Terminated 3/19/2021 - Petite Colour Peppers (11/03/2020)

[Shawn]

Today I am planting a new pepper project that will hopefully result in a variety of colors and shapes.  This will be a mystery as to what colors, shapes and sizes I will get.  I just hope they are all different.

Machine: Farm 24XL
Vendor:   Park Seed
Name:     Petite Colour Blend Hybrid Pepper Seeds
Seeds:     2 per pod

Pods:       3 pods planted, will thin to one each when ready

Sponge:   Park
Nutes:     None to start

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Petite Colour Blend Hybrid Pepper Seeds

A Rainbow of Mini Bells! Just a few inches long and wide, but packed with color and flavor!

It's the must-have blend of colors, shapes, and fabulous flavors! This exclusive blend brings you mini bell peppers in all the bright, hard-to-find colors and forms. Perfect for snacking, appetizers, garnishes, and stuffing. The more plants you grow, the wider the variety of looks in this gourmet blend.  This mix contains the full range of colors, from green and red to hard-to-find yellow, orange, white, cream, purple, and even black. They also vary greatly in size, from traditional blocky bells to round, horn-shaped, oval, and more. So much fun to watch the new peppers emerge and take shape, each plant different!

[Sher]

They look fantastic, Shawn! That's my kind of pepper!

So cute! So colorful ! And I imagine so crispy and juicy as well!

[Shawn]

I see life in all three.  Now I just watch that they germinate and go above the label.  After that I have to hope I get three different varieties.

[Shawn]

Two of the three are above the label.  One of the pods has two seedlings with one of them having the casing attached.  I put a few drops of water on it.

The third has not come out of the pod yet.

[Shawn]

All three pods are now up above the label!

[Sher]

Yay! Now the fun part begins!

[Shawn]

I added just 10ml of nutes to the bowl.  Pepper leaves are looking a tad yellow.  I probably should add the entire amount but was unsure.  If that does not help I will add some more.

[Shawn]

You can see the three peppers (they are sharing space with the traveling herbs)

[Shawn]

Some growth ..  you can see the fairy dust on the right from the other peppers on the deck.

[Sher]

The peppers are looking good!

[Shawn]

20 ml of nutes added.  I did not add mooch yet as I need to more the herbs somewhere.

[fldave]

Shawn, since I use RO water I add CaliMagic to all of my gardens at the 5ml per gallon recommended rate at initial filling and about 1/3 that rate for replacement water.  My herbs and greens seem to love it.  I doubt that your herbs would mind being lightly Mooched (it is the same as CaliMagic isn’t it).

[Sher]

I have discovered that Cal-Mag prevents tipburn in lettuce, too That was a huge problem for my Kratky lettuce before I started using it. I also add a small amount to herbs. It seems to make them stronger and healthier.

I have some mini red peppers I'm thinking about planting soon. This is exciting to see. Hope you get a bunch of different colors!

[Shawn]

This picture will be cross posted with the traveling herb.  These herbs will be moved to a permanent home by the end of the weekend.

[Shawn]

[Shawn]

I swear since the last pictures these had a growth spurt, that or I never realized the lights needed to be raised.  They are all full of buds.  I need to get in there and check more to see if there are peppers on any yet.  I did go in and remove some more large leaves as it is very dense. 

While I know you can plant three pepper plants I think if I select plants that are taller then 20" I will only plant two.  Just for the air flow itself.

I will get some pictures later in the day.

[Shawn]

Tons of buds and flowers about to open on all.  Fed Mooch this morning

[Shawn]

Peppers have been found ...