Pump wasn't running... new pods ruined??

They should still grow fine. I start most of my pods outside of my AeroGardens, in little cups of water, and they do great.

The white hair-like mold on top of pods is normal for official pods. You can clean it up with some 3% (or further diluted) hydrogen peroxide if it bothers you, but it doesn't harm anything.

Welcome!

I have done that several times.  Forgetting to plug the pump in.  Your plants should be fine.  As for the white fuzz, AG states it is fine.  You can find the reference in this thread, first post.

As for the peroxide, that was a tip I received from an AG rep a long time ago.  if you do use, make sure the qtip is not soaked to the point of dripping.  You just want to dab it around the plant on the sponge, not the plant itself.  Some believe in this practice while others do not.  Gently removing it with a plain qtip or even a toothpick is fine as well.


Please keep us posted on your progress and post some pictures as it grows too!

Greetings,

Here is a current photo...   Since these are pepper plants I believe I am supposed to cut the smallest plants out of the pods that have more than one plant growing out of it around this stage of growth, yes?

Also I note that the ones on the ends are leaning in, should I be rotating those periodically?

Interestingly, I read that article on the symbiotic relationship with that white fuzz, and the ones that have grown the fastest actually had the most white fuzz on them, especially the one on the far right.   Maybe coincidence but I thought that was interesting.

Thanks!

Hm, I thought I had the Purples in the middle - I meant to put them in the middle since I read on the pod it said they were the shorter ones; thinking them being in the middle would prevent them from getting shaded by the taller ones.  Is that a good idea?   Also did you mean to say I'll have to prune the larger ones back or am I confused?

Thanks for the welcome, I can't wait to have home grown peppers, I love heat, love watching the YouTube show "Hot Ones", ordered the sauces and all.   It'd be great to make some home made sauces.

I could see the growing getting addicting, for sure.   I thought you meant the chili peppers at first because those definitely are too heh.

I did a fairly poor job of maintaining my last crop, aiming to be much more on top of it this round with pruning and general care of the plants.

That's true, and I am almost an inch down on max height because of my cupboard height.    Am I doomed  in this case as in I need to find another garden to move  them to or will I just see reduced harvest?   

Thanks so much for your help.

They look good.  I would not do anything at this point as far as cutting.

I hate to say this, but that garden will only have root space for two pepper plants. On my Bounties, I currently have 3 pepper plants each growing. Within a week I will choose the best two per garden on my 2 week old jalapenos. My rule of thumb is every pepper plant needs 1/2 gallon of water for the roots. The Bounties hold 1.1 gallons of water, so 2 plants.

The Farms have a 2 gallon basin. I am currently trying to grow 4 plants per side. Even though it meets that 1/2 gallon rule, I am a bit uncomfortable because of possible crowding. We shall see.

I am sure there are folks that can prove me wrong and grow more, but I can't recommend it. Good luck.