u/Deagle_Phantom

Hi all, am here again (see my last post 9 days ago, she' growing fast). This time I've got questions regarding what to do about the rate at which this Aji Amarillo's soil is drying out, and whether to snip fruits in favour of leaf-development or not.

About the soil: depending on the weather, it takes about 2-4 days for the soil to dry out after proper watering. I live in the NL (zone 8a), and it currently does not get much hotter than 21c/70F in my room (I do have a massive W-facing window). I know bonchi's & peppers prefer quick-draining soil and dry feet, but this seems a bit excessive—especially since it is still spring.

Do I change the soil to one with less perlite, or maybe switch to a more voluminous pot, or maybe even say fuck it and give this Aji all the root-room in the big pot?

And then about the fruits: should I snip them now if I want some more time and leaf development to shape the plant?

Final not-so fun fact: see that teensy dark spot on the top-right of the furthest-right flower? Yea? Fucking aphid >:

Hi all,

Have this singer 160991 zig zag attachment, but I am seeing ludicrous prices when googling it. Since they are mostly listed on Etsy, I assume that those prices are exaggerated.

Anyone have an idea what the true value is?

Thanks in advance :)

Pretty much title. I have 18 seedlings (8 varieties) growing, but only the Purple UFO seedlings are curling their cotyledons upwards. The first true leaves seem to behave normally.

Anyone have an idea what gives and/or it's something to worry about?

Though it'd be fun to share my student setup among all the nice ones I see here. I'm living on 15m² (50 ft²), so I don't have a lot of space to grow.

The lights (60+40W) are not quite enough, but I don't to spend more money and they are luckily in front of a big window. I just need the plants to get big enough for the outdoors, and then I'll move them to the roof.

Pretty happy with how its going, especially since I've been winning wars against aphids and thrips! One side is groing faster than the other, but that is what it is.

Not sure yet how I will shape the new upcoming shoots. I am thinking about also making them grow across eachother, like the two current branches, but then vertically.

Hiya, I got this Aji Amarillo cutting to propagate, and I want to put in soil once I have fully eradicated the aphids & trips that I've been dealing with. Any tips on when I finally get to it? I have no experience with propagated peppers yet, but I've heard things about "water roots" vs "soil roots".

Thanks in advance!