Calcium worked! Do I need to add more soil mixture / Can I adjust the level without shocking the plant?
Calcium worked! Do I need to add more soil mixture / Can I adjust the level without shocking the plant?
by Zakkypooo
2 Comments
kinezumi89
I missed your last post (so I’m not sure what you’re referring to with the calcium) but I personally wouldn’t mess with it. Is this its final home, or will you up-pot later? Tomatoes don’t mind being buried deep, but peppers don’t like their stems to be buried (I haven’t tried it myself, but I’ve heard this from quite a few different sources)
If you plan to repot later, I’d just leave it be for now. If you don’t plan to repot, I might consider gently lifting it up and putting more soil underneath
miguel-122
I would dump it all carefully and mix in perlite. Then refill and plant higher. I’ve grown with soil like that and it will stay too wet, peppers will grow slower. A repot indoors is way less stress on the plant, it will be fine.
Also those lights suck. They are weak. But It might be enough for one plant if you keep them close. If the plant starts getting yellow, give it some complete fertilizer, not just calcium. Good luck.
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I missed your last post (so I’m not sure what you’re referring to with the calcium) but I personally wouldn’t mess with it. Is this its final home, or will you up-pot later? Tomatoes don’t mind being buried deep, but peppers don’t like their stems to be buried (I haven’t tried it myself, but I’ve heard this from quite a few different sources)
If you plan to repot later, I’d just leave it be for now. If you don’t plan to repot, I might consider gently lifting it up and putting more soil underneath
I would dump it all carefully and mix in perlite. Then refill and plant higher. I’ve grown with soil like that and it will stay too wet, peppers will grow slower. A repot indoors is way less stress on the plant, it will be fine.
Also those lights suck. They are weak. But It might be enough for one plant if you keep them close. If the plant starts getting yellow, give it some complete fertilizer, not just calcium. Good luck.