My pepper plants have continued steady growth over the past week with signs that they are about to take off. In fact, I'll need to add the top half of the utility shelf so that I am able to raise the lights high enough. My herbs on the other hand have grown very little because I have not yet transplanted them and the roots are hanging out the bottom of the peat-pods. I plan to start future herbs right in the pot.
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| Pepper plants at 8 weeks old. The one on the left was initially the slowest to take to the transplant. It is healthy and growing well now. |
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| There has been about 2 1/2 inches of growth in the past week with this plant standing at around 7 1/2 inches. |
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| Buds! |
2 1/2 inches in a week...that's pretty awesome! So basically it grew by a third this week! General knowledge would say that we shouldn't be able to keep this rate of growth up as the plants start to put their energy into fruiting...but so far my plants are showing no signs of slowing down even as they are growing fruit. Not sure how this is possible....unless the plant it somehow becoming more efficient. I'll be curious if you have the same experience!
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