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Tepin peppers and hydroponics

missfancyplants

13 years ago

Hello,

I manage the greenhouse at my university and I have been experimenting with hydroponics. We got some tepin peppers which are slow growing, desert peppers that are hotter than habaneros. One of my professors got them from New Mexico and only a few successfully germinated. The peppers seem to be doing fine but since they take so long to grow its hard to tell. Since they are a desert plant it is ironic we are putting them in hydroponics, I am worried its too much, I found some black sludge like stuff on the pots the other day. Is that a sign somethings up? Any advice?

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wordwiz
13 years ago
fancypants,

As a rule, tepins are close to habeneros in terms of Scoville units.

I'm confused as to what you mean by "black sludge like stuff on the pots." Is your hydro system based on sewage or something similar?

Please describe the type of hydro (DWC, E&B, NFT, etc.) grow you are doing and what types of nuits your are using.

Mike
joe.jr317
13 years ago
Do you have a charcoal filter? That often builds up if you put a new filter in a system.

As Mike points out, we need a lot more info here. Not all systems are the same. Pics are good, too. If you need help posting any, see the link below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Posting pics instructions
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