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Old February 10, 2016   #31
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That Abe Lincoln is so lonely.
But it looks confident. I like him a lot, especially when it is named after a great president.

Ok folks , show your seedings and bring some life to the board. Winters are too long.

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Like President Lincoln, this Abe is actually very tall before being transplanted.
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Old February 12, 2016   #32
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A healthy clutch of baby Red Robins.
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Old February 13, 2016   #33
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A healthy clutch of baby Red Robins.
Yes indeed, Rocky.
They do look very healthy. I like stocky seedlings like that.
Goo luck !

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Old February 17, 2016   #34
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Here is my Yellow Pygmy seedling. It will be a couple of weeks before I start planting the rest of my babies.
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Old February 17, 2016   #35
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Too early to start my tomatoes, but not my peppers. I have a lot more than this.

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Old February 17, 2016   #36
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Looking good, roper.

This year I won't be starting any pepper. But I might get a few sweet/mild one from nurseries. I already have a goo supply of hot chili in all forms, to last me for couple of years.

On Tomatoes : I have SILVERY FIR TREE, HAHMS GELBE AND NEW BIG DWAF growing.
I will start bulk of my grow list toward the end of Feb.
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Old February 17, 2016   #37
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Oh wow, Roper, your red containers are a "sheet of pots" product in red plastic. I didn't know they made red. That is a great idea, to designate hot peppers with them.
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Oh wow, Roper, your red containers are a "sheet of pots" product in red plastic. I didn't know they made red. That is a great idea, to designate hot peppers with them.
I don't know what "sheets of pots" are, but those orange pots came from Wal-Mart
last year. They are making them black this year. That is a good idea though.
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Here we go, the madness is about to begin. When the baby sprouts were transplanted from 4 pack containers, I used Solo cups instead of 1 gallon bags like I usually do to save space. These will go into 6-10 gallon grow bags next week in the first greenhouse, then I start another batch.
These (230 plants)are growing under two 600 watt HPS lights, and are being fed Flora Nova at 900-1200 ppm, ph is 6.4. These are about a month old.
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Old February 17, 2016   #40
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I've been using the Flora Nova on seedlings also, I've liked the results and how easy it mixes considering the extreme concentration. I'm going to run it against the the HG 4-18-38 on a few varieties this season. Cost is more than the Hydro-Gardens, but not a lot for my small scale.

I've been at 800-900ppm on the seedlings and planned to go 1400-1600 on the mature plants. And, while the FloraNova has cal/mag, it doesn't seem like a lot. You do anything about that?

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Old February 18, 2016   #41
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The advantage of HPS's penetration, you could not achieve that kind of density with fluorescent.
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Mark is umpteen zones north of me, and still always ahead. Good job, man.
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I add Cal- Mag, to it for the best results. I use 4-18-38 on mature plants for cost savings, both work great at the ppm you stated.
Cole it is so worth it to start super early, try to be the first with tomatoes at your market, and you will really improve yields for the season too.
Thanks, I'll start the Chinese strain next week.

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The advantage of HPS's penetration, you could not achieve that kind of density with fluorescent.
Right now I have a 1000 watt metal halide going in a tiny spare room. That thing is like the sun itself. My tomatoes are up in three days, and my peppers are up in five.
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Thank you for the advice Mark, I'm glued to your reports man.
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