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IPN Grow Log (New to growing!!)

inolan22

inolan22

Hello everyone!

I am very new to growing/gardening. I have been reading things online etc...to learn the best strategies.

So far I have began growing my seeds about 1 week ago. These seeds consist of:
Jalapeno M
Sweet Banana Pepper
Cucumber
Tomtato
Bell Pepper
Cayenne Chili Pepper

I was looking into growing something with some more :mouthonfire:, but I am guessing they do not carry seeds for such plants in regular stores. Any suggestions?

I have started using the paper towel method. Since I do not have a heating pad yet, I have put the seeds on top of my router/modem for a little heat. I think they have been consistantly between 70-80 degrees F up there. So far my cucumber/tomato seeds have already began growing, and I transplanted them yesterday into soil. The pepper seeds still may be a week or two (or so I have read).

I do not have a grow light or any special equipment to assist the plants in growing once they break the soil surface. I may have to look into getting something in the next week.

I am planning to get some cups once they need the 3" space. Other than that, I will be transplanting outside once the weather gets a bit warmer.

Thanks for reading, and any comments/info is welcome :).
 
Welcome!
Lowe's has Orange Habanero seeds. Ferry-Morse packs them. They've also got a few other medium-hot seeds. They also carry inexpensive 2-bulb 4 foot flouresent light fixtures, less than $10. Wal-Mart has those too.
 
Oh, Ya...I forgot...I got all of my light fixture (4 foot fluorescents) from Walmart, along with the bulbs. Very inexpensive and works great too.
 
All but a few sweet banana pepper seeds began to germinate last night. I transplanted them into the soil :). yay!

Even one of the cucumber seeds shot up to a sprout (real quick!).

The other peppers may not be too far behind!! :lol:
 
Once you see the cotyledons (seed leaves) poping up, you want to get light on them pretty quickly. If you don't have lights yet, put them in a nice sunny window until you get some. But don't wait too long or they'll get leggy on you.
 
I just put them in a southbound window for now, with a desk lamp over top of them also. I will have to look at getting some lights quicker than I thought :shocked:.

Next thing is to figure out where I can put the light once I get it. I don't have any neat plant growing space yet :(
 
Poisonette said:
Welcome!
Lowe's has Orange Habanero seeds. Ferry-Morse packs them. They've also got a few other medium-hot seeds. They also carry inexpensive 2-bulb 4 foot flouresent light fixtures, less than $10. Wal-Mart has those too.
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My Wal-Mart had live Habaneros last year as well as some other Hot Varities.
 
Regular incandescent bulbs will be too hot (not sure what's in your desk lamp). Get a florescent fixture and a couple bulbs and put it within a couple of inches of the plant tops.
 
Ok, Thanks everyone. I am planning to hit up some stores in a bit to get a light. Alot of my tomato/cucumbers have already popped through the surface.

The lamp I have is about a foot away so I don't think that will overheat them (at least until I get a fluorescent light).

I guess the next question is, how wet do I keep the soil? Do I need to consistently dampen the soil every couple days?


AHH! I still have seedlings too, I need more room! :shocked:
 
Just bought a 2-bulb 48" light fixture with a couple T12 lights. I got it hooked up so the light is hanging from a saw horse straddled between the bed and a box (in the spare bedroom). Using the Christmas light timer that we bought to turn the light on/off 16/8.

I should be getting some pics soon :)
 
Well, It has been a while and I just got back from my week vacation in Florida! I have some pics!!


Luckily I had a buddy from work come water my plants while I was gone. I got back and transplanted the cucumbers and tomatoes into some plastic cups with drainage holes poked into the bottom.

Here is my Light Setup I was talking about:
PlantLightSetup.jpg


Cucumbers:
Cucumbers.jpg


Tomatoes:
Tomatoes.jpg


And while I was gone my Jalepenos/Banana peppers also began to sprout:
PepperSeedlings.jpg
 
Continued...

And unfortunately I didn't think the other tray was going to sprout so quickly (since the first set of peppers took like 7 days to come up). Here is a pic of the poor guys that got stuffed in the dark for a few days (while I was in Florida). I have them under the grow light now, hopefully they will make a comeback. If not at least I planted a ton haha.
LeggySeedlings.jpg
 
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