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Makin’ Habaneros – Part XII – Pests
There is nothing worse than spending all that time nurturing your little babies only to have them attacked by pests the second you get them out doors. Here are a few tips for dealing with various common pests. Diggers Diggers i...
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Makin’ Habaneros – Part XI: Hardening
Before you consider moving your plants outdoors there are still some precautions that we must take. First of all, our little seedlings will still have some pretty weak stems on them, the second that any real wind comes their wa...
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Makin’ Habaneros – Part X: Transplanting
By now your seeds have sprouted and are now seedlings. If you have sown your seeds in 48 or 72 cell seedling trays, and your plants have a few good sets of leaves on them then it is probably time to give these little guys (or g...
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Makin’ Habaneros – Part IX – Tips
Watering: When you water your young seedlings you need to be as gentle as possible. I recommend picking up a typical spray bottle, of course do not reuse one that has had cleaning products or any chemicals as this will probably...
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Makin’ Habaneros – Part VIII: Planting!!!!
Now that we have everything to get started, we can start planting our seeds. This is very simple and there are not really any tricks to this. I lay out my seed trays on a large table and pour a good lot of potting soil (I perso...
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Makin’ Habaneros – Part VII: Heat
Now that we have our soil, seeds, trays and a place to grow them, there is one more thing that we need to accommodate for before we start to plant our seeds: Heat. As I mentioned before, if we are going to be growing peppers, w...
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Makin’ Habaneros – Part VI: Makin’ the “Grow Op”
Makin’ Habaneros – Part VI: Makin’ the “Grow Op”. Please forgive me for the instructions below, hopefully the drawings (thanks Google Sketchup!) will help clarify them. These are just suggestions, anything will do but I w...
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Makin’ Habaneros – Part V: Makin’ up the “Grow Op” – Lighting
There are many different types of indoor growing setups you can buy. Some of the prices are out of this world (up to $300). I am not even talking about mega-expensive Metal Halide grow lights that commercial greenhouses use, I ...
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Makin’ Habaneros – Part IV: Makin’ the “Grow Op” – Space
I will start with space because this is a deciding factor on the lighting issue. Let me explain my situation to you first. I live in the lower half of Canada, while not entirely without light in the winter, I know that I am not...
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Makin’ Habaneros – Part III: When a Mommy Pepper meets a Daddy Pepper!
This article will explain how to get started in growing peppers and the fundamentals of what you are going to require. We are going to be starting our peppers indoors so we will need to make arrangements. To grow seeds, we need...
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