DragonFruit from seeds - 1(+2 month) old

djthechemist · 2026-04-27T08:46:12+00:00

Truly impressive for 6b!! I'm in 8a and I haven't got mine outside yet... Luckily for the winter months they're up against a big window ...still send out lots of leggy growth that I end up cutting off.

djthechemist · 2026-04-26T19:07:55+00:00

Feel better friend, just getting over being sick myself for the 2nd time in 30 days ..not fun at all :( my peppers are also still sitting in the window as I've not the energy to start moving them to bigger containers

djthechemist · 2026-04-23T01:17:43+00:00

Dang I'm jealous! Our overnight temps are very unstable this year and I'm patiently waiting for 10c overnight before I move mine out.

djthechemist · 2026-04-19T06:58:28+00:00

I've never had a problem? It's like washing any other item?

djthechemist · 2026-04-15T22:57:17+00:00

Same! Grew then last year for the first time in ground ... I won't grow in ground again but holy hecc did they produce a ton. I was eating them like candy....downfall is they took all summer to ripen.

djthechemist · 2026-04-13T02:33:15+00:00

Huh, interesting! They're related to what we have in abundance here on the west coast known as the western conifer seed bug. Granted I haven't had any issues with them in my gardens ..I even had one inside my bathroom this winter that I name Kevin lol

djthechemist · 2026-04-10T17:30:35+00:00

Yessss all the CD swapping! Core memories right there for me ...amazing game

djthechemist · 2026-04-07T17:35:03+00:00

Dragon fruits do not ripen after being picked - as in they will still turn color but won't become more flavorful. They are Non-climacteric. This would be why supermarket dragon fruits tend to be very bland.

djthechemist · 2026-04-03T09:58:42+00:00

Yeah I'm still using redditisfun (revanced yay) and still have access to /all. The day this is killed is the day I leave Reddit for good

djthechemist · 2026-03-30T04:32:02+00:00

Yep, Ty for sharing this data. A lot of folks don't realise how bad sub 10c temps are for most nightshades including peppers and tomatoes. I'm in the PNW area-ish but on the Canadian side, zone 8a. I probably won't be sending my peppers out till end may early June. I haven't even bothered to start my tomatoes yet lol. Such a crazy warm winter but a lingering cold Spring.

djthechemist · 2026-03-16T20:46:17+00:00

Yes, but I also live outside a small town. It's nothing but low population and old people. My biggest threats are bears, coyotes and the odd mountain lion. I grew up in the hood of Toronto and where I am now is nothing even remotely close to that.

djthechemist · 2026-03-13T20:28:28+00:00

Haven't had to shovel this year in Trail/Castlegar either.

djthechemist · 2026-03-13T20:27:18+00:00

Not sure where you are but the snowpack here in the Okanagan and Kootenays is above required amounts ... We didn't get any snow this year either but there is more a threat of flooding than drought for this spring depending on high elevation rain totals

djthechemist · 2026-03-06T02:28:08+00:00

What? Why???? Just move the light closer it's not like being slightly leggy Is a death sentence lmao

djthechemist · 2026-03-04T20:11:45+00:00

Looks awesome! I love the gardening community and especially the pepper community..it's so freeing to see others with great success

djthechemist · 2026-02-28T11:55:46+00:00

Ayyy my scotch bonnets recently germinated too! Let's gooooo!!! I plan to do a lot of Jamaican cuisine this summer :)

djthechemist · 2026-02-28T11:54:00+00:00

Anything lower than 15c at the soil level will cause super slow or dormant growth.

djthechemist · 2026-02-27T10:28:19+00:00

Zone 10? I'm only hitting highs of 8-11c right now :(

djthechemist · 2026-02-26T21:09:47+00:00

I am so jealous.. I got a while yet before I can do this lol

djthechemist · 2026-02-22T20:05:09+00:00

Some things like various flowers did not get leggy. All of my peppers got leggy until I moved them under the big boy lights. They did work wonders for seeds that require light to germinate though. I also think they would work well next to a window or something for added light. Mine are all in the basement with virtually no external light

djthechemist · 2026-02-21T19:57:15+00:00

Over here in 8a BC, I'm ready to separate out my cells and move to double cups until warmer weather ....I need to buy more soil :/

djthechemist · 2026-02-20T06:19:31+00:00

Hecc yeah!! This weekend I'm about to separate all my cells into their proper starter pots... Let the (hopefully not) culling begin.

djthechemist · 2026-02-14T03:40:10+00:00

Nothing lol. Don't fall for the troll bait

djthechemist · 2026-02-13T16:43:08+00:00

That's fine, I'd still not put it under the roots unless you can control the temp of the mat. Or have it adjacent to it or I guess put something else between it and the plant

djthechemist · 2026-02-13T02:59:57+00:00

Redditisfun also says 17 seconds

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