Second Grow Box Ready and Full Of Chili Plants 🌶️🌶️ - Garden Season 2018 - Update #4
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My chili plants moved all to the 2nd grow box now. After the swap to bigger containers, I need more space for the plants to grow. My first grow box is not large enough. Usually, the plants grow much quicker after they are put into bigger containers. Therefore the second grow box is a higher and bigger one.
Grow Box Setup
I constructed the 2nd grow box some years ago. The grow box is a simple cardboard box with aluminum foil inside. This helps to reflect the artificial light and to be more efficient.
The grow box has two PC vents, which help to avoid mold growth, circulate fresh air and shake the plants a bit (creates stronger plants). The vents run 3 times a day for some minutes.
The light is a fluorescent lamp from my old fish tank. It provides enough light and is switched on for 13 hours a day.
There is no heating in this grow box compared to my first one. In this phase, the plants do not require high temperatures anymore. Since the grow box is inside our house the plants have normal room temperature 19°C. This is fully sufficient.
To Do:
- Just watering with fertilizer and waiting that the plants reach the top of the grow box. 😊
I keep you posted on updates.
If you miss one of the previous posts:
Chili Peppers Massive Growth After 4 Weeks 🌶️🌶️ - Garden Season 2018 - Update #3
The Chili Peppers Come Out 🌶️🌶️ - Garden Season 2018 - Update #2
Chili Season Starts Now…. See My Filled Grow Box ?🌶️🌶️🌶️
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I wish I had started sooner, I think I will start a setup like this anyway. I am in zone 7 so I probably will have enough time to get plants big enough for planting outdoors. If not I may have to buy starts again this year. I looked at your previous posts, good idea on the PC fans.
Thank you for your comment.
You are right it is better to start late than never. :-) I think you have enough time left.
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Really good idea to use a cardboard box with foil! I might have to give that a go... my last few trays of seeds did not do well!
Oh, yeah. Does look so well in your post.
The good thing about a grow box: you can control the environment and it is really failsafe. You get plants at the end. If you built it yourself you can choose the right size. Make it as a big or small as you need it. :-)
I'll definitely have to try it in that case! Thank you!
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