Everything looking good. I start peppers on a heat mat in the mud room and it still takes 8 days before they start popping. Mine are up about an inch so far. That same storm system rolled through here, southern Illinois, and we had lots of hail but no tornadoes. Prayers go out to those who were affected by it.
Hopefully you didn’t have any hail damage. My peppers are finally starting to emerge and it took about 11 days. The hot peppers still haven’t sprouted, they require so much consistent heat. Thanks!
Not really this time of year since we’re still seven weeks away from the frost free date, not too many people would be able to keep them protected that long, especially for how big they would be by then, probably close to seven or 8 feet tall. Now when we have leftover transplants for our fields in May, we do give many of the extras away to our employees that have gardens.
How do you get your transplants big? I started this year for the first time nd sprayed with starter fertilizer once, but my transplants are still small
I’m not entirely sure without seeing them in person, but here’s my thoughts: Are your temperatures high enough? Ideally, they should be between 65 and 85. Foliar fertilizers are not enough. You need to also have a water soluble fertilizer when you water them at least a couple times a week. It also could be that they just haven’t grown long enough, it takes about a month for cucumbers, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower and at least six weeks for peppers and tomatoes. Hope that helps.
Very surprised to see that you’re not using the rockwool cubes for your peppers like you do for your tomatoes, is it cost-effective or does it just work better with the mix?
I guess I didn’t clarify in the video, but everything that we plant from here on out is for the field on raised beds with plastic mulch and drip tape, no reason to plant the field crops into expensive Rockwool. Now, if the peppers would’ve been for the Greenhouse, we would have used Rockwool. Thanks for asking about that.
Great video. This is my favorite time of the year. It's so tedious to seed by hand, but I absolutely love watching the little seedlings come up
Yes, it is an exciting time of year to see everything coming to life, thanks Eric
Everything looking good. I start peppers on a heat mat in the mud room and it still takes 8 days before they start popping. Mine are up about an inch so far. That same storm system rolled through here, southern Illinois, and we had lots of hail but no tornadoes. Prayers go out to those who were affected by it.
Hopefully you didn’t have any hail damage. My peppers are finally starting to emerge and it took about 11 days. The hot peppers still haven’t sprouted, they require so much consistent heat. Thanks!
Looking good!
Thanks, hopefully all the hard work pays off!
Could you sell your extra plants to local gardeners in your area.
Not really this time of year since we’re still seven weeks away from the frost free date, not too many people would be able to keep them protected that long, especially for how big they would be by then, probably close to seven or 8 feet tall. Now when we have leftover transplants for our fields in May, we do give many of the extras away to our employees that have gardens.
I didn't think about it being to early for the gardeners.
How do you get your transplants big? I started this year for the first time nd sprayed with starter fertilizer once, but my transplants are still small
I’m not entirely sure without seeing them in person, but here’s my thoughts:
Are your temperatures high enough? Ideally, they should be between 65 and 85. Foliar fertilizers are not enough. You need to also have a water soluble fertilizer when you water them at least a couple times a week. It also could be that they just haven’t grown long enough, it takes about a month for cucumbers, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower and at least six weeks for peppers and tomatoes. Hope that helps.
Very surprised to see that you’re not using the rockwool cubes for your peppers like you do for your tomatoes, is it cost-effective or does it just work better with the mix?
I guess I didn’t clarify in the video, but everything that we plant from here on out is for the field on raised beds with plastic mulch and drip tape, no reason to plant the field crops into expensive Rockwool. Now, if the peppers would’ve been for the Greenhouse, we would have used Rockwool. Thanks for asking about that.
11:08 Hi mister! where can I download?
Not really anything to download. This is just my own personal spreadsheet that works on my operation with our seasons here in Ohio.
@@wishwellfarms Ok ok! Thank you! How do you control pests?