Three Week old Habanero Transplants
sacampbell97
9 years ago
My four Habaneros that have been planted for three weeks now still aren't doing very well. One of them is really struggling and the others are looking yellow and the edges are starting to turn brown and crispy. Any ideas for what the issue is so I can correct it?
This is the one that is really struggling
This is what the other three look like
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ozzy2001
9 years ago
sacampbell97
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How I grow Habaneros, and easy end-of-season removal
Comments (3)Great ideas. I'm 67 and live down here in Bastrop County where the soil is more sandy than up there where you are. I add loads of compost to my beds to make the sand hold more water for the Digg drip irrigation systems I use. I use adjustable drip emitters (1-10 gal) and adjust them according to the amount of rainfall we get. I've used the roll mulch, but have started using yards of free mulch available around here after the 2011 fires. Usually put 6" down and use a stirrup hoe every couple days to keep the weeds out. The soil is so friable around here that I just use a mattock to pull the spent plants. One lick, and they come right up. If you want to try a mild version of hab, try the Numex Suave Orange. Had several plants over 6' this year producing Homer buckets full of 21/2" fruit....See MorePeach Habanero Plant
Comments (31)Yup, thats an HPS on the peach hab... although its only a 250. I only have a 250 HPS and a 400w HPS (as you saw in the other thread) so I have never had the pleasure of running a MH. I realize the blue spectrum is suppose to enhance vegatative growth and make the plants more compact... but as you can see the hab isnt complaining any .. nor where the 5 indeterimant tomato plants, 4 deterimant tomatoes, 3 bell peppers, or the box of basil and lettuce that were ALL growing under the single 400 wtt hps. Ill probably end up buying a 4'shop light floro or maybe even a T5 setup eventually .. right now though, I have six months left of school (Im 31 years old, and back in school for a second career switch) .. until then I have no yard to garden nor do I have more room to spare other than my tiny section in my closet. six months left though ... Im counting the days - then looking to relocate! ;)...See MoreThis Week's Drought Monitor: It Only Took Three Years.....
Comments (12)Carol, It sounds like you and I are planting in the same style---sticking plants in the ground whenever it finally is dry enough that maybe they won't suffer too much from waterlogged roots. I have a lot of peppers in the ground, but still have habaneros, serranos, one Anaheim, cayenne and something else I cannot remember waiting for a little spot of drier soil. This really is starting to feel like 2004 or 2007 all over again and I had plants in June both years still waiting for the ground to dry out enough for me to put them out there somewhere in the garden. I also have about six dozen ornamental peppers that are still smallish. I'm not in a big hurry with them. Every year when the ornamental pepper plants hit the stores ,practically full-sized and covered with peppers, in June or July, I wish I had some of them. You know that I won't buy them when I know that I can raise my own, saying to myself every time "I could buy one packet of seeds and raise 30 plants for what they want for that one ornamental pepper plant." It happens every year and I ask myself why I didn't plant some (or more) ornamental pepper seeds, knowing I'd want them in summer. So this year, I raised my own---probably 5 or 6 or 7 varieties of ornamental pepper plants. I am going to pot them up into larger cups of soil-less mix on these rainy, dreary days and let them grow on, in flats sitting on a table near the patio, for a few more weeks. When the ornamental pepper plants hit the stores in hot weather, I'll have my own supply right here and can tuck them into spots in the garden where cool season plants had been growing or where excess water has killed something or whatever. Bon, Yay! I'm glad you got to do some work in the yard and get something in the ground. Any day I get to play in the dirt (even when it is mud) is a good day. It rained on and off all evening, and of course we have new mud and new puddles, but we only got 1.2" so the garden pathways shouldn't be so wet that I cannot venture into the garden. I'm hoping to at least get some weeding done, especially along the fence lines where the weeds and grasses get tall and try to creep under the fence and into the garden. I find it hard to weed the fencelines once snake season starts, and technically it has started, but I wouldn't expect snakes to be out and active on a cool, rainy morning with temperatures in the 60s. This ought to be my chance to clear out the garden's fence lines. I can tolerate just about any amount of rainfall, knowing the rain is so beneficial in so many ways, but when it falls too heavily as tomatoes ripen up and it waters down their flavor, I get cranky. I don't have much hope for the tomatoes we'll harvest in May. Their flavor is likely to be watered down significantly, but maybe the ones we harvest in June will be better. It is the luck of the draw. I'd rather have rain than not have it, but it is hard on the garden when it is too much at once. I still can make salsa with the tomatoes even if they are too bland to be very enjoyable for fresh eating since the tomato flavor is just the base flavor and the stronger flavors of the onions, peppers, garlic, etc. dominate the tomato flavor in the salsa anyway. My bean plants are having a great spring. They are too wet and the water logging of their roots (even though they are in raised beds) is causing a lot of yellow leaves, but they are covered in blossoms and small beans so at least they are having a great spring in the excessive rainfall. I'd rather deal with bean rust than spider mites any day of the week, and that is the difference in a wet spring and a dry spring. Dawn...See Morehow is this for a 10 week old habanero grown inside?
Comments (14)Jim, I have two 4ft x4ft grow tents each with a 300 watt platinumLed light. They are strong enough to grow anything to maturity. I bought them early summer and have been experimenting to get timing down. The LED's replaced 8 bulb T-5's units. I also have Eggplant, sweet peppers, Cauliflower growing indoors now (and some Geraniums). The new lights really make the plants develop quickly. The Jalapeno's I had were in 2 gallon pots and were 24" in diameter bearing fruit in less then 12 weeks so I had to put them out to make room for other stuff. The lights made them grow out, not up, produces huge leaves and root systems. The main stalks were about 3/4" diameter yet the plants were only about 16" tall . We grow a lot of flats of flowers (12+) every spring and need to make sure we have the room for them. I'm concerned that I might get grid locked :) I'm glad I did the experimenting to get some of the timing. As an example I have a sweet pepper plant planted 7/31 and now are 8" tall (4 weeks) and about 12 sets of leaves. I'm guessing I can't plant them any more then 10 weeks before putting out or I just will not have the space to store inside. The plants inside are growing better then the ones in my garden. Interesting point about trimming back however. Didn't think of that. What type lights are you using? The photo was one of the Jalapeno's at 8 weeks (from germination) .......See Moreozzy2001
9 years ago
centexan254 zone 8 Temple, Tx
9 years agosacampbell97
9 years agocentexan254 zone 8 Temple, Tx
9 years agogreen_passion
9 years agosacampbell97
9 years agogreen_passion
9 years agosacampbell97
9 years agosacampbell97
9 years agoWell here's an update... The three I repotted and changed the soil seem to be doing better! They are in temporarily smaller pots and new soil. Also the temps are in the 80's now which seems to be the best according to most people. Thanks everyone for the help and it seems like im now on my way!
green_passion
9 years agosacampbell97
8 years agoJust wanted to post how my habs are looking now... They are doing wonderful and I took a picture of one and they have grown like crazy the past few weeks and are getting pods on them so I'd say they made it through the rough!
sacampbell97
8 years ago
esox07 (4b) Wisconsin
8 years ago
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