Topic: hydroponics my chilli growing setup video

[h4ppy-chris]

Thanks Frank, i think i would of failed without your advice.

[DalPuri]

Thanks Frank, i think i would of failed without your advice.

Nahhh dont be silly Chris, You were doing great by yourself. Just some friendly encouragement offered thats all.
If not by me, somebody else would've jumped in for sure. 

[h4ppy-chris]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mn3NfH0cjx8

[DalPuri]

Thats bad practise to do what you've done there Chris unless you're wanting to create a level canopy at the top with nothing underneath.
The only time you should consider removing leaves is at the end of the season to let the sun ripen the fruits or if the leaves are dead or diseased.
The Big leaves are very important during the grow for photosynthesis. Without them, you have no plant.
Whats going to happen now is all the energy will be transferred to the top of the plants making them more leggy.

They will still grow and stay healthy so dont worry too much.  But those side shoots will take longer to develop. I would be tempted to pinch an inch or two off the top of each plant to send some energy back down to those side shoots.

The plants will be leaning over because the roots have nothing to cling to for support like they would have in soil. Add a few stakes if you feel they're going to topple over. (they look ok for now though)

Cheers, Frank. 


p.s. get that rockwool covered over! any light getting through into the buckets is bad news. 

[h4ppy-chris]

As always thanks for your advice  Frank 

[Geezah]

Looking good there Chris.
I also back the statement about removing the 'shade leaves' they are what capture the light and help the plant create food. Only remove them when they start to turn yellow.

DalPuri mentioned Mylar earlier in the thread, if you need some to cover the inside of your grow box let me know as I have plenty of it left from my indoor growing experiments

I'll post you some out if you want it.

[h4ppy-chris]

Looking good there Chris.
I also back the statement about removing the 'shade leaves' they are what capture the light and help the plant create food. Only remove them when they start to turn yellow.

DalPuri mentioned Mylar earlier in the thread, if you need some to cover the inside of your grow box let me know as I have plenty of it left from my indoor growing experiments

I'll post you some out if you want it.

i will pm you my address very kind of you Geezah.

[h4ppy-chris]

How long should i leave the chillies on the plant before they are ready?

[h4ppy-chris]

Really sorry Geezah got the Mylar in the post thank you Very much.

[George]

Chris - Thank you for inspiring me to have a go at a very crude hydroponics setup. I bought a cheap chilli plant from B&Q a few weeks ago. Until now, it's been on a window sill in full sun. Yesterday, I positioned it over a bowl of water, using a very basic lash-up. Water movement and air bubbles are created using a cheap water pump (4w mains). I'm using a kitchen sieve to help stop any solid particles from blocking the pump. I added a few grains of Miracle-Grow fertiliser to the water.