Richard Rollinson
Some views of other stuff in the grow room waiting to be brought up to the greenhouse at the right time. There are also peppers, jalapeños, parsley, more lettuce, verbena, snapdragons, etc....
#Gardening
#Allotment
#NewEngland
#Zone6b
Mar 22 at 8:38pmWeb
Show threadLee from Colorado2d ago
@richrollgardener you're a couple weeks ahead of us. We're just moving the first seedlings on into bigger blocks now. It looks good!
Show threadRichard Rollinson2d ago
@colo_lee Yes, I fear I may be a little ahead of myself here. Have to hold things back a while, if I can...
Show threadvlkr2d ago
@richrollgardener Am I right to guess that the picture of the peppers was taken in the morning, shortly after turning on the lights (because many have their leafs still rather closed)?
Show threadRichard Rollinson2d ago
@vlkr The only peppers in these images are in the far background of the shot with the orange cells containing the tiny aubergines. The beetroot with the red stems have what looks like partially closed leaves, but that is just their nature. All lights here are on 24 hrs/day. Hope this helps..😃
Show threadvlkr2d ago
@richrollgardener Ah, thank you! I messed up even though you had it all in the ALT text. I see, so when they just come up, they look closed as well. Isn't 24hs of light harming the plants in some way, because they don't get to rest?
Show threadRichard Rollinson2d ago
@vlkr Once they're big enough, they get potted on and moved to natural sunlight. They're only under the lights for 2 or 3 weeks. Never known it to be a problem. Also there's a fan blowing on them to "give them a wiggle"
Show threadvlkr2d ago
@richrollgardener I see, interesting. I never used growing lights, so I haven't looked into it. I just assumed that plants would have some day-night cycle that a growing light would maybe mess with. I use my window sill and carry my plants outside on the porch every time the temperatures allow it, which is nearly every day here in March and April. I'm located in the warm Rhine valley in Germany.
Show threadAlison Wilder2d ago
@richrollgardener jealous of your progress here in 5b