I yesterday morning before I headed out to school, I noticed that all 4 pepper plants were up in each of the 4 pots (8 jalapenos & 8 california wonders). I am hoping the desk light with the Duro-Lite Plant Lite for indoor light gardening I got will be enough for them for now. I'll be setting up the aerogarden seedling starter soon - and hoping that it will be able to sustain itself while I'm gone to Portland for 6 days (along with the self-watering system I am going to have to get now as a result of the this trip)!
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=61622&cat=2,2280,54307
this might be worth looking at - according to Gayla the larger one is the one to use since it will sustain the plants in it for longer
http://www.leevalley.com/garden/page.aspx?c=1&p=10645&cat=2,44713,40757
Here are some reminders of what to do I pulled off the web (and as I do these things, I will enter them into my 10-year journal to make this easier next year): Pepper seeds like a warm temperature to grow in and especially a warm base for them, maybe a heated plate or surface would be sufficient. Pepper seeds will not need much water and it’s a good idea to water the plant from a tray at the bottom of the plant, leaving the soil lighter and the plant with a enough water supply before removing the tray or excess water after a short while.
If your pepper seed is too dry your seed will not grow so a good suggestion is to put plastic film over the top of the plant pot / tray until growing has properly begun. After this stage your pepper plant will need plenty in the way of nourishments. A good choice fertilizer is 15-15-15 (as marked on the container). This fertilizer will give plenty of nitrogen for foliage growth and healthy green colour, potassium for helping to fight off disease, and phosphorous to help cell division, flower and seed production and strong roots.
To finish off, before placing your new pepper plant out into the open, try introducing your plant to the cold gradually by putting it outside during the day and back inside at night for a couple of weeks so it has time to change and adapt to the cooler climates.
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