>>2568606>Any ideas why my Chilis are reaching for the sky?You only have to worry about "legging" with plants that don't get as big like spinach and lettuce. Those are very healthy plants.
>>2568700>Mix soil. Don't just tuck your plants into a pot full of Miracle Gro, go dig up a 5G bucket of good dirt, mulch with spent tea leaves or homemade compost, buy perlite and something like earthworm castings if you can afford it.This, I don't know a lot of people that bother doing this and it's a shame. Especially if you intend on transplanting outside you should mix some of the soil it will be planted into in your seeding mix with peat moss sand or whatever else it needs. You should also rinse it out with boiling water to kill any unwanted seeds and sterilize it too. For bigger pots I just fill with mix and flood it for a few days then drain and plant. Also try to at least give the seeds filtered water for their first few watering and make sure to use room/outside temperature water so you don't shock them.
>>2568681Get one of these (a cheapo one from Harbor freight, all of them fancy or not will stop working after about a year or two) and fill it with filtered water if you can and leave it in the same environment as the plants so that you'll never screw up watering them. They like to be watered like rain/mist because it doesn't disturb the soil or flood them until their crowns are destroyed. Don't rely on "reservoirs" to water it for you unless it's a pure hydroponic setup because you want fresh water to keep all the roots and soil in check and prevent mold. Don't water when the sun is beating on them, nature doesn't and the water droplets can burn holes in leaves.
As for your soil tablets...are you talking about the jiffy pellet things? Be careful as you may not have luck with some seeds because I think those are just pure peat. I personally haven't had much luck with them but I plant things that don't really need them or can't transplanted.
