Saood Since I didn't plan on having tomato plants in pots, I wasn't ready & used whatever I had on hand. Many of them were 1 gallon pots, few 3 gallons. That is pretty small. But in spite of small pots, they grew well & whatever plants I had, they produced some tomatoes. Plenty to sample them all, and even save seeds for next spring. I only managed to plant in ground about 15. Photos in my previous postings are showing seedlings started without any additional lighting, just in front of south window. So yes, they are leggier than should be. Once they have at least 1 set of 'true' leaves, I pot them up into bigger pots. Seedlings grown in peat pellets I usually pot up into 3 or 4" pots. I burry them as deep as possible, which is most of the main stem. This is when I start adding fertilizer whenever watering. (BTW, if you are looking only at asparagus seedlings, I think they are just about right - maybe just a bit etoliated, since asparagus has very long/tall ferny stalks.) I try to put them outside ASAP to get as much sunlight as possible (make sure you aclimitize them well, even if grown under lights). Sometimes I pot them up second time into larger pots. I try to get deep pots, since tomatoes have large root system. (the attached photo is showing tomatoes potted-up second time, from 4" pot into 6-7" pot that are much deeper). Large distance from light source would slow the growth, I believe they need any light you could possibly supply, short of burning them (as you asked about in another thread - I think it was about CFL's). If you growing only few plants, maybe you could try to nurse the sluggish ones to health. Besides what I mentioned, I can't think of any other reason for them being so slow. I don't have experience growing jalapenos. I would make sure of good air circulation; proper watering; as much light as possible. Don't start fertilizing too early - not so healthy plant can't use fertilizer. To get some really good tips on growing in containers, there are many very experienced members on container forum growing peppers, tomatoes etc. Being fall here, you may not get as fast reply as it would be in season. Rina This post was edited by rina_ on Mon, Oct 28, 13 at 11:28

You get what you pay for. Sorry about being blunt, but you bought a piece of crap. Sixteen watts??? Mostly red and orange, neither which are good for seedlings, unless you like really leggy plants that will fall over on their side if you breathe hard in front of them. Can you send it back? There are good, even close to great LED panels available. But if they are not rated at 90 watts or greater, stay away from them. Even some 90 watts are still a POS. But sellers hype them as being perfect for plants and some unwary people believe them. You could have spent about $30 on shop lights and provided much better artificial lighting for your seedlings. Mike

I've never grown agapanthus, but happen to have JUST finished the chapter on them in Eck and Winterrowd's "Our Life in Gardens" (FABULOUS book -- every real gardener should read it) and among other things, they say: "From time to time, northern gardeners hear rumors of "hardy" agapanthus, special strains that might survive the winter, even in Zone 5, "with protection." The famous Headbourne hybrids,... are frequently mentioned.... The Headbourne hybrids have achieved notoriety not for their considerable beauty, but because they are said to be the hardiest agapanthus of all. Hardiness is never a matter of mere winter lows, however, but is always something like a complex tossed salad. So it may happen -- in a most privileged courtyard garden in Washington or even New York City, with perfect winter drainage, some evergreen boughs placed over the crowns in December, a good covering of snow, and perhaps an exposed basement wall that leaks heat and is just opposite the furnace -- it MAY happen that some selection might live to see the spring and flower in summer. But we remain skeptical. And so, to consummate an affair with agapanthus, you must resort to shoving and hauling, smashing [referring to earlier references to the roots and how you might actually have to smash the pot to get the plant out] and splintering, to a cold bedroom of nasty, yellowing foliage, always anticipating the pure bliss that will come. Not so different, after all, from any other love affair." (So reads the whole book -- if your library has it, it is WELL worth a read of the whole chapter on agapanthus care ... then keep reading, the whole book is about love, of plants, pets and people. A wonderful book to curl up with!)

I started mine in January and they are quite tall (reaching for light). Lost some leaves due to crowding so they are not the prettiest plants. My question is some of the Trinidad Scorpions have branched off to be a Y or even X shape and others are like a foot tall with no signs of off shoots. Is that a concern? Do they need to be pruned to produce another shoot. nervous pruning the main stalk with nothing else growing out the side and very little leaves... I started my 7 pots in Feb and they are small still. Only a few inches but several leaves and healthy. They have been the slowest to grow out of my bhuts, scorpions, habs, scotch bonnets and a few other hot ones.