I am not sure about enough sunlight unfortunately. Growing the peppers is an experience I enjoy
even last year they were only two months or so old when they passed. I enjoy watching them grow and watering pruning and feeding the peppers! Eating would be a plus but I understand my limited space.All advice for growing indoors in a small area is appreciated! Would my bookcase idea be possible, or would that prove to be too difficult? Any type of tiered growing setup would be a good idea in my book.
Thanks for the help guys! Cheers to a good year growing!
