Show Your Seedlings Here - Page 7

bjbebs · February 24, 2016

These were started the 1st and 2nd weeks of Feb. Peppers, tomatoes, onions, etc. The tomato plants will go to family and friends south of me. I'll start mine in about 10 days.

The soil mix is general purpose Pro Mix cut with a bit of Fox Farm, Fafard and whatever else I had laying around. Throw in some perlite and this mix is good through pot up to the garden.

Ricky Shaw · February 24, 2016

Beautiful looking trays everywhere. I always check out how everyone elevates their trays, I like new tricks.

bjbebs · February 24, 2016

Thanks, it's always been easier for me to drop my plants as they grow, rather than raise the lights. Multi levels depending on plant types and size.

Cole_Robbie · February 24, 2016

Everyone is basking in the glow of a 1000 watt metal halide. The seeds are closest. The light keeps the room nice and toasty.

Worth1 · February 24, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricky Shaw

Any light works for 3 inch plants. If anyone thinks it doesn't matter over time, grow a tray of seedlings under 6500K and another under 2700k bulbs. In four weeks those under the 6500k will be twice bigger.

As you saw in my pictures and they flowered too under 6500K lights

This whole thing about pot growers what they do is by accident sorry.
The red light blue light is a marketing scam to sell more stuff.
The 6500K lights mimic the noon day sun they put out red green and blue light.
To make pot flower you have to mess with the length of darkness not the color of the light.

Worth

bjbebs · February 24, 2016

Worth, you have the dope on dope.

Gardeneer · February 24, 2016

Wow ! Wow !

Nice seedlings, BJ and Cole. Keep on keeping on !
Mine going into 4th day, after sowing, not yet germinated. Maybe in a couple of more days.

Hopefully, a week from today I can post a picture .

PureHarvest · February 24, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by Worth1

As you saw in my pictures and they flowered too under 6500K lights

This whole thing about pot growers what they do is by accident sorry.
The red light blue light is a marketing scam to sell more stuff.
The 6500K lights mimic the noon day sun they put out red green and blue light.
To make pot flower you have to mess with the length of darkness not the color of the light.

Worth

Truth!
And same goes for using the high phosphorus "bloom booster"
that sells another bag/bottle of fert!

Lindalana · February 25, 2016

aww, you south IL people make my hands itch... LOL
Am about to start my earlies and only for me, mine will go into WOW and are on early group of dets/ cold tolerant ones
since Memorial day this year on late side I am not going to start plants for garden swap give away till end of March.
I do have bunch of perennials germinated for garden swap.

Spike2 · February 25, 2016

So here in NE Ohio it is still way to early for me to start seeds. Mother Nature here has some serious mental issues and is off her meds. Yesterday I was outside in a T-shirt and today the wind is blowing the snow sideways and it is nasty. So I am so very jealous and hate you all >,< Not really!! I am just getting twitchy BUT thank you so much for the pictures of the seedlings. Soon I will be able to start mine and will share pictures too. But please more pictures!!!

Cole_Robbie · February 25, 2016

The tomatoes I have going now will all go into containers for sale that way, then the high tunnel, and then some low tunnels if I get them built. I have not yet started the plants that will go into the outdoor garden. That will happen the first two weeks of March. Gardens get planted here in May, but the weather can be very fickle. Trying to grow plants to sell at market is a crap shoot about the weather. People buy plants when it is warm and sunny, and not at the correct calendar date. Last year, my plant-selling season was basically rained out, because it was too wet all spring for people to plant their gardens.

BigVanVader · February 25, 2016

California Wonder..I wish my super hots grew like this.

Gardeneer · February 25, 2016

BVV, ..lots of CW , they can cover a lot of ground. They look happy though.

I had an Aleppo last year that grew almost 5 ft tall. Poblanos also get very big.
This year I am not starting any peppers. I might get a couple of medium heat from stores , just for snacks or grilling.
Gardeneer

BigVanVader · February 25, 2016

Yeah they grow like weeds and sell well at market. I got some black rocoto pepper seeds in a trade and they are the slowest growing pepper I have ever seen. My reapers were planted 10 days later and are 3x their size. At this rate idk if I will even get any peppers from it.

Ricky Shaw · February 25, 2016

Some of the advance guard, the dwarf Taimyr 5wks, and Giant Marconi 3wks.

February 24, 2016	#92
Ricky Shaw Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Zone 6a Denver North Metro Posts: 1,910	Beautiful looking trays everywhere. I always check out how everyone elevates their trays, I like new tricks.

February 24, 2016	#93
bjbebs Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2014 Location: illinois Posts: 281	Thanks, it's always been easier for me to drop my plants as they grow, rather than raise the lights. Multi levels depending on plant types and size.

February 24, 2016	#94
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Everyone is basking in the glow of a 1000 watt metal halide. The seeds are closest. The light keeps the room nice and toasty.

February 24, 2016	#97
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,916	Wow ! Wow ! Nice seedlings, BJ and Cole. Keep on keeping on ! Mine going into 4th day, after sowing, not yet germinated. Maybe in a couple of more days. Hopefully, a week from today I can post a picture .

February 25, 2016	#99
Lindalana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Chicago IL Posts: 857	aww, you south IL people make my hands itch... LOL Am about to start my earlies and only for me, mine will go into WOW and are on early group of dets/ cold tolerant ones since Memorial day this year on late side I am not going to start plants for garden swap give away till end of March. I do have bunch of perennials germinated for garden swap.

February 25, 2016	#100
Spike2 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 992	So here in NE Ohio it is still way to early for me to start seeds. Mother Nature here has some serious mental issues and is off her meds. Yesterday I was outside in a T-shirt and today the wind is blowing the snow sideways and it is nasty. So I am so very jealous and hate you all >,< Not really!! I am just getting twitchy BUT thank you so much for the pictures of the seedlings. Soon I will be able to start mine and will share pictures too. But please more pictures!!!

February 25, 2016	#101
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	The tomatoes I have going now will all go into containers for sale that way, then the high tunnel, and then some low tunnels if I get them built. I have not yet started the plants that will go into the outdoor garden. That will happen the first two weeks of March. Gardens get planted here in May, but the weather can be very fickle. Trying to grow plants to sell at market is a crap shoot about the weather. People buy plants when it is warm and sunny, and not at the correct calendar date. Last year, my plant-selling season was basically rained out, because it was too wet all spring for people to plant their gardens.

February 25, 2016	#103
Gardeneer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: NC - zone 8a - heat zone 7 Posts: 4,916	BVV, ..lots of CW , they can cover a lot of ground. They look happy though. I had an Aleppo last year that grew almost 5 ft tall. Poblanos also get very big. This year I am not starting any peppers. I might get a couple of medium heat from stores , just for snacks or grilling. Gardeneer

February 25, 2016	#104
BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	Yeah they grow like weeds and sell well at market. I got some black rocoto pepper seeds in a trade and they are the slowest growing pepper I have ever seen. My reapers were planted 10 days later and are 3x their size. At this rate idk if I will even get any peppers from it.