Day 102
UPDATE#8
Grower update
Update #8
I am probably going to end this soon - it is not doing well and I'd rather have one less plant to take care of.
GrowLog
Terminated EarlyBob’s Pickling Pepper in a Harvest Ends Without Ripe Fruit
Grow log by ERR0R1755 · Original thread
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View recapCrop🌶️Pepper
VarietyBob’s Pickling Pepper
MethodAeroGarden hydroponics
EquipmentAeroGarden Harvest
Plants1
AudienceExperimental
What you can learnDocuments how underfeeding and neglect can lead to leaf loss, deformed fruit, and an unproductive pepper grow in a compact unit.
Actions:3 Nutrients1 Transplant1 Pests1 Pruning
Useful practices
- small-form pruning concept
- monitoring leaf curl and brown spots
- removing malformed fruit
- adding calcium-magnesium supplement
Problems encountered
- leaf loss from neglect
- suspected calcium deficiency
- deformed peppers
- poor overall plant health
- no ripe red pepper harvest
*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.
Conversation
C
Did I miss something? Did you find a place to move to or just decide to stay "planted" where you are?
S
Me, too! Enquiring minds want to know!
E
No move yet! I think I have put down roots for the summer, since houses are very overpriced still and the cheapest I could find a decent (one bedroom, one bathroom, and kitchen) apartment was around $2,000 per month.Hopefully, between the stock market's current crash and the changes happening to interest rates, housing will calm down
C
It is crazy like that most everywhere. Even where we are and we're out in the country a bit. Like you, we think things will turn around...hoping for soonish!In the meantime, glad you can stay put for now!
E
I ended this and did not get any red peppers off of it, but I tried leaving out the green peppers to dry and a few of them turned orange or red over time.I'm not sure if they were edible or not so I threw them into the compost, but it was interesting to see.
Day 81
UPDATE#7
Grower update
Update #7
Actions taken
PruningRemoved malformed developing peppers.
NutrientsAdded 2 ml CALiMAGic and 8 ml AeroGarden nutrients.
This lost a lot of leaves due to neglect, and some peppers started to grow but were deformed. I cleaned up those peppers and gave it 2ml of CALiMAGic and 8ml of AG nutes.
Day 52
UPDATE#6
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Update #6
Actions taken
NutrientsAdded 6 ml of AeroGarden nutrients.
No open flowers yet, but some are getting close. Added 6ml of nutes!
Day 31
UPDATE#5
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Update #5
I will need to add more nutes to this soon.
Conversation
L
Is it all the added growth that has you thinking about nutes? The plant looks healthy to me.
E
I have only given this 6ml of nutes so far (a month and a half ago), and I can see the leaves starting to curl and the first signs of brown spots (which is a calcium deficiency, if I remember correctly).I will have to double check with my PPM meter, but I am fairly certain that the plant has used up all of the nutes I gave it.
E
Added 6ml of nutes!
Day 21
UPDATE#4
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Day 14
UPDATE#3
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Day 8
UPDATE#2
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Day 1
UPDATE#1
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Update #1
Actions taken
TransplantMoved a Bob’s Pickling Pepper seedling into an AeroGarden Harvest.
NutrientsAdded 6 ml of AeroGarden nutrients.
PestsAdded hydrogen peroxide to the reservoir.
I moved a seedling into a Harvest today! The seeds came from the last time I grew this pepper, and I added 6ml of AG nutes as well as a squirt of hydrogen peroxide for good measure.I am planning to keep this pruned back in a bonchi-like style to keep it small.