HomeGrowmen #76

Obligatory shitpost

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>winter
>-5F

Man, why can't I get my shit together and build a nice greenhouse already?

Anyone in here do micropropagation/tissue culture?

>>912989
damn
greenhouse next year?

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Posting one more photo of my crooked apple trees to welcome thread no.76

Pomegranate fag here once again.
It's almost 10 days since I started germinating my seeds, so it's almost time to plant.
I was going to buy some seed starting pots but I love saving money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNPX5rnkZQM
Would this video's method be suitable for growing the seeds while they're little?

>>913222
Oh and how important is using a new bag of soil? I have some from a few weeks ago.

>>913222
>>913225
If they germinated, just plant them in a good soil mix, that'll be ok

>>913222
HEADPHONE WARNING !!

>>913305
Oh shit, I'm sorry.
>>913255
I don't think they've germinated yet. I'll check on them in two days.

>>913057
I say that every year....

>>913103
You should see my apple trees. I've been developing them for 25 years to be gnarly and cross-branched just to troll bugguy.

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Rate my fig.

>>913373
Healthy!

>>913373

Almost time to repot

Those of you living on the East Coast know that we've had a wonderfully warm November, but today we're being hit with an absurd cold front.

All the flowers that found a second life and bloomed like crazy over the last month are falling over dead from a day where it doesn't go above freezing.

Next week is back to reasonable temperatures, at least until the end of the year.

When a cold front hits like this, is there any simple way to keep my plants alive through a day or two of frost? I can't just move them indoors, sadly.

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I put this in the infographic thread, but I probably should have checked here first. Any bee keepers here that could tell me if this is a viable way to make a top-bar hive in the field? I'd like to start gorilla growing bees in some remote areas to help propagate local bee species (and ethically harvest a little wild honey in the process). I think that if enough people got into this, it could make great strides in saving the honeybee populations that keep dwindling due to overuse of pesticides and given the cost of honey, it could actually be worth the effort for people who want to contribute.

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I'm not sure this is the right board, but since i found this pdf in the OP pastebin i give it a try:

http://www.fastonline.org/images/manuals/Animal%20Traps%20and%20Hide%20Tanning/

Can some native english speaker tell me if the hides processed with this method are with or without fur?

The term "hide" and "pelt" in english is very non specific (at least according to google translate)

>>913787
pelt 1 (pĕlt)
n.
1. The skin of an animal with the fur or hair still on it.
2. A stripped animal skin ready for tanning.

hide (haJd)
n
1. (Zoology) the skin of an animal, esp the tough thick skin of a large mammal, either tanned or raw

In practice, at least in American English, hide typically refers to dried unprocessed or partially processed leather (skin only).

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>>913794

とう ございます

>>913806
>とう ございます

tou gojiimasu?

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My indoor tomato is now fruiting, so apparently manual pollination has worked

>>913618
not even close !! lol
>uni student at it again

>>914280
Not him but from own experience, figs (and other Mediterraneans like pomegranates) can get rootbound much faster than what the upper part of plant vs pot size might suggest at first

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My bean plant's leaves suddenly became covered in brown spots, anyone know what this is?
The weather's been getting colder, could it be cold/frost damage?

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>>914280

>>913225
Just use peat moss at first.

The problem with soil is the soil-borne pathogens that can kill seedlings easily. Google "damping off" for a prime example of how to easily lose most seedlings.

I picked a dozen tomatoes this week. I'm sick of winter being 80F every fucking day, but I am reaping the benefits. All my winter plants are suffering tho.

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>>914576
(Not that guy) I often give my soil a good microwaving/oven baking before using it to start seeds, that should kill most shit and I don't have to buy any expensive special substrates
Wish there was better weather here, winter is so boring garden-wise, other than a few onions, corn salad and parsley going very slowly, nothing really grows and it'll look sad like that until March/April - you're not missing out on much

>>912838
Are only men allowed to post here?

>>914752
>imblying there's any girls on 4chan to begin with, maybe outside of /lit/

>>914739

That looks beautiful to me at the moment. I'm stuck rotating my indoor plants twice a day to try and capture the most of the 8 hours of daylight we're getting right now.

Anyone have experience with drying bean pods/seeds to replant later?
Internet said to leave them on the vine until they dry out, but I'm concerned that the approaching cold may kill the plant before that happens. How would I properly dry beans after removing them from the vine?

>>915221
Under a hot lamp on a plate

>>914182
Yeah it works for my peppers too

>>915383
About how long does it take?
Should I remove the beans from the pod?
How do I know when they're done drying out?

>>915397
Yeah take them out and they'll turn hard so you cant squish or crumble them

If my plants are root bound when I repot should I cut the roots up to loosen them or just repot how it is?

>>915451
With bonsai you cut and rake apart the roots, but for most general plants that are not restricted by a tiny bonsai pot, you don't need to do that. It also depends on whether or not you are putting it back into the same pot or a new pot. Normally, root bound plants need a larger pot; a pot so large that they never become root bound. Some plants don't take well to root pruning. You may wish to google "species root pruning" whatever the species of plant it is.

>>915453
They moved to a bigger pot and I'll move them again to their final 5 gallon bucket pot when sliding 2 comes around

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They still seem small to me for three months of growth. Using osmocote slow release fertilizer. Hot peppers.

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Habanero and reaper are slow growers but I expected the tabasco and cayenne to be a lot bigger. First time growing anything though.

Trying to prepare for a food plot near my deer stand, hit a bit of a snag though
I've got a soil testing kit, and the way I usually do this is
>Mix soil and distilled water until it's at a milk-like viscocity
>Let it sit until the soil settles and there is relatively clear water above it
>Use dropper to put water into tubes and add testing mix
However, the place in question is what I assume to be solid fucking clay, and it's not settling like I need it to, any suggestions on how to test this shit or anything really

How much area should I allot to a single backyard chicken?

>>915489
About the size of a battery cage

does anyone have experience with LED grow lights? I am looking to build my own and it seems ridiculously easy so i feel like i am missing something

heres the housing kit (12 foot one?)
http://www.ledsupply.com/led-heatsinks/makersled-heatsink-kit

I am going to do something like 50% 620-660nm red 20% blue 20% green and 10% 4000k white
all cree LEDs maybe osram for red

The housing fits a timer and everything for about 100$ more.

Only want to grow cannabis and some other things like pepper and tomato or herbs, will this work?

>>915509
>with LED grow lights?
Yeah i just bought one and suspend it over my lemon

A few of my seeds have germinated but have some small black dots. I tried eliminating it with a mix of water and hydrogen peroxide.
Unfortunately I accidentally broke the small root coming out of one and the other lost the hard seed shell. Can these still be planted? Or should I wait again for the root to regrow?

And how dangerous is planting them with some mold on it?

>>915660
>hard seed shell
I think without the root it's done but it can be planted without the hard shell

>>915660
My beans frequently get mold on them when I germinate them, they're always fine after I manually peel the exterior of the bean off.

Is decomposed plant matter ever bad for plants?
My pool has been filled with dead branches and leaves for a while, and when I removed them today I noticed kind of a black muck had collected on the bottom.
But the brush pile wasn't properly aerated or anything like a compost pile, it was just sitting there and decomposing. Would it still be nutritious for plants?

>>915802
>My pool
Is it a chlorinated or salinsted swimming pool? If so then yeah that's bad.

>>915660
I've had moldy-seed plants live, only to die once I figured they were out of the danger zone. Dig them up, and they've been struggling with root rot and fungus all along. Or they just don't grow and rot in the ground.

>>915467
>>915472
Pepper plants produce a lot without massive growth. Mine never really got big until about 6-12 months in, and by then you're cutting it back. I'm sure the indoor method is likely going to get more peppers and less unnecessary growth, judging from how you've done so far.

>>915810
It's a drained swimming pool, been bone-dry for months.

Anyone else have lemon tree with spikes developing above the leaves?

>>915819
No spikes on my lemon but its only 30cm

>>915819

it could be a wild lemon that has yet to be grafted or simply a variety with some thorns (usually those are old varieties not more used)

How old is the lemon you have?

>>915819
Yeah my seedlings have a lot but eh I don't mind

>>915802
That black muck is actually humic acid aka humus the black shit you get when you compost.

I'd leave it if you are not worried about the possible chemicals from the pool

>>915944
Well it's not doing anything useful where it is right now, but do you think I should work it into the soil in my garden?

>>915453
also proper drainage really helps with not getting plants root bound

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My peppers and tomatoes are coming in.

>>914182
>>915384
Both those plants self pollenate. If youre just looking for fruit dont waste your time.

>>915477
Dont touch it fot a day or so. Itll settle .

>>915489
Youre house. Because its gonns die outside and alone.

>>916042
>If youre just looking for fruit dont waste your time.
What does this even mean?

>>916042
I know they're unisex flowers, but thought they do need some wind or vibration, while inside they're sitting in a perfectly calm grow box

>>916088
Oh i used an electric toothbrush to pollinate mine

>>916056
I wanted to type less so I said fruit instead of tomatoes and peppers. I know its an autistic but correct use of the word.

>>916104
I get tons of peppers from self pollination

Not sure if this is the place to ask, but do any of you have experience purchasing peyote cuttings or seeds online? I attempted some searches but i am not well trained in the art of google-fu. Any help is appreciated

>>916181
Which country do you live in?
If it's the USA then you're kind of fucked unless you're ok with doing illegal shit.

>>916181
What does peyote do? Don't natives smoke it?

>>916238
It's a psychedelic which is chewed or used to make a tea.
Personally I don't see a point in growing it for those reasons since san pedro is a lot easier to grow, cheaper and usually more legal than peyote but it's a nice looking genus and can develop huge roots if that's your kind of thing.

>>916225
I'm in the US... Not too worried about the illegality of it. Any ideas?

>>916242
You have to eat a lot more gross cactus flesh with san pedro than peyote

>>916296
deep web I'm sure

>>916225
Peyote is legal in a lot of state. Also google some indian reservations. They may have a site sell it.

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Ive been neglecting my pepper . And Im not sure how to best trim the rosemary .

Hmm just found out peyote is legal in Canada

>>916481
Rosemary looks fine as is (bushy) desu
I only have a few outside and will trim around late January/February (unless it's super cold), not too deep into the old growth

OK, so I'm considering doing just a few sweet potatoes next year for the first time
Going to place tuber(s) in a pot with soil to pre-start indoors (recommended in cooler climate), then when suckers reach 20-30cm to separate them off, plant them in the ground at a distance (gonna do a small earth wall like you do with regular potatoes).
So a few questions:
How many suckers can I expect to come up per tuber?
The ones in supermarkets here come from overseas, are they even able to sprout at all, having been exposed to whatever conditions during transport/storage etc, can I use them?
Should I put whole tubers in the pot to start or slice them into several wafers?
When to start, right now? Average last (and at that time usually very light) frosts are around early April here

>>915959
Yes if your not worried about chemicals.

Maybe test it in sections if your worried. At least put it into your compost pile.

>>916515
How long would chemicals last on a pool bottom after the water's drained out, do you think?

>>916524
Depends on type, do you have the container of your chlorination tabs? It should list some info.
The "chlorine" part for most household pools is usually Na3-TCICA, which over time, reacting with other organic stuff etc will break down to NaCl (table salt). Plants don't really like sodium a lot (halophytes excluded).
A way to find out if there's still leftover chlorine in higher oxidation states: put some of the mud in a glass and pour muriatic acid over it - chlorine gas should come out if there's any leftovers, if you can't smell it then the concentration should be low enough to not be damaging (don't do this with the fresh tabs of course)
Then there's often some copper salts in those tabs, and as heavy metal, they don't just disappear over time unless somehow washed out, you won't be easily able to tell if the quantities left over in the bottom residue are toxic levels though

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Hey gang. Newcomer here, I just went out to pick up some plants and i was wondering what this plant is called?

The receipt I have says "Adair". Looked that up into Google and I don't see anything related to this small plant.

Can you identify what this is?

Is there something special that I have to do for vermicomposting, or can I just dump red earthworms into my regular compost pile?

>>916481
I wouldn't trim the rosemary

>>912838
I've got a potted elderberry. Should I bring it in for winter? will it die? Or is it just hibernating?

>>916019
What season is it for you? Winter or Summer?

>>915467
Did you grow them from seed?

>>916599
Kalanchoe

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>>916940
Its in the dead of winter here.

>>917077
Shit. Should I already have started my tomatoes?

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>>917095
Not unless you also grow plants in your basement .

>>917068
Fucking spot on bud. Thanks for the help!

>>917111
Nice trip and nice garden famy

>>917126
Some of my plants pay the bills, some of my plants feed me, some plants are just there to be pretty.

>>917111
>>917133
>some of my plants pay the bills
The colorado grass?

Also how much did that set up cost you and how much is the upkeep?

>>917138
I've been collecting part off craigslist and thrift shops and flea markets, and etc. I haven't really kept a ledger. I have another small room build on the other side of that wall. But I'm not using it as the wiring on that side is currently at a "The fire left no survivors" level. But two large flourecent fictures, an 800K sodium, air pumps, fan, cost me maybe 100$ a month and takes about 3 months or so to produce a crop. I'm doing this as a hobby. It's allowing me to have a nice green room during the winter.

>>916181
just get bridgsii or san pedro seeds

ive gotten them off amazon for like 5 bucks

they sprout ez as fuck dont bury them

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Not sure if this belongs here since it's not about growing food, but I thought I'd ask...

I bought some Japanese Maple seeds online and am intending to plant them soon. From what I've read, you pretty much have to put them in dirt and then put them in the refrigerator for 3 months. Is there any way to speed that process up? Have any of you guys ever grown Japanese maples before? I think growing them from seeds will be more rewarding, and I was going to try and make them into bonsai trees. If I fuck up and they just keep getting bigger that's fine too, I'll plant them outside somewhere that they will do well (I think live in Zone 8).

Anyway just looking for input and advice, thanks.

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My potted olive tree is not doing.so.well, with the tips of all leafs turning yellow (pic)

Any idea what it might be?
It's not over/under watering because all the others adjacent potted olive trees are doing fine

https://www.reddit.com/r/gardening/comments/5jmkf0/1_year_of_wallgardening/

He actually did it! What a madman! Years of insults on /out/ now he's swimming in """"karma""""

>>917227
Look at the size of the trees and the size of the pots. They're probably all root bound and that's the first one to start showing signs. Get a bigger pot or put it in the ground.

Keep in mind that for most healthy trees the roots run out about twice as far as the canopy.

>>917223
In my experience, stratification isn't that important. Many things that allegedly need it, such as sage, lavender, cedars etc.. failed when I tried to cold-germinate it, but when putting it on my radiator with constant 30°C, sprouted very easily

>>916181
I heard on a forum that you can buy them from here and they will ship it to America: https://estore-sslserver.eu/divinecactus.com/epages/200c5f73-7ede-4f2d-ad56-1a1137b1521c.mobile/sec1c82c32d52/?ObjectPath=/Shops/200c5f73-7ede-4f2d-ad56-1a1137b1521c/Categories/2
It's worth a shot imo.

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>>917111
makin some greasy liquor

>>917306
I'm supposed to be getting a decent handful of seeds, so I'd like to try a couple methods. I'll put 5 or so in the fridge, then maybe just plant a couple and see how that goes. Maybe I'll put some by a heater too and see if that works any better.

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>>917355
My fail-safe method for pretty any seed is the following
>have winter so radiators are on
>fill any plastic container (like those store-bought shrooms come in) with run of the mill potting soil and moisten it
>bury your seeds in there about 0.5cm deep
>wrap a plastic bag around the whole thing
>put on top of radiator for constant tropical heat (~30°C) and near window
I get almost everything to sprout that way, and it's always much shorter than what's given on the seed packs, e.g. tomatoes and watermelons will sprout after 3 days instead of 2 weeks, even citrus will only take about 2 weeks this way instead of several months - haven't tried hard mode (palm seeds) yet tough

How do I keep my plants warm so they can survive a frost and live for a few more weeks when the weather warms back up?

>>917780
Clear plastic that doesn't touch the plants and black objects inside with it. Preferably black objects filled with water.

Should I save up and make a decent garden or keep using pots?

>>917799
what do you really need to save up for? it is more an issue with space

>>917223
Wew, I was just about to ask a super similar question
My Japanese maple tree has dropped around a dozen seedlings in a pot, I'm about to dig them out and transfer them to individual pots to grow them.
I'm going to keep one for a bonsai too

>>918041
send me one plz, california

>>918394
Somehow I don't think customs would be happy about sending a seedling from Melbourne, Australia to Commiefornia

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What's wrong with the guy in the big pot? The leaves are curling inwards and don't look as nice and fresh as the ones on the other two. Also, when do you think I need to repot them from the cups?

Couple of questions fellas.
I'm looking at setting up a little grow tent for chilli peppers, it'd be about two square feet. Pretty small but I don't have much space.

1. Would one 200W dual spectrum CFL cut it for one plant?
2. Would I be able to go from germination to fruiting all in the same 2 gallon-ish pot or would I need to start in a smaller pot and transfer up as it grows?
3. Is coconut coir + nutrients a suitable potting mix for chillies?

Thanks.

>>918884
Any cold breezes lately that it is exposed to more than the rest? yes, you do need to pot them into something larger.

>>918797
Cali has lots of those already.

>>919095
Personally, I'd use lower wattages, but with more lamps to better spread the light on the plant. Like four 50watt, vertically placed, tube lights around a non-seedling plant. They'd be horizontal and close during the seedling stages.

Yes, 2-gallons is enough to do that with most pepper plants. You may need to monitor feeding and water a bit tighter though.

That pseudo-hydroponics method you mentioned will work, though maintenance is a bit higher than normal potting soil growing.

Cactus fag here. I'm in zone 7, and limited to what I can grow outdoors. So far I have Opuntia stricta and O. humifusa. Looking to expand my collection. Anyone else here growing cacti in zone 7 or colder? If so, what species have worked for you & is your climate humid or arid?

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>>919095
I got 4 square feet for growing peppers with 150w CFL and about 12 plants and they're growing fine. Pic from a while ago

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My current big boys. Not sure why the middle one is so much bigger but I'll take it. 2 cayenne 1 tabasco

>>919186
>>919200
Thanks guys.

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Some dragon fruit cacti that just sprouted. Little hard to see with the seedlings being the same color as the paper towel.

>>919186
I have been exposing it to a fan, but I have done so with the others as well. Temperature in the room drops down to about 19c at night and rarely exceeds 25c in the day. I repotted the habanero, going to IKEA today to buy a pot for the other guy.

any clue why the tips of my plants' leaves are browning? dont think it's overwatering and i doubt it's overfertilizing.

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I got some grow lights for christmas, one is pink in colour and the other is blue. Is this a meme, does the colour matter? What's the difference?

>>919716
Together they have a wider spectrum that is closer to natural sunlight. I think it looks terrible.

>>919719
science, I see.

>>913739
The only wild bees are bumblebees, or african bees. All honey bees are a domesticated species imported from europe. In fact, they are an invasive species.

As such, go for it, they've been domesticated for so long that living in a log wouldn't be any different from living in a box.

>>913787
If you want to remove the fur from an animal skin, then soak it in a bucket full of warm water mixed with fine ash from a fire pit until the water is thick and gray. Then put a tight lid on it and let it sit for a day or two.

>>914288
It's probably a nutritional deficiency. Nitrates maybe, or a lack of calcium, maybe potassium?

>>914739
The fuck? How do you keep your plants alive without anaerobic bacteria?

>>915451
>>915458
DO NOT CUT THEM, EVER.

Just give them a good and thorough watering beforehand. Then when you take them out of the pot, gently massage your fingers in and loosen the roots that way. There will be some inevitable tearing of the fine roots, but the main roots, and the tap root, shouldn't be too damaged as long as you are patient and gentle.

Then when you put them in the new pot, try to spread them out as much as possible.

>>915509
Hop over to /an/ and post in their aquarium general. A lot of anons with aquariums use LED lights. They even put them together from scratch. If they can't answer all your questions, then nobody on 4chan can.

>>916662
First, check to make sure they are not an invasive species where you live. Second, make sure the compost is nice and damp all the way through, stir that shit up good. Third, if they are in fact native to where you live, then dump them in.

>>919967
It's a little easier for bacteria to recolonize something then for weed seed to spread back to it.

I've got a proper compost pile going in a bin, aerating it and all that, but I also had a lot of green matter that wouldn't fit in the bin that I just buried and haven't touched since.
Would that stuff also be good for plants once it decomposes, even though it hasn't been maintained like the compost pile has?

>>919967
It's not a complete sterilisation, but more of a "steaming" at ~80°C. The idea is that weed seeds are killed, but not all micro-organisms. Just a few survivors are enough, as they repopulate quickly

My habanero (left) and Carolina reaper

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>>920174
Forgot pic naturally

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Anybody know what's going on here? Leaves are super small and most of them end up browning on the tips and dying.

>>920188
If that's the same pot (cup) than in >>920175 , it may simply be time to repot

>>920305
it has already been moved to a larger cup

Not sure if I should ask here or on /ck/, but my mom has an aloe vera plant that I bought like 6 years ago still alive here at her house. It's pretty huge, and I think it budded and started another plant in the same pot.

Anyway, the leaves (for lack of a better term. Branches?) are getting pretty big, but what can I do with them? I pulled a smaller one off and it looks like it's full of a clear jelly. Do I just eat that raw or do you cook it somehow?

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What the hell is this white stuff at the bottom of the stem?

>>920768

Those look like adventitious roots forming.

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>>920785
>adventitious roots

Didn't know that was a thing. Was worried it was some kind of infestation or something, thank you!

>>914754
What are the spiky ones?

>>920768
Maybe overwatering? No where to form roots because it is too wet can do that. Depends on which plant it is of course.

>>912838
i think most people have heard of guerrilla gardening , making gardens in unused spaces within city limits, but i wonder if some of you do the same thing but in the forest? i am not thinking of "forest gardening" per se that is more about growing local fruit trees and stuff in a way that makes it convenient to harvest.

I have an indoor compost, any tips to keep more moist? I use cardboard and newspaper soaked good, but it still dries out pretty often. I have to spray it every so often.

Want to keep it wet because I have redworms in it.

>>920788
Though, do you let the soil to dry between to waterings?

>>920188
bacteria leaf spot
cut back all damaged leaves and change the soil.

>>921119
The top few cm are usually pretty dry on the pepper plants. Should I wait a day or two extra between waterings? I don't want them to die.

One of them is flowering, how much water would you suggest?

>>921319
Don't water until they start to droop. Also water until it begins to drain otherwise you get shallow roots

>>921511
What do you mean by water until it begins to drain? Like, water until the soil is completely soaked then let it dry out completely, then repeat? Also, thank you for answering my questions, I really appreciate it.

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Can anyone identify this seedling? It came in the same pot as some elderberries I ordered but the leaf is unlike elderberry leaves. I'm hoping its some sort of freebie worthy of adding to orchard I'm working on. The leaf has a distinct three-leaf clover look to it with three semi-circular 'points' to a leaf. I couldn't get my phone to focus on it so this is the best picture I have. Again I'm hoping its some sort of fruit.

What do you guys do about plants that go rangey from being brought in for the winter? In this case yarrow. Should I prune it before putting it back out? If so, when?

>>921575
Exactly what you said : you should water a lot (in quantity), but not often (in frequency).
When you water, try to thoroughly soak the soil. If the soil is quite dry, it may take a while to re-hydrate it (notably if you got a lot of peat in the soil, which is quite hydrophobic when dry). Just water a little, wait 15 min, repeat, until the soil is completely soaked.
If the soil is dry, though water drains in the plate under the pot right-away, wait for it to be sucked back into the pot. Then repeat until you have good clues that the soil can't take anymore water.

The 3-4cm of surface must indeed dry between two waterings. That way (and with the help of thorough waterings) you avoid shallow roots like the other person said (which makes the pepper sensitive to thirst), and you also avoid root-rot.

If this is a cup and not a pot, it's more easy to do so with a bigger pot, there's more "inertia" in the watering and it become harder to "miss" a watering.
Also, peppers are very very very resilient to dryness. You could see leaves hanging down from thirst during one week, then water them, and they just "refill" like it's nothing.

>>917799
What do you mean make? Do you have the land or not? Just clear some grass and plant some shit. Do a soil test first though so you know what will thrive. Your local co-op might do free soil testing. Mine does but I live in a pretty agrarian state so your mileage may vary.

>>921619
>Also, peppers are very very very resilient to dryness
Not him, but I'm the 50°N German guy, and even when not watering my peppers (not potted, planted in the garden) for just 2 or 3 days in fucking September, the leaves became droopy (bounced back a few hours after watering). Now there was indeed a slight drought here (by our standards), but it's still a rather wet and cool climate overall (daily mean temps this year in Jul/Aug/Sep: 20.4/19.7/18.7°C, rain 36/36/15mm), so if even I had to water this much, the vast majority of this board (that one Swedish guy aside) which grows in hotter and drier climates will have to do so even more

>>920370
Add the gel raw to water or juice and blend then bottoms up.

>>921626
Thanks for the input. I'm kind of surprised though, I let some of my peppers fry during summer because I wasn't at home (around 26°C during a week and half, strong and direct afternoon sun, no rain at all, and automatic watering didn't worked either).
I thought it was toasted, watered them nonetheless when I was back, and they came back to life without any problem. It's anecdotal, though my general experiences with peppers are quite similar.
Though there's a thing I noticed, that when the weather is very hot and the plants are in direct sun, regardless how you water, leaves are gonna be wrapped up or droopy during the hottest of the day. There was nothing I could do about that. It just came back to normal when sun went down.

And then there's also this thing with shallow roots, it's kind of a vicious circle. The more you water, the more it needs water, I lost two plants because of that (I watered them too often, given the place I put them in)

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>>921643
Yeah, watering less will indeed induce more deep root growth, I'm kinda lazy with the water
But it doesn't help when the top 50cm of the soil become bone dry (happened in both 2015 and 2016 here, shit's getting crazy lately)
Side note: I have to walk 50m from the rainwater tank to the crop area multiple times during dry weather, dammit why are there no watering cans >14 litre on sale anywhere? I'm really not the fittest guy but I could easily carry two 25-30 litre ones...if they existed! But no I have to take my two 14l ones and walk 5-6 times in summer to get all that shit watered - tomatoes, peppers, watermelons, strawberries...

>>921647
What about a second smaller water tank, closer to the crops, as communicating vessels?
Your soil seems very clayey, is it? Is there any crust refraining water to infiltrate? Anyway your plants are beautiful, I often see yellowing in clayey soils, but yours are vibrant green

>>921656
Yeah it's very heavy clay here, I bury some plastic pots in the ground as a trick for watering (so it seeps into the soil instead of running off), also garden soil is always well fertilised (partially organic from compost heaps, partially mineral fertiliser)
Previous pic was from late September though, right now almost everything is dead here, aside a few plants of corn salad and brussels sprouts which grow very slowly, and a bit of parsley, as well as the evergreen herbs such as thyme, oregano, sage and rosemary (the latter is in full flower right now, always from September to April)
The main water tank (1000l) drains the roof of the house, there's no (easily affordable) way to pipe it automatically towards the crop area of the garden, so manual watering from March to October it is (eh it helps me keep my weight down at least), I just wish there were bigger cans than 14 litre, even those are very rare to get, with most of those you can buy at DIY stores ending at 10 litre. Now I'm a 1.90m, 82kg very lazy guy, doing no weight lifting or other exercise so no muscle, but I could still easily carry 2 x 25-30litre on that short way to the crops, but I can't as there's no cans sold in that size... I can't be the only one with that issue, so there seems to be a marketing gap. Maybe I could make some mad dosh producing and selling rare "large" (i.e. normal for non-manlets) cans?

>>921633
Is it good for you? It just looks like clear jello. There can't be many nutrients in it.

>>921665
It's got vitamins and compounds. It's got what the body craves. Good for digestion and the immune system and pain relief and other stuff.

Any tips for getting mint seeds to germinate? Thought I'd try mint this winter since it's supposed to be indestructible, but apparently I should have gotten a cutting instead.

>>920370
>Do I just eat that raw or do you cook it somehow?
It's good for burns, just squeeze it out and rub it in.
And throw the leaf back into the pot so it can reabsorb the nutrients.

>>921741
What kind of mint? If it says peppermint, it isn't. Peppermint is a sterile breed and doesn't seed and if it does the seeds do not germinate. I've been burned by a seller selling "peppermint" and it was bullshit. Was not at all minty.

Also spearmint has androgen inhibitors so peppermint > that.

>>921781

Packet said it was a blend of different kinds. It also said to water them with a spray bottle instead of a can which is what I had been doing so I guess I'll try that.

>>921797
Why in the world would you want different kinds of mints in the same pot?

>>921799

I figured it'd increase my chances of at least one kind taking.

>>921808
That's fucked, to be quite honest with you.

>>921626
>>921619
Cheers guys. Really appreciate it. This is the first time I grow anything, and since I don't have a garden and it's sub-zero temperatures outside I grow the stuff in plastic cups, though I've moved some of the bigger ones over to pots already. I have one plant, it's flowering, got four nice, cute little flowers. Do I let it dry out completely too? It's an annuum.

I've bought perlite and vermiculite, at what ratios do you reckon this should be mixed with soil for repotting?

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I need help.

The leaves of my Avocado are turning into this. Any idea what's the problem?

>>921613
Would really like to know if anyone recognizes this probably-fruit .

>>921575
Water until it starts to drain out of the bottom

Looking for the cheapest quality grow light, best ive found is the £75 MarsHydro 300W LED Grow Light Full Spectrum. Ideally would like something half the price just for start off to get a few peppers going..

>>921971
i have 2 75W CFLs and my grow space is 4 square feet, you don't need a massive light for a few plants.

>>921613
It's bittercress. :/ http://davesgarden.com/guides/articles/view/2839

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Anyone else have experience growing chillies? The Asian Caysan on the left has grown these 2 Chillies for weeks and they still won't turn red, meanwhile the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T on the right has barely started to produce fruit in the same amount of time despite flowering like all hell. Both get the same amount of water, fertilizer, sun etc.

>>921846
Did you put any fertilizer in it recently?
Are dead leaves staying on the stem?

>>922482
Most of the time it takes around two months for peppers to ripe from flower.
If the flowers don't fruit, shake them a little when they're opened and pollinating to fecundate it.
Also if you topped them, you wouldn't need the stakes (but you'd have to wait some other time before having fruits)

>>922492
Neat, didn't know they took that long. I'd get rid of the stakes but it's been unusually windy as hell for the last month or two. I'll let them grow a bit more before getting rid of the stakes.

>>921971

You really don't need full spectrum. Blues encourage leafy growth, reds encourage fruit.

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Any gardeners here know some plants I can grow that provide a continuous harvest throughout the season, rather than a single harvest when the plant matures?

pic related, grew a fuckload of it last year

>>922534
Letteuce. Beet greens. Spinach. Kale. Rocket(arugula)

>>922534
Rubarb
Radishes
Roses if your into petals and rosehips.

>>922534

Potatoes, especially if you do the potato sill thing.

Moved into a new house this year, the last occupies have graced me with a raised bed but I honestly don't know what to plant this year. Going to have to build a small netted structure over it because the neighbour owns 5 cats and so does the lady 4 doors down. I live in the UK as well so it'll have to put up with our weather.

What do you think?

>>922662

Could we get a pic of the yard so we can see what kind of light it gets? You can probably throw potatoes in the ground now. Root vegetables are probably best for you, but you'll have to wait until Spring because you really can't start beets and carrots inside.

>>922672
I've been looking at rhubarb, tidy it up a little and change the soil because they built it and never used it so it's just full of weeds and roots. Looks like they tried stopping things from growing as well because they've covered the top with artificial plastic stones. It's pretty triggering. We live next to a farm so the only shade it gets is from the house when the sun is going down. Really open area which is nice.

>>922699

Don't put new soil in, just chop up the greenery and turn it in. Maybe lightly fertilize. The soil needs to be soft anyway for roots.

I've never grown rhubarb before so it'll be fun. Managed cabbages, carrots and strawberries last year. Every thing else got murdered because I was pot growing in the garden and the missus let the rabbits out. Long story short, my garden looked like hamburger hill.

>>921663
You're lucky, my thyme didn't make it last year.

For your water tanks, you're sure a simple tap + hose to an other tank wouldn't make the trick? You'd just have to refill the other one from time to time, given it isn't higher in altitude.
Anyway, you found a way to stay fit freely, good job

>>922494
Fine!
(Moderate) wind is actually quite good for the plants, it slows them a little but give them stronger stems

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>>922720
Thing is, the wind has been anything but moderate here lately. Biggest freak storm we've ever had caused $100 million damage to fruit crops and homes early in December and every week since it's constantly trying to replicate it. Never seen anything like it here.

>>922720
I guess I could theoretically lay a hose somehow, but that'd look ugly. Or alternatively copper pipes to bury in the ground, but lately that shit is expensive yo (I'd need about 25m or so) and would require to partially remove heavy stone plates on the way, and also would have to be made in a way so that it can be fully drained in winter (else it'd burst) which isn't worth the hassle I think

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The fuck is this?

>>922893
some type of squash maybe

>>922534
ever-bearing berry plants.

>>922482
my serranos take like 2 months to turn red. You can eat them green though they're just not as spicy or sweet

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>>922482
>on the right has barely started to produce fruit in the same amount of time despite flowering like all hell.
try manually pollinating them. If there aren't many insects around they won't pollinate.

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Someone gave me this olive tree, is it worth cutting the thinner of the branches that reach up? It looks like two had been grafted onto the trunk or something...

>>922983
I'm wanting it to grow taller but don't know if it's too big a branch to take off?

>>922983

i think it is too little to be already grafted, wait at least 1 year
If a bulge comes out then probably it's grafted

>>922893

Cocoa? Where are you from?

>>922482
Hotter varieties ripen faster

>>923028
i think this guy is correct

>>922971
>2 months
Jesus, maybe I'll just wait then.

>>922973
The Butch T has grown a bunch of flowers and started growing fruit, thing is the fruit is still tiny as fuck, maybe I'm just being impatient.

>>913705
not sure if too late but you can put upside down, empty milk tins over them. this creates mini greenhouses

>>923069
put a fan on the plants to help with pollination

when i put my plants in some 5 gallon buckets for the summer should i just drill holes in the button for drainage? do i need a second bucket to catch the runoff and let the roots grow into?

How long until I should give up on my avocado pit? It's been over weeks suspended in water

Guys I can't find any info on this. I'm growing some transplanted Michel Gros bananas. Right now they're in a pot until I plant them somewhere. I live in South Texas (San Antonio). Do I grow them the same way I'd grow Cavendish? I just want those tasty bananas.

Anyone growing fruits? Show them to me, i need some inspo. Got elderberries this year and am considering some blueberries this year for the south side of my home.

>>923028
>>922968

I picked it up on the border of some orchard in northern italy

It did seem like a cocoa, even if the leaves are a bit small.
Later i will pick up another fruit and look inside

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>>923154

I'm sorry anon, but it's dead
Dead

>>922490

No and no.

>>921846

Please, any and all advice welcome.

>>923377
How long did it take your avocado pit tp germinate?

>>923406

Two weeks I think.

Got lucky and found a pit that was starting to root in the avocado itself though.

>>923154
I've got two with roots out now, the first took over a month, the other was more like 2 weeks. Are you doing the cocktail stick method?

>>923544
>Are you doing the cocktail stick method
Yes it's been about 2 weeks now with nothing

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>>923355

Got another one and opened it, it definitively isn't a coca but some tipe of squash, any idea what might it be?

>>923552

did you take off the rind?

>>923554
Yes

>>923553
Have you tried asking it?

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>>923890

>>923569
Looks like your options are either to keep it going, get a new pit, or both. I'd pick both!

Has it split at all?

>>923910
Split a little I think
I'm going to start another one anyway

>>923553
Kinda reminds me of melons we grew here, was it on a tree or a vine?

>>924111

it was on a vine in a semi abandoned orchard

>>924127
It's a hand grenade

Texasfag here. Just set finished burning off my plot to discourage nutsedge growth this season. I can probably begin putting out peas and mustard varieties in ten or so days.

Looking forward to seeing what the rest of yall that work outdoors in the Northern Hemisphere can come up with!

>>924176
Oh I still have to wait quite some time with starting anything outdoors here at 50°N... (I did stab out the remaining trunks from my ~25m asparagus ramp and shovelled some ground on it to make it higher again today), forecasts have a bone-chilling low of -8°C for Saturday, so spring is still quite a bit away here. First thing I'll do (if the weather allows it) will be sowing onions in late January, then carrots in mid-February. Indoors, tomatoes are starting now and peppers will follow in 1-2 weeks, to be planted in the garden by mid-April. Also started my first try of sweet potatoes about 3 weeks ago (a few tuber ends buried in soil and another few placed in water glass indoors), but no shoots yet - I know they're supposed to take very long though so I started early

>>924176

It's dark in Florida right now, but I'll post pics of my aquaponics tomorrow if I remember.

>>924213

What's your reasoning for starting tomatoes so early? 3 months prior to transplanting seems like a really long time, do you move them to larger containers later on? I don't think my house is even warm enough to germinate tomatoes right now.

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>>924257
>>924213
I've picked a dozen tomatoes from my plants every week for the past month or so. My winter veg is all dead or stunted, it's been too damned hot for them.

It's time to replace the plants I lost and I have no idea what to plant. See picture-- it's this month so far.

My beds all have root knot nematode, so I might just crank out a million bland, resistant tomatoes and not even participate in real summer gardening.

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>>924176
>tfw Canada

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>>924333

looks comfy, however

> A FUCKING LEAF

I don't think my jaboticaba are growing.

>>924323
I'd also like to know this. Wondering if this guy knows something I don't.

I really need spring to get here. I'm gonna buy so many fruit plants. 2 dwarf fig trees, 2-3 blueberry bushes, 1-2 pomegranate trees maybe.

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>>924323
>>924477
I need a good head start here where summers are rather cool and short, plus they grow rather slowly anyway as it's only a bit more than 8 hours daylight here right now and the window they'll be sitting on rather cool. Pic is from mid-March last year, back then I already started a few in December which was a bit early, so I want them to be this big by mid-April this time.
To sprout them I put hem on a heater, takes just a few days that way

>>924597
>Cool and short summer
Where you live?

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>>924598
Germoni, Upper Rhine guy

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Wow. My pomegranate seeds sprouted quickly.
Is this the point where I seperate their containers?

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>>924787
yeah, too long and the roots will get tangled together

>>924787
how long is quickly? Mine have been in the soil for over 2 weeks now

>>925063
I planted mine around three weeks ago, after noticing the little roots when they were inside the moist plastic bag. I didn't expect progress so soon.
How do yours look?

>>925068
I planted them directly into the soil 2 weeks ago. I didn't bother with the plastic bag thing

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Okay, questions from a retard who's only experience with gardening is growing rosemary in a pot in my kitchen.

I recently inherited a home, here in Holland at the coast. For a similar climate, it's like England. It has a greenhouse, pic related (forgive my shitty drawing skills).
The window is glass and the frame is made of metal. The inside was never used.

I was planning on planting varies tomato cultivars; Marmande and Brandywine Yellow beefsteak tomatoes, Purple and Green tomatillos, Brown Berry and White Ivory cherry tomato's.
Because I fucking love tomato's.
Along with some yellow and red bell peppers, and some purple cayenne.

Using a heater or a heat lamp, can I use this greenhouse to grow tomatoes, paprika, and other fun things whole year long or am I still limited to the seasons/months?

Would this cost me out of the fucking ass in electrical bills?

>>925222
>Would this cost me out of the fucking ass in electrical bills?
>heating an uninsulated structure in northern Europe with electric heat
>European electricity prices
Yes

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>>925229
I was afraid of that as well, but I couldn't think of any other power source that'd be safe or feasable.
I think there's some isolation between the frame and glasswork, but the greenhouse is just placed kind of like pic related.

I just want to have a continual harvest instead of each year having to replant them and a one-time harvest, as the garden is fuckhueg but the house is, well, average for a with no spare space.

>>925230
Your greenhouse will extend your growing season but it won't protect your plants over winter. You could bring sone pots inside just for the winter too

>>925222
>>925229
Winters over there aren't even that cold, coastal Holland should be zone 8b, maybe 9a depending on microclimate. So if it's just about getting the plants over winter (this is especially great for peppers as they carry a lot more in the 2nd year), there only needs to be occasional heating in very cold nights (of course a thermometer needs to be installed, ideally wireless so you can monitor it easily)
Problem is the lack of light in winter, so aside from heating more to get towards growth temperatures, there'd additionally need to be artificial lighting if growth/harvests in these months are desired

>>925230
Look up hay bail heating. Also either get double pane glass or use two layer of plastic. Also make sure everything is darkly painted inside of the green house to maximize solar heating.

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>>925222
>Would this cost me out of the fucking ass in electrical bills?

I have a heated greenhouse and the power usage is lower than my computer's power usage.

But I live in the south US so our temps don't dip far below 32F much. You should keep an eye on your electric usage.

My heater keeps the plants alive, but doesn't really support production of fruits during the winter.

Side note- they make power outlets that power on or off depending on the temperature. Don't buy the cheap preset temp devices, buy the adjustable one with an LED display.

>>925296

oh, and photoperiod affects fruiting

>>925230
There are clever ways to get around this. My differential equations textbook had a neat example of modeling passive solar heat storage. The basic idea is that a material's ability to store and release heat energy can be harnessed for free. It turns out rocks are particularly well suited for this purpose.
You can get really fancy with setups that work well to regulate temperatures, but the most basic setup would be an insulated, sealed, box of river rock next to the greenhouse. You would have a blower fan inside the greenhouse pushing air through a duct to the rock box which would then exit through a duct back into the greenhouse on the other side. Then you get three AC thermostats and some form of back up heat.
Now what you do is setup the first two thermostats to control the rock pile fan. One of those should be set to turn on the fan when the air in the greenhouse is well above room temperature. This will take the excess heat in the greenhouse during the day and store it in the rocks. The other thermostat should be set to turn on the fan when the temperature in the greenhouse dips below your ideal minimum temperature. This will take the energy stored in the rocks and provide heat as needed.
Lastly, you get the third thermostat to control your backup heat source. Set it to switch on the backup when the greenhouse temperature dips well below your ideal minimum but still a few degrees above your absolute minimum.
You'll have to experiment to get the right settings on the thermostat, unless you want to delve into modeling with systems of differential equations. Also, you need river rock not pebbles, because airflow needs to be maximized across the surface area of the rock without creating too much resistance to the flow. Also, it is better to have a longer path that is not as wide. Or you can make a snaking path inside the box if you want to save space. Again, some experimentation is necessary, but usually a small blower fan won't consume that much energy.

>>925350
And more simplistic, you could just get a bunch of dark river Rock and place them around your plants and in piles under the tables. You'll still need a back up and you won't save as much money as with the other system.

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>>925358
>>925350
What I did for my little winter protection "house" is really just 4 stakes connected with cheap beams and everything closed off with a single layer of thin plastic foil - it's mainly a rain shelter (because the plant in question - Yucca elephantipes, doesn't like winter rain as the head shoots sort of funnel it and when it's too cool for that to evaporate it will start rotting eventually).
I hung up two 5 litre water jugs inside I spray painted black so it can absorb sun heat, plus water has a very high heat capacity, furthermore it releases energy while freezing.
I did place an additional heater inside today (cold wave here, might go to -10°C tonight) just so it doesn't drop below -5, have to manually turn it on/off though, got no outlet thermostat, just a timer I'll have to fiddle with a little

is there a way to force plants in small containers to grow bigger? i don't really have room for larger containers but they're 4 months old and still quite small. just want them to be a bit bigger before spring rolls around.

>>925504
Denser soil (clay), adequate fertilisation. But at some point they'll become too rootbound

>>925504
What plants?

>>925513
Peppers
>>925508
Roots haven't emerged from the bottom of the pots yet but they still aren't growing very quickly

>>925516
Peppers are damn slow if they don't get tropical temperatures it seems.
Last year mine sprouted in mid-February, and when I planted them to the garden by late April they were still tiny AF. That's why this year I'll start them very soon, also dug out two of last year's plants back in November and wintering them in the just barely frost-free garage

>>925520
I don't have a thermometer but whenever I open the grow tent it feels very warm compared to the room temperature

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>>925504
You might not have enough nutrients in the pot or maybe heavy watering has washed some of them out of the soil, pots are a bit harder that way. It's also possible that the pot is too small, or will be in time, in which case you should move it to a bigger pot or into the ground.
At the very least I'd recommend feeding it with soluble fertiliser every couple of weeks and seeing if it makes a difference.
Repotting it in a bigger pot or into the ground is always going to be better, but peppers can be sensitive when young, so watering it in with seaweed emulsion will help with the shock.
Pic related is my marconi rossi capsicum, cut it back last winter and now it's doing pretty well with a dozen or so qt fruit on it.

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>>925633
i've been alternating weeks with a soluble fertiziler high in nitrogen to promote growth over flowering. right now the tallest plant is around 8 inches with most between 6 and 7 inches. planted them in the first week of september. they had some hardships because they got flooded during a big rain storm when they were seedlings and some of the plants are still pretty weak from it.

here's a pic before they got moved into bigger cups

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>>925639
2/2

>>925638
>>925639
>>925640
They look nice and bushy anon, how are the temps and light levels in that tent? We've got temps in the 100-108 range at the moment and my chillis and capsicum are loving it, got eggplant seedlings on their way up as well, not sure if i'll get fruit this year though

>>925648
i havent measured the temps because but it's above 70 for sure, thought it probably cools off a lot when i leave the tent open to have a fan running. i've got 2 75W CFLs and a 24W LED in there.

>>925633
>watering it in with seaweed emulsion will help with the shock.
Can you say anything more on this? Not the guy you're responding too but I have some liquid seaweed and I didn't know it helped with transplanting. Do I water it with it before taking it out the pot?

>>925733
>Do I water it with it before taking it out the pot?
Not the guy you were speaking to, but normally I water the plant normally before transplanting so that the soil is nice and moist, then try transplanting (I leave about an hour between the final watering and the transplanting), then when I put it in the new pot, I give it a water with a mixture of water and seasol.
This has worked for me in the past, but I imagine it all depends on what you're transplanting

>>925743
This guy knows what's up. Seasol is the usual brand, any kelp tonic like that is said to be an excellent root health tonic, making it helpful for transplanting more sensitive plants or any just really plant, even natives.

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Can anyone identify these mushrooms that just started growing in a pot of potting mix I had sitting around indoors?

To the anons growing algae, do you have freshwater or sea ones?

>>926021

also, how do you keep the water heated during winter?

>>925962
looks like Coprinellus disseminatus? can't really see on the pic
It shows when there is too much humidity. It's harmless to the plant, and rather contributes to soil decomposition.

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New, and posting my setup... just because, I guess

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>>926160
Ginger, garlic, onions, green onions, avocado, leek, lavender, sage, mint, lemon

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Pretty sure this is eating pests on this weed. There's no bug thread on /an/ so I'll post here. anyone know what it is? It's very small my camera is zoomed in 4x. Has weird growths on its body. I've seen this kind before and the growths are always there. Just think it's kinda interesting looking being that insects are usually symmetrical.

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>>926167

>>926167
aphid

>>926190
kill yourself

>>926168
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/beneficial/podisus_maculiventris.htm

>>926245
I have plenty of those in my yard as well but they look different? I don't get what the lumps of crap are on this guys back. Is it a different stage in its life?

>>926277
Disease?

>>926167
>>926168
It hunts aphids and puts their desiccated carcasses, its own shit, and random stuff on its back to hide.

"Chrysopidae" aka Aphid lion, it is a lacewing larva stage. You want as many of these in your area as possible.

Hey guys, quick question for y'all, have any of you ever used "peat pellets" before?

I just went to home depot and bought a couple packs of those for the season, what are your thoughts on it? are they really that good for seed starting? or should I just stick to the ol plastic cups?

>>926781
They are good and fulfil their function, but I don't use them anymore because I've got good soil

Anything in particular you're planning on growing in it?

>>926795
Peppers and some tomato, thanks.

Anyone got that infographic that tells you what nutrients a plant needs when it shows signs of malnutrition?

What is the complete for dummies guide on homegrown stuffs?
I'll be moving into a house soon and envision myself wanting to grow cucumbers, lettuce, ginger and lychee just to name a few.
ALso what are the best year round vegetables?

>>926957
My zone is 10a/10b by the way. (SoCal)

>>926957
Year round? Peppers and tomatoes will produce year-round, though with more productivity in the warmer months. I've heard of people growing cukes during "winter" in warmer climates, but I haven't tried. Ginger is, to my understanding, kind of a "set and forget" crop. I have one in a pot from ~5 months ago, and I just leave it the heck alone.

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>>925275
>Winters over there aren't even that cold
Maybe compared to the artics but my balls are freezing. Zone 8 iirc.

>So if it's just about getting the plants over winter (this is especially great for peppers as they carry a lot more in the 2nd year)
The greenhouse pretty much covers all of the yard so I want to grow as pretty much continuing so it'll fruit year-round.

>Problem is the lack of light in winter, so aside from heating more to get towards growth temperatures, there'd additionally need to be artificial lighting if growth/harvests in these months are desired
That's no problem. Heat lamps could be an option?

>>925282
>Also either get double pane glass or use two layer of plastic
Greenhouse is already built, it is double pane.
Will look up hay bail heating, thanks.

>>925296
>My heater keeps the plants alive, but doesn't really support production of fruits during the winter.
What kind of heating do you use?

>>925350
>>925358
I-I honestly don't think that's worth it. But it's a great idea.

>>912838
Give me a reason NOT to buy a ton of ladybugs this season for aphid control.

Is it true that tomatoes are best grown in containers that are wide rather than deep? And where can I find suitable containers.

>>927155
Effectiveness is not guaranteed. They are just as likely to all migrate to your neighbors.

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Why are my babby peppers ripening already? It's not even an inch long

>>927161
Maybe you are watering them a bit too much, or you are using a strong plant food mix.

>>927161
>It's not even an inch long
Isn't that kinda the point of baby peppers?
When did you plant?

>>927185
They usually get to 2 inches, but you can see in my pic there is one very small pepper that has a red tip to it.

This plant is a couple years old, this is my second winter inside with it

>>921029
nobody is interested in trying this? i'll talk about this somewhere else then

>>927231
I don't really see that working. At least here forests are dark with 35-40m climax vegetation of beeches and oaks, no way the most common fruit trees (Prunus) could compete there as they need lots of light and don't grow that tall

>>927239
i was thinking of growing stuff where trees were all cut by zealot lumbers . the scenery look like shit in some places, might as well find a use for it for myself

>>927231
That's what I have land for.

Hey, I got referred here from /diy/. I've got an ~8 foot long wall in my apartment, and I'm thinking about starting a vertical hydroponics setup on it.

I've got the design mostly figured out. Cover maybe 6 feet of the wall with pipes about 5-6 feet tall, and save 1-2 feet on one end for a shelving unit containing the reservoir, some supplies, and a nursery for seedlings.

I just haven't decided on lighting. Space is at a very high premium, so I don't just want to hang huge lights in front of the thing, which seems to be the common solution. Part of the advantage of the vertical design is that I'll be able to fit the whole thing in like 2ft depth. Big hanging lights would ruin that.

One of my ideas was to hang strip lights in between the plants, a few inches in front of the gaps between pipes. Obviously, lighting the plants from the side isn't even remotely ideal, and I'm not confident the plants would even be able to grow, but it would be extremely compact.

Another idea is to hang flood lights or spot lights from the ceiling, angled down at the rack. If I did this, I'd be able to save dramatically on floor space, but I'm not sure if all the plants would get light. I'm worried that the plants near the bottom of the rack would either get blocked by the plants above them, or just not get enough light due to being too far from the lamps.

I mostly plan on growing herbs and leafy greens. Very few fruiting plants, if any, if that makes any difference.

I had an idea to make a little bamboo planter for my pet cockatiel. Local garden place only has 2 types of bamboo though, and I'm looking for kinds that I've seen before that didn't grow crazy tall but had stems about finger-thickness and grew clustered together.
Any suggestions on good places to buy either plants or just shoots from, or what kind to look for?

somebody mail me some seeds please

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When fertilizing my garden in addition to adding organic matter, do I just put granular fertilizer on top of the soil?

Follow up question, how to I keep my dwarf fruit trees (figs, pomegranate, blueberries) from becoming less and less nutritious with each year? Do I have to repot them in "Fresh" soil? Or add like, liquid sea weed? Guidance would be appreciated.

>>927413
Hang lights and try to put more shade-tolerant plants by the bottom. Herbs and greens will be easier to grow than fruiting vegetable plants by far.

Do some research on what type of bulbs to get though.

any idea why one of my cayenne plants is producing light green peppers instead of the standard dark green before ripening? it's really strange.

I'm wanting to plant blueberries on the southside of my house where there is currently grass. Is there any way to lower the PH of the soil without tearing up the lawn? If possible I'd like to just make a tidy circle for the primocanes. I'm fine with the grass dying just would rather not have bare patches.

>>927816
I'd work it in a little so it dissolves faster (so the easiest would be tossing it right before ploughing). For potted plants, simply use either liquid fertiliser or the same crystalline one as for the garden (a regular NPK + micros, you can adjust the ratios by mixing your own or buying special ratios, but that's just fine-tuning)
Be advised though that both figs and pomegranates grow much more easily and vigorously in free soil than potted, at least from my experience, I'm theorising because they're adapted to summer dry climates and thus naturally require much more (and deeper) root space in relation to their above-ground size than other trees/shrubs do

>>929344

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