This will be my first season growing chilis, or anything for that matter. I have an aerogarden with chili seeds that is now two months old and got bit by a bug to grow more.
I'm trying to read up on as much as I can I have a couple of questions on a few things that are not clear to me.
I will germinate seeds before the outdoor season starts. I have a relatively short season and not that good weather during the growing season. I will be growing ornamentals and they will be in an ebb/flow system out in the open. I will probably also grow some indoors in self watering pots.
I will start the seeds in RockWool and then move them to a simple ebb/flow system. Not decided yet exactly what kind of light I will use but it will be relatively low wattage (i.e. no 200W CFL etc). From there I will move them the the larger ebb/flow system outdoors when the time is right. Does this sound reasonable?
How crowded can I let the initial ebb/flow system be? I want to save on space both for the sake of space and reducing the area I need to light.
My primary question that I have not seen an aswer to in all the discussions on when to germinate. When can I move the plants outdoors? I.e. what should the outdoor conditions be?
I'm trying to read up on as much as I can I have a couple of questions on a few things that are not clear to me.
I will germinate seeds before the outdoor season starts. I have a relatively short season and not that good weather during the growing season. I will be growing ornamentals and they will be in an ebb/flow system out in the open. I will probably also grow some indoors in self watering pots.
I will start the seeds in RockWool and then move them to a simple ebb/flow system. Not decided yet exactly what kind of light I will use but it will be relatively low wattage (i.e. no 200W CFL etc). From there I will move them the the larger ebb/flow system outdoors when the time is right. Does this sound reasonable?
How crowded can I let the initial ebb/flow system be? I want to save on space both for the sake of space and reducing the area I need to light.
My primary question that I have not seen an aswer to in all the discussions on when to germinate. When can I move the plants outdoors? I.e. what should the outdoor conditions be?