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So much help! Thank you Dave! So here's what I thinks the best part of waking up.
Basil. In my folgers pot.
Basil. In my folgers pot.
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Oh. And Diesel likes basil.
Just had to put Mr pretty-boy in!
Just had to put Mr pretty-boy in!
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one thing i did forget to mention on the calcium nitrate it loves to adsorb moisture from air so will get hard as a rock so you end up dropping in and pounding it on table to loosen it. When done force as much air of of the bag as can and close the zip lock PLUS fold the top over several times and pin in place with a clothes pin, calcium nitrate does not like to dissolve easy with other ingredients in so i have picked up a small spice grinder i drop the calcium nitrate in pulse it a few times and it chews it up into a fine powder the add it in a couple cups of hot water mix vigorously. then add the rest of the fertilizer and Epsom salt and mix with balance of water to batch size
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they are looking good one thing if want to cut down on the algae on the pots that ware exposed make sure bottom are not in the liquid so the roots take up the nutrient or cut a foam coffee cup so can open it like a clam shell make a hole the size of you finger in center , flip it upside down open it slip it around plant so it block most of light that can get at plant plug or nutrient .......... and is that thai basil i see at back left
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Thanks you Dave! I did my best to fill them just to the bottom of the pots so that the roots would do the work. I'm VERY surprised at how fast the roots grow and how healthy everything is starting to look. I've also set the herb shelf up with a timer for the lights and they seem happy so far.
This is how they all sit at the moment. I've run out of coffee cans so looking for something else to use now..
And yes! That is Thai Basil!
This is how they all sit at the moment. I've run out of coffee cans so looking for something else to use now..
And yes! That is Thai Basil!
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65 L and 8 plant will be a handful to maintain liquid when they get full grown but doable at full growth expect to check water and nutrient level every few days until you see what the use at full growth and bearing peppers each plant ( in soil ) will require 1 - 2 inches of water per week per plant on sq foot that's roughly .62 gallons ( 2 3/8 L ) per week if in soil.
General rule of thumb in soil is one pepper per sq ft ( .09 sq m ) and will i might have gone with 5 in there but 8 can be done expect once they start growing to grow substantially faster then soil grow up to 25 to 30% faster given adequate light water and nutrient and up to 20 to 25 % more pepper per plant. so with 8 plant i would suspect when they start setting fruit and heavy growth to watch tank and you will most probably see 1 1/2 to 2 gallon per plant per week or more. they will use less water then soil grown plant but due to possible extreme growth will and crop bearing keep an eye on the water level.
When in bloom make sure to walk by and shake plants vigorously to get the pollen moving around the plant and no fan needed let the pollen float free , be ready to make a small fence around the whole container to help support them, dont worry about bothering the roots when filling just lift top and turn it slightly or prop it up on one end so you can see inside as you fill the root wont be hurt .
here is a pepper in 5 gallon pail you can see how aggressive it was growing that was late jan. of last year
General rule of thumb in soil is one pepper per sq ft ( .09 sq m ) and will i might have gone with 5 in there but 8 can be done expect once they start growing to grow substantially faster then soil grow up to 25 to 30% faster given adequate light water and nutrient and up to 20 to 25 % more pepper per plant. so with 8 plant i would suspect when they start setting fruit and heavy growth to watch tank and you will most probably see 1 1/2 to 2 gallon per plant per week or more. they will use less water then soil grown plant but due to possible extreme growth will and crop bearing keep an eye on the water level.
When in bloom make sure to walk by and shake plants vigorously to get the pollen moving around the plant and no fan needed let the pollen float free , be ready to make a small fence around the whole container to help support them, dont worry about bothering the roots when filling just lift top and turn it slightly or prop it up on one end so you can see inside as you fill the root wont be hurt .
here is a pepper in 5 gallon pail you can see how aggressive it was growing that was late jan. of last year
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I'm thinking I'll have to prune back but I really appreciate the advice! I had no idea how much they'd drink. I'll take out 2 and tape the holes over until I put Lettuce in.
Thank you Dave that's a lot of great advice that I needed! 😆 one never knows what one doesn't until we learn more! This is a huge learning curve and experience! So much fun but waiting to finally have some produce!!
And I got these lights for them. 3000k 4000k or 5000k. Currently set at 3k.
And I should say that I'll be adding 1 - 2 of the 6500k lights as well.
Thank you Dave that's a lot of great advice that I needed! 😆 one never knows what one doesn't until we learn more! This is a huge learning curve and experience! So much fun but waiting to finally have some produce!!
And I got these lights for them. 3000k 4000k or 5000k. Currently set at 3k.
And I should say that I'll be adding 1 - 2 of the 6500k lights as well.
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like i say growing indoors can be a learning curve, just remember one main factor the roots are not wasting energy trying to force and find way through soil so the plant will tend to growing more agressively. prunning should not be needed they will fill and grow as they need ,the growth is what supplies that extra energy for the plant to produce fruit. play it by ear and if you do prune dont get too aggressive
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I do enjoy it. Had my first salad today at my mother's with my own grown Lettuce and young kale! It was so great! I hope everyone is having a good mother's day out there!
The herbs for the most part are coming along amazingly roots are taking shape!
Except half of this Oregano died and I have no idea why the other ones doing great..
Jalepeno's are doing... dog.
I did trim half the plants there were 2 a plug so I cut it from 16 plants to 8 taking away the smallest.
The herbs for the most part are coming along amazingly roots are taking shape!
Except half of this Oregano died and I have no idea why the other ones doing great..
Jalepeno's are doing... dog.
I did trim half the plants there were 2 a plug so I cut it from 16 plants to 8 taking away the smallest.
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I can't let my dog near my plants, he keeps eating them all.
Naughty! I had that with my spinach plants. I suddenly saw this perfect row of doggy teeth in one of the leaves when she realised I caught her in the act.
So far mine has proven to like eating banana plants, ginger, galangal, and cherries, and loves chewing up dracaena palms, marigolds, alyssums, oregano, and of all odd and specific things the roots of apple trees.
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The seed of store bought vegetables with seed in will grow. Pumpkins, zucchini, tomatoes, watermelon, capsicums, chillies etc. Nothing better than proving nay sayers wrong. How are your seedlings growing now?
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Welcome to the zone of mostly death...
I don't want to keep planting in the pots at the moment because I'm gone so long and will forget to water. So I don't have enough containers for all these. The bell peppers are surprisingly resilient. The were almost dead..
Diesel HATES ginger with a PASSION. If he were to want the plants I think a ginger spray would keep him away.
I don't want to keep planting in the pots at the moment because I'm gone so long and will forget to water. So I don't have enough containers for all these. The bell peppers are surprisingly resilient. The were almost dead..
Diesel HATES ginger with a PASSION. If he were to want the plants I think a ginger spray would keep him away.