I have been going since the 14th of Feb, but have not really posted any progress, so here is a bit of catch up on my grow this year.
I started all of my seeds in a 12 hour soak in a KNO3 mixture.
The seeds were all transferred to 2oz condiment cups. I placed a cotton makeup pad in the bottom, and sprayed in a little water.
After that they went in to a DIY Incubator. This is simply a storage bin with a 4" hole cut in the lid, with the top of a dehydrator placed on top. The dehydrator was hooked up to a temperature controller that was set to 87F. The temperature probe was also placed in a condiment cup, and sandwiched between 2 wet cotton pads.
After they popped, they went into 48 cell 1020 trays. Each 48 cell tray is divided into 8 sections of 6. For the most part, I planted 1 variety in each section of 6.
I built a shelving unit out of 2x4s to hold these. The lights I used were 3, 120w Ocean Revive aquarium LEDs. Each light lit 2 trays. They were placed approximately 15" above the trays to ensure they fully covered 2 trays. The shelf was then draped with panda film, which is a plastic tarp that is white on one side, and black on the other. Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures of this setup.
Also unfortunately, a few complete blocks of 6 died when I let the trays get a bit too dry. 2 of the varieties I lost were considered to be "staples" to a grow in my opinion. Reapers and Red Bhuts. Other than that, everything else pulled through just fine. Those couple were the runts, so they could not handle the dryout like the slightly larger plants could.
They stayed here for about a month and a half. Around April 1st they were moved outside. I only had to bring them in one night due to low temps. A few leaves got a little sun burnt, but all in all they managed very well.
Bump me please.
I started all of my seeds in a 12 hour soak in a KNO3 mixture.
The seeds were all transferred to 2oz condiment cups. I placed a cotton makeup pad in the bottom, and sprayed in a little water.
After that they went in to a DIY Incubator. This is simply a storage bin with a 4" hole cut in the lid, with the top of a dehydrator placed on top. The dehydrator was hooked up to a temperature controller that was set to 87F. The temperature probe was also placed in a condiment cup, and sandwiched between 2 wet cotton pads.
After they popped, they went into 48 cell 1020 trays. Each 48 cell tray is divided into 8 sections of 6. For the most part, I planted 1 variety in each section of 6.
I built a shelving unit out of 2x4s to hold these. The lights I used were 3, 120w Ocean Revive aquarium LEDs. Each light lit 2 trays. They were placed approximately 15" above the trays to ensure they fully covered 2 trays. The shelf was then draped with panda film, which is a plastic tarp that is white on one side, and black on the other. Unfortunately, I did not take any pictures of this setup.
Also unfortunately, a few complete blocks of 6 died when I let the trays get a bit too dry. 2 of the varieties I lost were considered to be "staples" to a grow in my opinion. Reapers and Red Bhuts. Other than that, everything else pulled through just fine. Those couple were the runts, so they could not handle the dryout like the slightly larger plants could.
They stayed here for about a month and a half. Around April 1st they were moved outside. I only had to bring them in one night due to low temps. A few leaves got a little sun burnt, but all in all they managed very well.
Bump me please.
That's going to be a pepper jungle. 
