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Monday, March 24, 2014
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Captain 97
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Stanwood, Washington
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In the past I have had problems with my first true leaves malforming before I get the plant in the ground. The leaves will grow to about 4" accross and then the edges will harden and stop growing and the leaf will get a pillow type curl to it. I have a theory that they are starved of nutrients because my 6" peat pots full of starting mix didn't have enough nutrients to keep them going over the long period of time that they were kept inside. I have also heard the theory from other growers that it might be from too much heat. for this test I am starting them in a 3" peat pot and transplanting that into a 1 gallon pot as soon as its out of the incubation chamber. The roots should outgrow the 3" peat pot quickly and the patch soil should be able to supply the required nutrients. I also am not using the space heater that i have used in previous years and am just keeping it at room temp.
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