Recent content by CaneDog

Looking good! Things are coming along well up here, too. I've been hardening off for plus or minus a week, depending on plant toughness and maturity. Everyone's out 24/7 now and except the youngest they're getting normal sun for my deck (not a full day, but at least 6 hours of direct...

Nice! Even the roots are looking pubescent! Several of mine are about due for a pot up as well. This season I have a Giant Arequipa Red, a couple Aji Oro (seeds courtesy of Stettoman), Tatiana F6, Manzano Amarillo Ollantaytambo and a De Seda, plus an OW that lost its label, which I'll have to...

It could be that they're both be fungal issues (or perhaps not). Fungal leaf spots are often assumed to be bacterial in origin given how commonly the term BLS is used. Nutritional issues can make plants more susceptible to either, so getting your nute's dialed in should help. Cooler temps and...

Awesome!

Probably any big box store could be an issue, but I know HD sells some container soil that's been absolutely terrible, Kellogg in particular. What you have should work well. I haven't used HP Promix before, but my understanding is it's a high porosity/drainage soil, so it might not take water...

A decent container soil suitable for food plants from a local nursery (not Home Depot) should be fine. You can even mix in some fluffy peat moss to make it go farther, particularly given that you plan to supplement some with nutrients. Good soil structure is key. My opinion is that the ROI...

In additional to the exposure to gnatural predators, the adults can fly away and lay their eggs elsewhere instead of being confined to the indoor containers.

I'm sure either is fine. I was wondering if linking that thread might generate some activity as I'd love to see what others are doing with rocotos this season. BTW. Your methods and plans are looking solid. I'm expecting big things from these guys!

Congrats Voodoo! Man, I do love the views in the southwest!

Looking good, Paul!

That all sounds good. I'd probably look to pot them up to the 5g's once they're hardened off and adjusted to being outside 24/7 so what, probably within about a month. Don't want to wait long after that because they'll take a little time rooting in again and we need to get the most our of our...

Hey THG. Things are looking good! My thoughts are. More light and a few more hours of light (if possible) are good things. Droopy doesn't necessarily mean they need water, it can mean too much water (or too much water retention) sometimes and if you're using outdoor soil in your mix you...

Seems like a good plan. I hope things turn around for you and you still have a fun and productive season.

Hey DF. Really stinks about the mice. Seems like it's been a tough couple/few years, recently. I hope you can still pull it together and have a great season. If I remember right you've been able to get some good pepper plant varieties at your local stores. Hope you can do that again this...

Hey Perky! Did the roots break the surface after you bought the plant or before? If before, my guess would be it was either a poor transplant job or the plant got knocked over and was put into the dirt back haphazardly. Looking at the stems suggests it was potted too deep - if that's not 2...