Hydroponic Bell Pepper Update December 6th 2009

[1800tellmama]

Have you considered using a little soda ash? (Like for pools) and water. VERY little amounts. And the lightbulbs are a tad close to the plants.

[grandwheatgrass]

What ppm do you find is best for seedlings and then for a mature pepper plant? Just starting out and have ordered the GH Flora series for nutrients.

[givinlivin]

You should invest in some pH up which is potassium hydroxide, vs the sodium bicarbonate which can interfere with cation uptake, K & Ca IIRC. And ground those reflectors man! Sorry, don't mean to be a critic, just tryna pitch in my 2 pennies. Happy growing:)

[imr22]

I would say there are a number of key problems.

1. You need to clean that place up, dead leaves everywhere will invite infection.

2. Cut away some of the damaged growth or again you invite infection.

3. Air circulation hlps prevent fungal growth while moving the air around allowing the plant to breath.

4. Full air exchange. Do you have an intake/outlet system?

5. Space! Man they're crammed in there, they need room.

Hope some of this was helpful.

[AnAngelsKisss]

this was my 31's birthday. Thank you for the tip on the fall & winter season,

[MondoBeno]

Do you have to leave the electric lights on 24 hours a day?

[SleestaksRule]

@MondoBeno 18 hours on and 6 hours off.

[joshmc6]

what do you use to pollinate the flowers?

[SleestaksRule]

@joshmc6 I use a small paint brush. Works out well.

[joshmc6]

@SleestaksRule Yeah I have been doing that, but out of 5 pepper flowers I only got one to germinate. Is there a special technique?

[SleestaksRule]

@joshmc6 Nothing special. If your nitrogen is too high you'll get blossom drop. I switched to a bloom solution with low nitrogen when I got the first flowers. It took about 4 days to see little peppers after pollination.

[SPCkeith]

you should do a vid on how to pollinate the peppers

[Dragonbeast1038]

@SPCkeith Peppers self-pollinate. Any pollination is optional.

[jcf005]

i wonder how the plant would have done if you had trimmed some of those lower leaves off, before the flowering i mean. Make it concentrate on its peppers. Looks great im jealous.

[basilbrushnz]

yeah californian wonder are always smaller for me, but are sweeter.

[magprob]

I would try something to snap them out of it. Foliar feed them with Epsom salt. Peppers love it.

[SleestaksRule]

Trying the Epsom Salt today, thanks!

This is straight from epsomsaltcouncil org : "Studies show that magnesium and sulfur, two components of Epsom Salt may:

Help seeds germinate

Make plants grow bushier

Produce more flowers

Increase chlorophyll production

Improve phosphorus and nitrogen uptake

Deter pests, including slugs and voles"