Pepper Blog: Week 7ish Update

Well I finally sat down to figure out what week I am actually on. The peppers are just shy of 7 weeks, and are getting 18 hrs/day of fake sunlight. As a result, they seem to be growing about 50% faster than in nature, but that's just a guess.

I have not yet "pinched off" the first buds, but will likely do so this week. It is nice to have this blog to look back and be able to quantify weekly growth. They grew about 3 inches taller this week, and now average about 9 inches tall. Meanwhile, the herbs continue to meander along. One of the basil leaves is curling up and has some sticky looking (but not feeling) substance on it. I am not sure what that is all about. The pepper leaves are not curling any additional amount, and may actually be flattening out a bit. These plants are still ultra bushy with very dense foliage...I think the Mylar is making the difference in terms of sunlight penetrating to the lower leaves.

Without further ado...(peppers first, as always!)

This garden is looking jungle-ish!

When you look at them everyday, they don't seem to grow, but then you look back at last week's picture, oh my!

One of probably 30-40 total buds spanning all 3 plants. This one looks like its getting ready to open up into a flower.

Sweet Basil, with "underlings" attempting to grow up in the shadowlands of big brother (don't know where that sentence came from).

Notice how there are actually TWO leaves that have this weird sticky-LOOKING substance on them (but it feels normal to the touch).

Thyme....I have no clue why that plant in the middle is growing crooked...too close to the bigger one? Would be odd because the "sunlight" is universal and comes from all directions.