Growing Peppers in Hydroponics Jars - From Seeds to Full Plants (Part 2) 

you don’t receive enough credit for what you do. helped me out so much with all peppers. thank you sm

This has given me the confidence to try peppers in my small hydroponic system- I’ve had lots of success with lettuce and kitchen herbs... might need to try this. Can’t wait for part three!

Thank you so much for putting all the time, money, effort and love into this. I have very limited space, light and materials (I want to grow max 🌶️ s of course) and this has helped me figure out what I need vs. don't need.

Both look great btw! Thanks for sharing the diy vid! Growing my first peppers in soil and they’re taking forever so I might use this method haha

Great vid. I’m excited to see part 3

Very cool video just found you love what you do. Keep up the great work

Catching up on your work @PepperGeek -- great info presented tersely and professionally. looking forward to your work.

awesome! I need to try this as outdoor growing failed for me and this looks do-able!

Great project!

The 3" net cups fit perfectly in the wide mouth mason jars.

5.5 to 6.5 is the best

Did you have them under a grow light? How powerful does it need to be for this size pepper?

What did you do during the 13 days while you waited for the seeds to sprout?? Can you please do a day by day account of watering and lighting height if you are using grow lights. Thanks! Brian

Rock wool is also excellent as a fire block!

You need to add ph adjusters to some pure water first then mix that in little by little to adjust ph. A good ec meter is a must.

couple of things that causes trouble with pH. The sediment that later broken down will drop your pH. Air stones overtime in water will gradually raise pH especially after a fresh new solution/water replacement.

Great video, very informative. How are the plants doing? Looking forward for part 3

Did you put out a follow-up video of the cross pollinating of these 2 plants? I got invested in the video and wanted to see the results of the cross, but I didn't see the follow-ups on your channel.

i had a shar pei dog long time ago , looks like my dog , well it passed away long time ago. im looking forward to seeing how this experiment goes.

what is the pumps watering schedule on/off times?

Is it just me that feels incredibly guilty about removing healthy, surplus seedlings. I can't seem to bring myself to throw any away so always "try" and transplant them 😂. Awesome video btw

I have been growing red jalapenos and after 7 months they finally began fruiting. Between 2 plants they are producing 12 peppers and lots of blossoms. After another month the peppers are looking nice but still aren't red. The other night I was making pico and I harvested the largest pepper, about 4" long. As I was cutting it I took a taste. NO HEAT AT ALL. After 8 months? What do you think is the cause?

What was the time frame for when you rehydrated the rock wool? You forgot to mention that crucial step...

Do you think your air stone affected your PH? I know if I agitate/aerate my swimming pool with a fountain it raises my PH and I have to add acid at least once a week.

any update on these plants? i love this project.

Quick question. When germinating in the Tupperware did you open the lid for air once a day?. Do you think soaking seeds prior to sowing would improve the germination rate?. Reason being I’m getting conflicting information from sites and people and I really don’t want to mess up this project

When, if ever, do you pot these in soil?

What did you mix in water

I just started to grow hydro. I started with proper ph. How often should I be checking it? I also started with 50% strength. Did you mention the strength you started at? I have a few with edema as well. Need more water thanks if I end up keeping them

Hi :) Thanks for this informative video, we are planning to start up with a 12 pod premade box to grow chillies. We are living in the arctic where we will need artificial light and have bought a solid lamp. However, we are wondering about a couple of things you probably know the answer to ;) When germinating, do the seedling rockwall pods need light or is heat sufficient? we are planning a setup with a tiny greenhouse over a heating mat and are wondering if we need to install the artificial light source over that? Or is it sufficient to just keep it in regular house lighting? And lastly, once they´ve sprouted a bit and can be transferred to the larger pod station, will the plants be okay in regular room temperature with artificial plant lighting? Sorry for all the questions, we really want to succeed in growing chillies at 78 deg north :)

can you show how you change/add water? are you throwing away the old nutrients or adding additional to the existing etc.

Quick question. If you were to cross a heatless habanero with a reaper, would be heatless without changing the flavor?

Great DIY project - very inspiring. But isn't hydroponic more expensive that soil when nutrients have to be given constantly?

How did you get two hoses attached to one pump so each plant had it's own hose? Thanks for any response. - Susan Burns

The naga brains look beautiful. Fan of the shar-pei as well 😂.

I started my seeds in potting mix instead of rock wool. Could I surround the young root system with it when transplanting to jars?

Do you keep the rock wool under a lamp as well as heating mat

Hello, hope you can help. Can one grow different varieties of chilies in the same place if you are not collecting seeds. Will it have an impact on the chilli fruits. As I said, not interested in collecting seeds for next year.

DWC works great, the only thing that put me off was the noise of the airpumps

Came for the peppers. Stayed for the pretty guy.

Was there ever a pt 3 to this?

I can’t seem to find part 3! Can somebody please send me the link or tell me what I can find it under.

Hydroponics is fairly forgiving of pH as long as minerals stay dissolved. pH is important in soil mainly because it effects the solubility of minerals. (and for extreme acid lovers like highbush blueberries it limits the nitrification of ammonium.) Anyway, most hydro mixes are nitrate based and esp with a single part blend they will be acidic in order to improve solubility. When the plant only has nitrate availible it will force the solution to higher pH as the nitrate is used, when ammonium is the main N source the plant will force pH down. This happens because the ionic charge balance must be maintained both in the plant and around the roots, so the roots release a -OH as an exchange for a -NO3, and they release a +H in exchange for a +NH4. Use weak acids and weak bases to buffer pH, strong acids and bases are very all or nothing.(Weak and strong has nothing to do with dilution.) The "ideal" ratio of NO3 to NH4 is not 1:1 because there are other ions involved like +K +2Mg +2Ca +2Fe and -3PO4 -2SO4, the best balance for many plants tends to be like 80%-90% of N from NO3. This is all specific to hydroponics, in soil there are microbes that convert NH4 to NO3 and clay particles with a net negative charge to hold the +NH4.

Was a part three created or is RU-vid trying to drive me crazy searching for it?

How do you add the correct amount of water to the jars?

Its the air you are putting in that change ur ph a lot.if you use aeroponic methods where water pump instead of air pump is used then ph stays more stable.

Where can I see the "Part 3" of this project? :)

is it indoor? if yes, do you use growlights? if so, how many hours a day do you use grow lights? thank you very much:)

Did you top any of these?

Do the peppers grow full size in a jar like that?

At 9:13 you display a message that states, "I repeat this process as the plants grow and drink water, topping off the jars." In my experience, you should not top off the jars after the initial fill because the plant has roots that naturally do not sit in water but intake oxygen. If you submerge those, the plant will die or show signs of dying. This could be the cause of the Edema.

Is there already a 3rd part?

This is great , even I can get Ball Jars. But there is a question in general I have about hydroponics in general. Once a plant is established in Hydroponics and has a great (massive) root system is it ever planted in dirt?

The problem with ph up /down products is that they really don't maintain that level. They're more meant as temporary solutions for aquarium stuff. You'd be better finding something you can keep maybe at the bottom of the jar to act as a buffer to maintain the ph you're looking for.

I use a hard plastic mason jar with a grommet and a $10 solar panel. Peppers exploded with this method.

9:13 „I repeat this process as the plants grow and drink the water“ please don‘t drink the nutrient water Calvin, it‘s not good for you (despite what the peppers would have you believe) hahahaha

Hydroponics is cool, but I seriously wonder about the flavor and nutrition differences in a negative way over soil grown plants. The incredibly complex symbiotic relationships between a plant and the fungi, bacteria, and microbes that have developed over millions of years are absent. I can't think that chemical elements added to water are equal to natures perfection.

Too much aeration will lead to flocculation and hence pH will not be stable.

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Please say if degrees Fahrenheit or degrees Celsius because the US is not the center of the universe.

Looks like fiberglass insulation....

peppers on the right ph was way to low

PH should be 5.5 to 6.5

LOL, your ph meter is obviously not calibrated. Maxi-gro and water won't be that acidic.

Your plants are not looking good at all. Check the nutrition...