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Post by Sher on Mar 4, 2022 12:51:41 GMT -5
I planted two pods of Mocha Swirl sweet peppers last night.
I can't wait to see them grow and mature!
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Post by lynnee on Mar 4, 2022 13:23:55 GMT -5
You're very welcome, Sher! Mine germinated right away, and I'm going to separate the seedlings this afternoon. 🌶 |
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Post by Sher on Mar 13, 2022 13:44:43 GMT -5
My little peppers are up and look happy! I am so excited about growing tgem!
The other plants are lettuce starts that will be transplanted into a Harvest.
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Post by Shawn on Mar 14, 2022 3:43:09 GMT -5
Very nice. I need to get my gardens cleaned up so I can plant some.
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Post by Sher on Mar 20, 2022 14:33:22 GMT -5
One pepper is doing better than the other, but they are both okay.
lynnee, do you think I could grow both in the Bounty, or should I thin them to one?
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Post by lynnee on Mar 20, 2022 16:59:55 GMT -5
One pepper is doing better than the other, but they are both okay.
lynnee , do you think I could grow both in the Bounty, or should I thin them to one? You can definitely grow two peppers in a Bounty, placed at opposite ends like you have them. I had many harvestable peppers on both of my Blazing Banana and Shishito pepper plants; and on both of a pair of green bell peppers. You can always take a poor performer out later.  |
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Post by Sher on Mar 20, 2022 17:32:58 GMT -5
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Post by Sher on Mar 22, 2022 19:26:01 GMT -5
The pepper on the left looks much healthier than the one on the right for some reason.
The roots look about the same.
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Post by Sher on Mar 25, 2022 15:52:43 GMT -5
The pepper that was not doing well developed round brown soft spots in its leaves, so I had to remove it.
The other one looks healthy. I am adding a teaspoon of peroxide to the water once a week to protect it from whatever the other one got.
(Sorry about the reused Thai Basil label.) 
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Post by Sher on Mar 25, 2022 17:13:16 GMT -5
I discovered the problem.
The water Is HOT!
I am going to install a spare pump and see if it helps.
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Post by lynnee on Mar 25, 2022 18:41:40 GMT -5
I discovered the problem. The water Is HOT! I am going to install a spare pump and see if it helps.
Oh, it's too bad that you removed the little pepper already. I hope that the pump helps. What about ice cubes?  |
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Post by Sher on Mar 25, 2022 20:23:36 GMT -5
A rocket scientist I am not!
The problem was that this Bounty was on a shelf above another Bounty. The heat from the lower Bounty's hood was heating the water.
I used Command strips to hold up an insulating piece of yoga mat below the top shelf, and I am hoping it solved the problem.
lynnee, all is not lost. I plan to take a cutting as soon as the plant is big enough and clone the Mocha Swirl. 
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Post by lynnee on Mar 25, 2022 21:09:58 GMT -5
Who'd've anticipated that? It's something good to know about. Insulation ought to do the trick. I feel sorry for the little pepper plant though. I need to get over identifying with my AG plants--as my grandfather always said about the farm animals, "Don't make pets of them!"  |
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Post by Shawn on Mar 26, 2022 3:49:23 GMT -5
Great idea !
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Post by Sher on Mar 26, 2022 10:52:22 GMT -5
Who'd've anticipated that? It's something good to know about. Insulation ought to do the trick. I feel sorry for the little pepper plant though. I need to get over identifying with my AG plants--as my grandfather always said about the farm animals, "Don't make pets of them!" I know. It is a sad loss after you nurture and have such bright hopes for the little plant's future.  |
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Post by Shawn on Mar 26, 2022 11:12:22 GMT -5
Yes but the good thing is that they can be grown any time of the year and restarted the same  |
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Post by belugaleuca on Mar 27, 2022 0:53:57 GMT -5
I hope your pepper keeps growing well - I can relate to the temperature struggles!
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Post by Sher on Mar 30, 2022 19:05:54 GMT -5
I am thrilled. This is the first pepper I have grown that has branched at the top without my having to top it.
If you expand the photo, it looks like there may be tiny buds there, too. At 29 days!
This plant's top was becoming a light yellow green until I added 2 ml Calmag. Now it, and its roots, look perfectly healthy!
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Post by lynnee on Mar 30, 2022 20:29:52 GMT -5
The Mocha Swirl pepper looks wonderful!  |
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Post by Shawn on Mar 31, 2022 4:11:53 GMT -5
That is wonderful. Depending on how tall or how far along it is, I usually carefully take the buds off. This helps the plant grow opposed to the energy going to the flower at first. But do not listen to me LOL. I always ask mike for his advice. |
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