Hello I want to start by saying that I have grown lots of pepper plants and used a few bags of MaxiBloom in soil with good success. this is my first time growing them in coco coir and I feel like the leaves are not as green as they should be. It's hard to see on this picture but the left plant looks more dull and light green. I water from the top and throw away the run off. Im keeping the coco moist. I started feeding them 1 tsp of maxibloom per gallon of water and now im going to double the dose but im worried that the drop in pH is a problem. I know i should be using Maxigro right now, but im trying to save money. Do i need to raise the pH in the double dose? (See pictures)
by miguel-122
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Maybe it’s just the picture but they look pretty green to me.
Left plant is jalapeno, right is tabasco.
Anyone else grow peppers in coco? What nutrients do you use? Do you change ph?
Do you know the ph of your water? ph for chili is around 6. lockout can happen v quick
You need MaxiGro. It’s more cost efficient than other additives anyway. Since you grow a lot you’ll get through it eventually.
In my experience both are pretty decent PH-wise without additional correction. Stick to the instruction in the package. The formulation specialists did some pretty hefty calculation and tests to land there.
Additionally, you could do a nitrogen boost with a foliar feed. Something like Nitrozyme. But that’s not cost effective.
Can hydroponic plant food typically be used for plants grown in soil? That’s super cool. That stuff is like steroids for plants.
Bit of a weird post, you asked for advice and when people answered why your peppers aren’t growing green you just said “I know”, but pointless no?
Please invest in a quality ph pen
Maxibloom will grow hot peppers but its not recommended. I used it for two seasons.
The pods were always dwarfed and not text book shape. ..think of text book shape made out of wax and a hot flame glanced across them.
I was using Maxibloom and Cal-Mag.