Nick’s Sweet Heat in a Sprout (TERMINATED)

[nick]

Since my office Sprout is now free, I’ve decided to go ahead with growing peppers at work. I know this will max out the Sprout but I *think* I can keep up with it.

Off we go!

[nick]

Returned to the office this morning to find a sprout in my Sprout!



That seems fast for a pepper plant. Not sure what to chalk that up to but I’ll take it. 🙂

[Shawn]

That is about right, at least from when I grow them.  In about 6 days mine are usually above the label.

[nick]

This little plant is well on its way!

I’m about to leave it for a week and a half, but at this stage I’ll have folks in the office who are capable of watching the water level for me.

[Shawn]

I hope you enjoy your vacay.  You will be missed here on the forum while you are away.

[MaryL]

I hope your vacation was wonderful 

[nick]

This little plant got thirsty and took off while I was out of the office.



I’m really enjoying how perfectly circular it has grown so far.

[Shawn]

I love this Pepper.  It looks really good.

[cheddachasa]

Very curious to see how this turns out since the lights on the sprout are so narrow compared to the other machines.

[gina1104]

Jan 3, 2019 12:00:00 GMT -5 nick said:

This little plant got thirsty and took off while I was out of the office.



I’m really enjoying how perfectly circular it has grown so far.

I'm totally new to Aerogarden. Is this plant only 5 weeks old? Looks awesome!

[nick]

Jan 4, 2019 11:18:35 GMT -5 gina1104 said:

I'm totally new to Aerogarden. Is this plant only 5 weeks old? Looks awesome!

Yes it is! It’s pretty amazing to watch plants grow in these gardens. With the right plants you really get to see rapid growth.

[Shawn]

Hello and Welcome gina1104.  Isn't this a nice looking Pepper Plant?  I love Sweet Heat Peppers.  They are a nice short plant and does grow fairly quick.  I always have one planted at all times. If you do a search on the forum for Sweet Heat you will see many are growing them now.

I hope you find the forum helpful and please ask any questions you may have

[nick]

I didn’t expect to have an update on this one so soon but I just had to raise the light for it again this morning. When I came into the office today I realized it had a productive weekend and I was just too busy to notice yesterday.





I decided to prune some leaves that were blocking light to others. Post-trimming the plant is looking very ready for more growth.





I also found the first flower, which I removed. Guess I’ll have to be the bee in the office soon.

[Shawn]

Nice surprises and wonderful gems coming your way.

[nick]

Another pruning for this plant as it continues to outpace my expectations. I also added an Aerovoir since this is the only plant I could potentially be away from for several days at a time.

[MaryL]

Looking good! Looking GREAT!

[Shawn]

It sure is

[nick]

This plant gets more attention than most because I stare at it on my desk all day. That means it’s being pruned within an inch of its life. It sure seems happy though. It’s got 7 or 8 peppers in process at the moment.

[nick]

I’ve got 7 peppers growing very quickly on this plant. It seems healthy and happy in the Sprout which has surprised me a little.

R&R today and fed with AG nutes.

[nick]

This plant continues to do well. I obviously prune it regularly. I find it to be a nice way to take a break at work.



It garners a LOT more attention now that there are visible peppers on the plant. I’ve had a half dozen coworkers ask me about it in the past week. I’m sure that’ll only continue as the peppers get to their signature shade of red. 🌶