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  1. Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music

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    Tenhi - Valkama Over ten years since their last release, the finnish dark folk group Tenhi released a new full length album. It's a melancholic and beautiful story of life and death. I feel I'm...

    Tenhi - Valkama
    Over ten years since their last release, the finnish dark folk group Tenhi released a new full length album.
    It's a melancholic and beautiful story of life and death.
    I feel I'm going to be listening it many times in the coming months as the days get darker up here north. The album name translates to "Harbour" or "Shelter" which I feel accurately depicts the mood I get from the music.
    https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLToXWne2Bk-fg8wK1exd5esW6Q13rHHiQ

  2. Comment on Growing jalapenos in pots in ~hobbies

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    I have a timer that keeps the lights on for 12 hours during the winter, from 7am to 7pm. During the summer I've configured the timer so that the lights are on in the morning to supplement the...

    How much light do you give them during the winter? All day long or just morning/night?

    I have a timer that keeps the lights on for 12 hours during the winter, from 7am to 7pm. During the summer I've configured the timer so that the lights are on in the morning to supplement the first sun rays of the day.

    Regarding the led light how far apart are they from the plant?

    I currently have six plants within one square meter, above the plants I have two Star 1700LM Plant Lights. Since the lights are bulbs and not tubes the actual distance to the plants is not that even, I've arranged them so that each light is roughly focused on three plants. I try to keep the distance between the light and the closest lamp between 15-25cm.

    Although I'm still thinking about which chili to get. Do you have any recommendation?

    I recommend you try Lemon drop! It grows fast and can get quite large if you don't trim it, but I think that is a good quality even for an indoor plant; you'll get to do more and get to experiment with shaping the plant a lot faster! It bears large fruit, and they have a nice citrus like flavor (hence the name), the burn is between 30-50k though.
    For smaller plants with more but tiny fruit, I can recommend (Bird's Eye Baby)[https://fataliiseeds.net/product/birds-eye-baby/] and Aji Benito, both are considered easy to germinate.

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  3. Comment on Growing jalapenos in pots in ~hobbies

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    I got into growing chilies a couple of years ago. I've only ever grown indoors, straight from the seed (I've also successfully propagated some from cuttings of my plants). I've ordered seeds from...

    I got into growing chilies a couple of years ago. I've only ever grown indoors, straight from the seed (I've also successfully propagated some from cuttings of my plants).

    I've ordered seeds from a dedicated chili seed vendor via mail, but I've also obtained seeds from habaneros bought from a grocery store. I've germinated both seed kinds successfully into plants that bear fruit, although the habaneros produce little to no fruit even if they bloom, this is something to keep in mind if you try to use seeds from store bought veggies.

    I live in Hardiness Zone 5a, so during winter it can get cold even indoors. I try to keep the indoor temperature above 19°C (66.2°F). The growing slows down remarkably during the winter since the amount of natural light is just way too low. I still managed to keep chilies alive through the winter without a dedicated light. Last fall I purchased two somewhat inexpensive growing led bulbs and they worked miracles, the fruiting season was extended well into the winter and I did the last harvest of the year in December!

    I'd encourage you to try growing indoors, even if it's not the optimal time to plant. Just place you pot right next to the window that gets most light during the day. This way you can get a hands dirty and either successfully keep a plant alive through the winter or fail gloriously! Either way you'll be more experienced in next spring during optimal planting season.

    Also look into bonchi (bonsai chili), all my chilies are basically bonchies, even though the "traditional" way of growing a bonchi is planting outdoors to grow a huge plant before cutting it down to a tiny plant. Basically you limit vertical growth by cutting the tips of the branches, this encourages the plant to create more branches which in turn leads into a denser canopy. The best thing about bonchi is that you actually decide how large the plant can get.

    I'd love to try growing outdoors but my current apartment does not allow for that. Growing outdoors comes with it's own challenges as mentioned by others (pests, sunburned saplings).
    The fruit yield will always be greater if you grow outdoors.

    Feel free to ask if you need any tips for germination or growing in general, I'm still very much learning the ropes myself but always happy to share any knowledge I've gathered.

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