Hopefully, it depends on my mental health.

Thanks!

So good to hear from you! I hope you have a great season this year. I just picked the first ripe pod. Each of them have one that has turned red. I bit the tip off of one. It has a very pleasant sweet flavor upfront, followed by a stinging heat on the tongue. I like it. I think I can use these for a lot of purposes this year. I just took another bite. Same experience, sweet flavor upfront, followed with a pretty intense stinging burn on tip of the tongue. Between the initial flavor and the burn, it has hints of a Baccatum flavor, but it’s hotter than any Baccatum. It’s not nearly as hot as a scotch bonnet would be. It’s a manageable heat, but nice. I really like it.

Thank you. I got an early start this year. I hope you love the autopot system as much as I do. I think they’re great. I hope you have an awesome season.

Thanks. I need to get another barrel. I don’t have the one I grew with before.

Yeah 2 nights ago I had to move 28 plants indoors because of the cold overnight temps. My plants are smaller than normal this season but they are starting to grow and today's high will be 80°F so that should help.

Thank you!

Early on in my growing, I grew almost all superhots. But quickly realized there’s only so much you can do with them: I grow a variety too, more versatility.

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Thanks, Khang! This is all, except a couple still in aerogarden. I’ve been cutting back, always end up with more than I can use. I hope you are doing well.

@@pepperdactyl So you actually managed to do what everyone else always seems to fail at?! 😄Congratulations 🥳

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You can do either or. I’ve done both, currently just adding slow release to the potting mix, and using water, just easier. Both methods work fine though.

Thanks, Matt!

If there are affected leaves on the tops, I would remove them. This will take out a large number of mites instantly, and those leaves will never recover anyway.

I haven’t heard of Aji leillo. I haven’t grown them in a while. If I come across any of my seeds of them, I’ll let you know.

I usually do two a few days apart. Recently, I’ve switched over to just dusting dry powder on the leaves and around the plant as a preventative. You can get the dusters on Amazon cheap, they are advertised for use with diatomaceous earth.

I haven’t tried growing strawberries or potatoes hydroponically. Your method of changing out the water and nutrients every couple of weeks is good. I’m usually too lazy to do that often with mine, but I think it’s ideal for the plants.

@@pepperdactyl I'm lazy too. It usually goes to the 3 week mark before I force myself to do it, but it means you start with new water and nutrients and not an imbalanced concoction. When I'm late, however, I notice some minor algae starts on the edges of the container, right on queue, so the Aero nutes every 2 weeks is anti-fungal. It is the secret sauce. I couldn't get cheapie straw seeds, until some cheap strawberries appeared in the store. I got a cheap plant instead. I also put an eyeing potato in a dirt bag. It's a monster of growth! Hope there are potatoes at the end. One could always put the dirt bag inside under a grow lamp in winter. Easier. I guess same for a strawberry plant. Oh, the huge hydro farm used a LOT of store nutes and I thought it would wind up being more expensive because of that so I just got a second half-Aero for more dill/lettuce/pea shoots. Why not grow soil plants inside in winter with a lamp? I guess this is the time I wish the balcony could be legally enclosed as a solarium.

I still have a bunch of it, and works great. I’m not using it this season, just because I’ve gotten lazy.

@@pepperdactyl What are you using now? I know what you mean about mixing the MB. It's become a chore lol.

For most seeds, I don’t think it hurts. Some are sensitive to it. What I do now is pinch off a small piece of the sponge and place that in the hole over the seeds. This blocks light and helps keep some humidity in. I let the lights operate on schedule. When sprouts emerge, they have it available.

@@pepperdactyl I have some scotch bonnet seed just getting to start - how long do they typically take and do you use a heat mat? My garage is typically over 80 F.

I wouldn't advise using it without the hole. If you accidentally overfill, there's not an easy way to get the water back out. It's possible the water level indicator could get stuck, or something could happen to falsely indicate the water level. I wouldn't rely on that. Having the hole there also allows some air to get in which helps the roots. Hope this helps.

With rocotos, it helps to soak the seeds over night, and use a humidity dome after planting. Can just be a small clear cup sitting on top. If seeds are in a cup, a small ziplock bag over the cup. The fresher the seeds the better. It might take 8 or 9 days.

Sorry for the late reply. I haven’t grown peppers in mine yet. I had to terminate the basil, cause were so massive they filled the entire container. I’ve cleaned it up, but haven’t started seeds yet. I really do like automode. It works great.

Thanks for watching. I haven't measured the volumes between systems. But from looking at how much it takes to fill them, they're roughly about the same.

Thanks for your question. You could start seeds/seedlings with a wicking system, but you might want to top water initially until some longer roots are developed. Hope this helps.