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VIDEO: Epic Fail On My Part!! February 4th, 2020
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Great video! Oh those lil chickens. They thought they were at a Las Vegas buffet. I love your grow light set up. My green onion seeds are not germinating at all. I need to get another type soon.
What temperature did you have your peppers at?
We have a constant battle between chicken abs veg garden!! Good luck
Seedlings look great! Darn chickens tho! lol When my parents lived in Oregon, they had that algae problem also, sorry I don't have a solution but like you said, I don't think it's going to bother anything. My dad was a farmer (strawberries) and it didn't concern him. Love that Oregon soil, as my dad would say…… "You could stick a broom stick in the dirt and it would grow!" lol I'm curious out of all your seeds, which ones were from the Dollar Tree. Can you share that next time? Thanks!
Don’t worry about the kale. The exact thing happened to my kale plants and I thought the chickens had destroyed them (they looked exactly like yours), but they ended up growing out beautifully.
Thank you for the peas!!!
Wow! The kale bounced back fairly quickly! Impressive!
A fan on my seedlings is what has helped keep the mossy moldy mildew along with the every now and then peroxide spritzer. The fan helps strengthen the seedlings as well.
If you put a Little layer of vermiculite on the soil it helps with the mold.
Looks like you are watering from the top. If you water from the bottom by putting your seed starts into a tray with water and letting the water soak up into the planted cells that should cut down on the algae. I have never seen that on my seed starts so I'm guessing it is because I soak up water from the bottom instead of spraying onto the top. I also recommend like others to get some heat mats. They are epic! You will only need them until the seeds germinate. I also use a plastic cover on mine until they germinate and that along with the heat keeps the soil moist from condensation. Do not bother getting a heat mat thermostat. I found that to be a complete waste of money. Awesome channel!
Now how often have you if you have changed the water of those sweet potatoes?
I think your algae (which looks more to be moss) is due to low drainage potting soil… I think you need to mix some coarse sand into your potting mix and, if that doesn’t solve your problem, try a store bought sterilized potting soil for your seedlings… I think you’re one step away from damping-off disease and sterilized soil mix will fix that if your trays are also very, very clean… one thing that creates mossy soil like that is acid soil, which is also low drainage soil… you could try mixing some lime into your potting soil, as well…
One other point… it looks like from your baby onions and chives that you may be overwatering just a little bit… yellow leaves = too much water…. brown leaf tips = not enough water…
With the Tabasco seeds, they typically like a “saltier” soil. The pepper was created and developed on Avery Island, the type most commonly found in the US, and the island itself is on a salt mine and likes a hotter climate
I would probably try to hang some heavy window coverings over the windows in that room to try to mitigate temperature fluctuation. You could look for some quilted roman shades or thrift some heavy drapes that go almost from ceiling to floor.