Day 78
UPDATE#12
Grower update
Update #12
I took this photo a few days ago. All the peppers are fully ripe now except for two green ones out of camera range. I will be replacing these with the romaine that I am craving.
GrowLog
SuccessfulGypsy Hybrid Peppers
Grow log by Sher · Original thread
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View recapCrop🌶️Pepper
VarietyGypsy Hybrid
MethodAeroGarden hydroponics
EquipmentAeroGarden Bounty, AeroGarden Harvest 360 light, coco-coir pot
Plants2
AudienceExperimental
What you can learnA valuable two-media pepper comparison covering legginess correction, topping, transplant depth, pruning, fruit set, and ripening.
Actions:3 Transplant2 Pruning1 Harvest
Useful practices
- pinching growing tips
- burying a leggy stem deeper in coco coir
- comparing hydroponic and coir growth
- pruning large leaves
- harvesting and cooking peppers
Problems encountered
- very tall leggy seedlings
- large Bounty leaves requiring pruning
- lower productivity than companion Mocha Swirl peppers
*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.
Conversation
S
Beauties
L
Your beautifully balanced photo is jigsaw-puzzle-worthy, Sher! I especially like the extra detail with the AG at the lower right.
S
Oh my goodness, lynnee ! I was embarrassed at the photo quality! My new cell phone does not have a good one. But thank you very much!
Day 68
UPDATE#11
Grower update
Update #11
This one will get harvested soon. I can't wait!
Conversation
U
Hey! What's that red thing doing among all those nice green ones... Get that out of there! (and eat it)
S
Aye, aye, sir!
Day 62
UPDATE#10
Grower update
Update #10
They are starting to turn now.
Conversation
U
Really nice looking peppers! Keep up the good work!
L
Oustanding photo, Sher!
S
Nice work on the peppers!
Day 50
UPDATE#9
Grower update
Update #9
They keep getting bigger!
Conversation
S
they are HUGE!!!!!
S
They are! I am surprised!
Day 45
UPDATE#8
Grower update
Update #8
Actions taken
HarvestReported already having eaten three Gypsy peppers.
The Gypsies have some peppers that are ripening. I have already eaten 3, and will start using these in cooking.
Conversation
S
Wonderful peppers and look at them starting to change over in color
C
Wow!
Day 36
UPDATE#7
Grower update
Update #7
I plan to make a chicken salad today that calls for bell peppers. I think I'll substitute one or two of these since they are close enough to ready. (I hope.)
Conversation
S
These will be a wonderful addition to your chicken salad!
Day 33
UPDATE#6
Grower update
Update #6
The Gypsies aren't as prolific as the Mocha Swirls, but they are coming along.
Day 27
UPDATE#5
Grower update
Update #5
Both Gypsies have peppers now!
Conversation
S
Any many more will follow
Day 25
UPDATE#4
Grower update
Update #4
Actions taken
TransplantMoved the coir-grown Gypsy into a more attractive pot.
The Gypsies are starting to take off. The first one is in a Bounty. The second one is the one in a pot with coco coir under a Harvest 360 light. (I repotted it into a prettier pot.)
Conversation
S
They look good
L
Those plants really are going well now! I can see lots of little peppers near the top of the plant in the Bounty. The Bounty pepper doesn't seem to mind your hard water?
S
Thanks, Lynne. I am diligently monitoring the water and the nutrients, adding 1 T hydrogen peroxide to the Bountys weekly (sometimes more) and 1-1/2 t. to each Harvest. Also, the plants require stronger nutes and more supplements than recommended or else they show signs of malnutrition.It seems to have made a big difference in pythium growing. I still do R&RS every 2 weeks. There is always a very heavy of sediment in the bowls, but it is not the rotten brown stuff.I still want to get the RO filter and mix that water with mine. Then maybe I can get a handle on how much of which nutes they need instead if having to wildly guess and hope for the best.
Day 21
UPDATE#3
Grower update
Update #3
It's funny the way different peppers grow. These are tall and lanky with the buds mostly near the top.
Day 10
UPDATE#2
Grower update
Update #2
Actions taken
PruningRemoved large leaves from the Bounty-grown pepper.
I'm not sure if the pepper in coco coir looks better than the one in the AG or not. It has a better shape because it spread out more and did not need the severe pruning that the big leaves in the Bounty did. I had to raise the lights for the Mocha Swirl, so we will see how the one in the Bounty does.
Conversation
C
They are very similar.
S
Both look great
Day 1
UPDATE#1
Grower update
Update #1
Actions taken
PruningRemoved the growing tip from both leggy pepper plants.
TransplantTransferred one pepper into a Bounty.
TransplantMoved the second pepper into coco coir and buried it more deeply.
Both of my Gypsies grew very tall and leggy, so I pinched the growing tip out of both of them to force them to branch out. (I hope.) I transplanted one into the Bounty with the Mocha Swirl. I didn't have a tall machine for the other one, so I planted it in coco coir using AG nutrients. I buried it deeper in the pot to help make up for its excessive legginess. The pot of coco coir is in the Harvest 360 that I accidentally left the bowl for in GA. I expect it to grow slower, but it will also spread out the harvest -- if they produce one!
Conversation
L
Very nice repurposing of the Harvest 360, Sher!