hello tokers

got a pack of some chilli jalapeno, sweet pepper and marmande tomato seeds today for 50 pence, so i thought id give them a go indoors
just wanting to know what kinda light cycle im looking at, in other words...is it the same as growing weed as in you would veg for a while under a certain cycle then change it to start producing ?

thanks

any ideas ?

My mum grows tomatos indoors and I think its 18 hours on... not sure but will ask her tomoz.

my apache chillie plant gets no dark , i put it in garden during day n under light at night with me other plants n its given me many chillies this year so far, cant see its doing any harm

She says tomatoes like loads of nutrients...Im sure not as much as my babies but she does seem to feed them better than she feeds me on a sunday!!!

nice 1 so do ya think it will be the same for the peppers and the toms ?

Heya GarageFlower , imho small scale its a waste of time and money much more rewarding plants and less troublesome i would be looking for , 12/12 when you are ready to force flower , major grows buy in the bees to pollinate i would suggest an electric tooth brush , good luck .

Chilli's don't need a light cycle change as they never really go into flower. The continue to grow whilst flowering. Many chilli fanatics, me included only use lights to get them started about december time. They are then a good size to go in the greenhouse at the beginning of may. I use a 250w blue spec envirolite and for 18h on.

Pollinating can be done with a small brush or gently with your finger. Simply shaking or putting them outside during the day will help and pollinating during midday is most successful.

Chilli's need next to no nutrient to do well - I use half strength tom food fortnightly. My hydro chillis have never been higher than 1.0 ec and are lush green and producing massive pods.