Hey Everyone!
New here. Just started growing my first superhots about a week ago. I see a lot of conflicting information about whats best to do with what and when, so I thought I'd get to the heart of it and ask people with direct knowledge as I'm a pretty novice gardener.
I am currently growing Bhut Jolokias, Yellow 7 Pods, Red Habaneros, and Pusa Jwalas (all ordered from The Hippy Seed Company) and am growing them in Jiffy pellets. As of now (about 10 - 11 days in) only the Bhuts and Pusas have sprouted so I'm growing a bit concerned over the 7s and Habs.
Here are my growing conditions: As you can see below in the pictures I attached, I have the ones that haven't sprouted in the little jiffy greenhouse and the ones that are showing life outside of it under light. I read that fluorescent lights are better but I'm on a budget and didn't have any but it was noted that bulbs with "soft white" do the trick, so I used one of those. I am keeping them in my garage which easily gets in the 90º+ range and am making sure to keep them moist but not drenched and use the peroxide/H20 mix to keep mold away.
Questions about the 7s and Habs:
Questions about the Bhuts and Jwalas:
I'm also having a hard time deciding what kind of potting mix to use as there are so many. My head was spinning reading the soil sticky! Any tried-and-true recommendations for the hots I'm growing?
Thanks in advance and I look forward to sharing my results with the board and maybe trade some seeds!
The pellets circled in red are the Bhuts (there are four now as one popped earlier today after I took this).
New here. Just started growing my first superhots about a week ago. I see a lot of conflicting information about whats best to do with what and when, so I thought I'd get to the heart of it and ask people with direct knowledge as I'm a pretty novice gardener.
I am currently growing Bhut Jolokias, Yellow 7 Pods, Red Habaneros, and Pusa Jwalas (all ordered from The Hippy Seed Company) and am growing them in Jiffy pellets. As of now (about 10 - 11 days in) only the Bhuts and Pusas have sprouted so I'm growing a bit concerned over the 7s and Habs.
Here are my growing conditions: As you can see below in the pictures I attached, I have the ones that haven't sprouted in the little jiffy greenhouse and the ones that are showing life outside of it under light. I read that fluorescent lights are better but I'm on a budget and didn't have any but it was noted that bulbs with "soft white" do the trick, so I used one of those. I am keeping them in my garage which easily gets in the 90º+ range and am making sure to keep them moist but not drenched and use the peroxide/H20 mix to keep mold away.
Questions about the 7s and Habs:
- Should I bite the bullet and invest in a real fluorescent or grow bulb?
- Is that too much heat (I think under that lamp it might even get to 100º)?
- Should I not have the plastic over them to create humidity? I have it on pretty much all the time, taking it off for maybe an hour or two a day when it gets really hot (Southern California).
Questions about the Bhuts and Jwalas:
- When should I put them into pots?
- When should I start giving them real sunlight.
- Also, I sowed two seeds too close together and they're are both sprouting. Should I just cut one back and let it die or can they grow just like that?
I'm also having a hard time deciding what kind of potting mix to use as there are so many. My head was spinning reading the soil sticky! Any tried-and-true recommendations for the hots I'm growing?
Thanks in advance and I look forward to sharing my results with the board and maybe trade some seeds!
The pellets circled in red are the Bhuts (there are four now as one popped earlier today after I took this).
