This jalopeno is roughly 5 months old germinated from seed and now that it's starting to bud I've given up on in. Looking for advice on what to try next.
– I started it in a half gallon pot. It was in that half gallon pot the majority of its life and only transfered to this bag a week ago so everything else will refer to that period.
– Used bog standard low nutrient potting soil and supplemented it with a bit of Dr. Earth 2-2-2. The only notable thing I can think of is it was soaking wet when I bought it and there were more twigs and wood chunks than I'd care for
– Watering schedule was every 2-5 days. I would stick my finger ~1 inch into the soil and when it was dry give it 1/2 liter – 1 liter
– It spent it's life under a 100W vivosun led. I think this was my main problem, I had the lights positioned 4 feet away until very recently.
– A lot of the leaves turned purple but I read this can be normal for certain jalapeños.
Let me know if you have any other questions
by Swimming_Gain_4989
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Over watered and the light was way too far away. It’s also very hungry. How often did you feed the 2-2-2?
Edit, also, Dr earth 2-2-2 is an organic fertilizer. It’s slow to release and be beneficial to the plant. You really need a water soluble fertilizer to give this plant a boost.