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Trinidad Scorpion Appreciation Grow Event 2010
- Thread starter AlabamaJack
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Here is my info for the spread sheet A.J.
Red, Peppermania, 4 seeds, Germ temp. 80-85, started Jan.22/10, in Jiffy Pellets, first sprout Jan. 30/10, no fert.
Yellow, Peppermania, 4 seeds, Germ temp. 80-85, started Jan.22/10, in Jiffy pellets, first sprout Jan. 29/10, no fert.
Here is a shot of one of the Yellows taken today:
Thanks!
Red, Peppermania, 4 seeds, Germ temp. 80-85, started Jan.22/10, in Jiffy Pellets, first sprout Jan. 30/10, no fert.
Yellow, Peppermania, 4 seeds, Germ temp. 80-85, started Jan.22/10, in Jiffy pellets, first sprout Jan. 29/10, no fert.
Here is a shot of one of the Yellows taken today:
Thanks!
How come some seedlings have a darker stem, like Mikey's and some have green stems, like mine? I have always wondered about this and nobody seems to answer the question. LOL
I just looked at the Scorpions I got from AJ, the last two are hooking now, 100% germination WOOHOOO LOL Ok, its only 5 seeds, but thats excellent IMO
I just looked at the Scorpions I got from AJ, the last two are hooking now, 100% germination WOOHOOO LOL Ok, its only 5 seeds, but thats excellent IMO
Matt50680 said:
Dark or purpling stems/leaves is apparently a reaction from the plant due to exposure to intense light.
From brother Potawie: "The purple is likely anthocyanin pigments that protects the plant from strong levels of light, kind of like a suntan. Certain species/varieties produce more anthocyanin than other which is why some stems/leaves turn colors and some don't" also: "Its like a sun-tan, not a bad thing so don't worry too much about it. Most of my plant are purple too"
I have been keeping my lights within an inch of my seedlings since they have sprouted which probably explains the dark stems.
AlabamaJack
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5 of 5 huh Matt...good deal...hope everyone elses do half as well...
:fingers crossed:
mine don't have purple stems yet but I upped the ante in the grow box again this afternoon...took 14,000 lumens of 6500k out and put in 22,400 lumens of 6500K. I have 28,000 lumens of 2700k in there also, so I am at 50,400 lumens in this 16 sq ft box...a little over 3000K per sq ft....I am a happy camper with this setup now...tomorrow I will be rebuilding the grow area...expanding from 360 to 486...kinda like an old computer upgrade
:fingers crossed:
mine don't have purple stems yet but I upped the ante in the grow box again this afternoon...took 14,000 lumens of 6500k out and put in 22,400 lumens of 6500K. I have 28,000 lumens of 2700k in there also, so I am at 50,400 lumens in this 16 sq ft box...a little over 3000K per sq ft....I am a happy camper with this setup now...tomorrow I will be rebuilding the grow area...expanding from 360 to 486...kinda like an old computer upgrade
I have some plants that are completely green, some with purple stems, some with the leaves with a little purple tint, then I have the Harold's St Bart that is almost as purple as my pimente de neyde. Not really, but every leaf is probably 70 % purple. The leaves are green underneath and purple on top.
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AlabamaJack
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NOVA FAIL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A.J. I'm interested to see how you are going to extend your grow area. The shelving that I bought looks to be about the same depth as yours - about 3 inches short of a tray length. Kinda kicking myself now but aside from that my grow rack is working pretty well. Woulda been nice to maximize the tray size though.
AlabamaJack
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MikeyV said:
my current shelving is 16" wide...I went yesterday looking for 24" deep shelving and couldn't find any....but I did find they had the 8' X 16" shelving on sale for 6 bucks each so I bought three...I am going to "scab" on the new shelving over the old ones and use "tie wire" to hold them in place...they will overlap 8 inches and give me a total of 24"...hope you understand what I am trying to say here...will take pictures today while I am working on it...that is if my back holds out...I tweaked it yesterday evening and it is pretty stiff now...as you can see in the picture, my trays extend about 3" over the lips of the shelving too....
I also got 2 sheets of 19/32" plywood and will be painting one side flat white (instead of using mylar), ripping them in half (2' X 8' pieces), and using two for the sides and one for the top...will hang the lights from the shelving and top...the lights sholdn't create too much of a cantilever load for the scabbed on shelving to hold...the front will continue to have that old white bamboo shade...
WGB said:Hello AJ. I started the scorpion seeds today, 2/10/10. Using bio-dome and Park bio-sponges,also using bottom heat set at 83 deg. F.natural window light for now.Inital water is a light mix of 14 14 14 (2 Tbls. per/ gal.) Now I wait.
Woohoo I am not the only one using a BioDome anymore. LOL WGB, have you used it before? This is my first year using it, but germination with it has been right near 100%. I transplant from the BioDome into growing mix 1 day after they stand straight up, havent lost a seedling to transplanting as of yet. I like the germination rate, but the sponges worry me, kinda feel they will restrict the root growth, maybe I am wrong though.
2 tablespoons per gallon? Whole crap batman!!! That is super duper strong bro, most disolvable ferts I have seen say 1/2 strength is 1/4 teaspoon per gallon.
Novacastrian said:Here is a couple of picks that i took at Hippies place the other day at his request. Scorpion way over the fence and they are planted in the ground, not in raised beds.QUOTE]
How the hell does he get the plants to grow that big???
AlabamaJack
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Not taking anything away from Neil at all here but Scorpions are one of the tallest pepper plants I have grown over the years....but agree, Neil has something up his sleeve...