any hot pepper enthusiasts?

[reefbrian]

Although I could be wrong lol. I know that if you save any seed for next time your flavors will be different.

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[Nano]

Originally Posted by reefbrian

Although I could be wrong lol. I know that if you save any seed for next time your flavors will be different.

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That what ive heard too. What are you using for lights? I'm thinking of growing indoors next winter but don't want a 200-500w light running. Think a t5 light for an aquarium would do the trick with the right bulbs any info you can share is great I have no clue how I'm going to do this yet

[reefbrian]

Atm I am using t5. But as soon as I can afford it 400w mh with a lumatek ballast. A 4ft t5 with 8 bulbs would work as well but will use the same electricity and cost more in bulb replacement. If you use an 8ft light mover you can offset the extra electricity by growing that much more per watt. You will get a full head of lettuce in 6 weeks from seed!

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[Nano]

Thanks for the tip! I'll be looking for a light shortly in that case

[reefbrian]

And don't add too much blue light. Swap the bulbs for 6500 or 5000k and 2700k. 50/50 would do ok. The bluer light will give you denser growth and the red wavelengths will promote flowering.

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[Nano]

Again thanks I know how to grow out doors (plant seed.. water..lol) but in doors is totally different. I'll be sire to message you with questions in the near future! I don't plan on doing hydroponics just dirt and lights lol. Or vermiculite or something

[reefbrian]

EBay has some good prices on t5 for indoor growing but I really like the lumatek ballasts. Electronic and it will light 400w 600w or 1000w. Metal halide or hps. Or they have one that will light 250w to 600w. So you can start with a small garden and grow.

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[Nano]

Originally Posted by reefbrian

EBay has some good prices on t5 for indoor growing but I really like the lumatek ballasts. Electronic and it will light 400w 600w or 1000w. Metal halide or hps. Or they have one that will light 250w to 600w. So you can start with a small garden and grow.

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Haha I'm planning small this year 2-4 pepper plants only so 100w or less is my cut off. Too many renos going on and what not for big juice sucking lights. In the next few years that could change but we have 2 bathrooms to do, the floors and the kitchen so I don't want energy suckers adding to my bills :P haha

[reefbrian]

Then t5 is perfect. 4-6 bulbs would be good. Great prices on eBay. Some come with bulbs. Or check out your local hydro store they may have the sunlight supply t5. 4 bulbs. Good price. :-D

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[Bayside Corals]

I start all of my peppers indoors. I use a 4 bulb t5 fixture used for aquariums. I changed the bulbs that are sutable for plants though. They grow really well and they have produced peppers for me under the lights.

For clarification if you keep a bell pepper next to a jalapeño they can and will cross pollinate. But it will not affect the heat or flavour from the pepper that is produced. However if you take the seeds from the cross pollinated pepper and grow them, then yes you will have a hybrid pepper plant. You will not know what the heat or flavour will be from this plant until you grow it and try it

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