So, it's getting to be that time of year when frosts are becoming more likely and frequent. Deciding I didn't want to bother trying to prolong the season, as most of my plants have slowed down pod production anyway due to neglect and other issues, I've started cutting down my plants to a manageable size and moving them into small containers after a heavy trim and cleaning.
I know winging it is a bad idea when it comes to this sort of thing, but that's how it's going down, as I'm broke right now and I'm working with what I have. I decided to remove all existing vegetation to minimize the chance of introducing pests inside, and gave the plants a heavy top and root trim, removing as much existing material as possible, finally rinsing off with the hose before repotting. I've moved them under my ailing T5 fixture which needs a new bulb, but should be sufficient for them to adjust until I can move them to under my larger T5HO fixture with 4 bulbs. I doubt it's enough light for them to thrive, but I'm not looking for pod production, just... not dying would be awesome. Not deliberately looking at bonchi, but, I'll probably experiment with that too, and the rest will be kept in a dwarfed state regardless.
Fortunately I also have a south-facing window at the office. It's small, but my Rocotos seemed to do just fine in the shade this year, so I might move a couple there and should suit their needs just fine.
These are the plants I have gotten to for now: still just as many outside, with pods on them, I'm hoping a few will ripen in the next few days. Many of the ones inside already have new buds forming, which is a good sign.
I also have some citrus trees and Dragon fruit which need to be moved inside, and the lighting situation for them will be awkward at best... it's in the works.
I know winging it is a bad idea when it comes to this sort of thing, but that's how it's going down, as I'm broke right now and I'm working with what I have. I decided to remove all existing vegetation to minimize the chance of introducing pests inside, and gave the plants a heavy top and root trim, removing as much existing material as possible, finally rinsing off with the hose before repotting. I've moved them under my ailing T5 fixture which needs a new bulb, but should be sufficient for them to adjust until I can move them to under my larger T5HO fixture with 4 bulbs. I doubt it's enough light for them to thrive, but I'm not looking for pod production, just... not dying would be awesome. Not deliberately looking at bonchi, but, I'll probably experiment with that too, and the rest will be kept in a dwarfed state regardless.
Fortunately I also have a south-facing window at the office. It's small, but my Rocotos seemed to do just fine in the shade this year, so I might move a couple there and should suit their needs just fine.
These are the plants I have gotten to for now: still just as many outside, with pods on them, I'm hoping a few will ripen in the next few days. Many of the ones inside already have new buds forming, which is a good sign.
I also have some citrus trees and Dragon fruit which need to be moved inside, and the lighting situation for them will be awkward at best... it's in the works.
