So I went ahead and set up a basic DWC with 2 mature plants. I am loving it so far. Its so much cooler than using potting mix. I may switch over to a recirculating system at some point, but for now this will work. I'll be adding 2 more buckets once my pumpkin habanero and apocalypse peppers get bigger. Insulated the buckets with the bubble pack stuff and it keeps the temp below 70 for 12 hours when I put a gatorade bottle of ice into the buckets. I'm using the 3 part general hydroponics nutrient system.
The pepper on the right has dropped most of it's leaves. It wasn't very healthy to begin with though. I'm hoping it will bounce back. It was probably a huge shock to wash away the potting mix it was in. I harvested all the peppers it had so it can focus on growth. Those were some delicious peppers. Made salsa. Thing is, I have no idea what kind of peppers they are. It was supposed to be a red Dominican habanero like the one on the left. Got the seeds from Puckerbutt. Any guesses?
The pepper on the right has dropped most of it's leaves. It wasn't very healthy to begin with though. I'm hoping it will bounce back. It was probably a huge shock to wash away the potting mix it was in. I harvested all the peppers it had so it can focus on growth. Those were some delicious peppers. Made salsa. Thing is, I have no idea what kind of peppers they are. It was supposed to be a red Dominican habanero like the one on the left. Got the seeds from Puckerbutt. Any guesses?