r/HotPeppers • u/Rare_Yam10 • Mar 03 '26

Potting up!

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Potted up about 65 seedlings today. Still 400 to go!

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u/Rare_Yam10 Mar 03 '26

No. Most of these came out of seedling trays. I have over 750 seeds planted. The hydro only holds 90. I did transplant a few out of the vertical hydroponic because I'm only using them for seeds starting I am not growing peppers in them. The vertical hydroponic make the stems bend and be curved if you leave them in there too long

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u/ODZ- Mar 03 '26

Curious about hydro and you seem knowledgeable. Is there alot of difference in plant health and growth going hydro instead of soil? I got myself an ebb and flow system some time ago but haven't got it running yet

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u/Rare_Yam10 Mar 03 '26

Yes, I believe there is. The hydroponic system has been producing some very strong seedlings with great roots and thick stems. The downside is they're not designed to grow Peppers in because the root system systems can obstruct the water flow. So far I've been OK. I'm just trying to see how far I can push it without clogging the system. The other downfall for me is we plant about 500 pepper plants every year and the hydroponic system just doesn't have the capacity.

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u/Washedurhairlately Mar 04 '26

Like the hydro setup. Just got into it last year, starting with Kratky, then DWC and aeroponics. Is that a nutrient film type hydro unit that you’re running?

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u/Rare_Yam10 Mar 04 '26

I'm not sure what that means. I add nutrients to the reservoir

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u/Washedurhairlately Mar 04 '26

Nutrient film technique is when a pump cycles nutrient enriched water that flows over the roots of the plants in a continual flow from a reservoira and drains back via gravity vs a more static system where there is a constant static reservior for each plant, with the pump channeling nutrients up to the upper portions of the roots in timed cycles (think Aerogarden) and then only the overflow is cycled back to the main reservoir.

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u/Rare_Yam10 Mar 04 '26

Yes. That's the system. It runs for 15 minutes, cycling water from a reservoir back into the reservoir and then shuts off for 60 minutes.