Day 365
UPDATE#6
Grower update
Update #6
And a shot from the final harvest from this plant. Upper left is a much deeper container than it appears in the photo.
GrowLog
SuccessfulYear-Long Mini Jalapeño Grow with Two-Pound Final Harvest
Grow log by nick · Original thread
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View recapCrop🌶️Pepper
VarietyAeroGarden Mini Jalapeño
MethodAeroGarden hydroponics
EquipmentAeroGarden Farm+, outdoor Kratky container
Plants2
AudienceAdvanced
What you can learnA strong long-term pepper example with vigorous growth, repeated pruning, extended productivity, final yield, and a salvage experiment.
Actions:2 Pruning1 Harvest1 Finished1 Transplant
Useful practices
- significant recurring pruning
- keeping peppers productive for over a year
- weighing the final harvest
- attempting to preserve a heavily cut-back plant in outdoor Kratky
Problems encountered
- very vigorous growth requiring repeated pruning
*The days were calculated automatically and approximately.
Conversation
S
I need to get some more Jalapenos growing
S
Your jalapenos -- and all your photos -- are beautiful, Nick!
N
Thank you!
G
I love jalapeños and I also think that they love to grow in the AG units!
Day 365
UPDATE#5
Grower update
Update #5
Actions taken
HarvestCollected two pounds of Mini Jalapeños in the final harvest.
FinishedEnded the two long-running Mini Jalapeño plants.
PruningCut one plant back to a thick base with one leaf remaining.
TransplantPlaced the cut-back plant outdoors in a Kratky setup.
These guys were terminated just two weeks ago after they'd been up for a little over a year. I pulled two pounds of mini-jalapeños off of them at their last harvest. Just for kicks I trimmed one of them back to just the thick base with a single leaf left and stuck it outside in a Kratky setup. I highly doubt it'll survive but I figured it's a fun experiment on the way out.Here are some of the last shots I took before termination.
Day 102
UPDATE#4
Grower update
Update #4
Actions taken
PruningPruned the two Mini Jalapeño plants significantly on multiple occasions.
I’ve pruned these significantly more than once. Lots of peppers these days. They’re on the left in this photo. Peppers!
Day 35
UPDATE#3
Grower update
Update #3
These peppers are still twice as tall as anything else i have that was planted at the same time.Here they were two weeks ago:And here they are today:
Conversation
S
Nice growth. I find the hotter the pepper the slower it grows. Is that just me? Anyone else?
Day 9
UPDATE#2
Grower update
Update #2
These peppers continue to outpace any other plants I’ve ever grown. Apparently Mini Jalapeños are very happy in the Farm+.
Day 1
UPDATE#1
Grower update
Update #1
These plants are so fast. The previous plant that the aphids attacked and both of these sprouted as fast as lettuce. They want to grow!