I ordered mine on Amazon. Ten individual trays with 12 cells each, so I can baby some with a seed heatpad if needed. Really like them. Here's the product link.
I've grown reapers from seed to pure fiery hell. Some random thoughts in no particular order:
1) I germinated mine in a seed box similar to this. Water, cover, and let sit. They take like 2 weeks or so to get going so don't get impatient.
2) The biggest thing people seem to have an issue with is not understanding that reapers require an insane amount of fertilizer. You need a soil mixture of like 1/3 manure, 1/3 sand, and 1/3 potting soil, then mix into that some plant food with decent calcium boosts.
3) After that, grow the seedlings to a respectable size before you start boosting the water itself. I use Jacks' Fertizilier 9-45-15 water soluble and add it to my watering jug. You are going to need to do this weekly to biweekly.
4) It takes a long time for reapers to fully develop their insane heat level. You have to be patient and leave them on the plant for a long time, so just keep them in mind and let them keep getting redder and redder.
5) No animal or pest will ever touch these things. If the plants begin to form holes, this is due to lack of fertilizer and the plant skin not being thick enough.
Oh wow, thank you!! Fair warning: this is my first attempt so I'm not sure if I've done everything "correctly" lol
I'll try to break down the conditions as best I can. I used the KORAM seed starter trays from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LX0JBUU) to help with water and humidity control. I kept the vent almost all the way closed to keep the environment very moist pretty much until the last week or so I had the lid on. During that last stretch, I gradually opened the vent to allow more airflow to acclimate the bbs (not sure if that actually matters lol, but better safe than sorry right?). The lid was on pretty much 24/7 until the mold & algae got crazy and the seedlings started to get true leaves.
I use distilled water and in the beginning I rarely had to refill the bottom of the tray since the domed lids kept a lot of the moisture inside. I'd supplement as needed maybe once a week, but really based on the look of the soil. Once the lid came off I definitely had to check the moisture level more frequently. Now that the bbs are bigger I keep the soil moist but not too wet by either misting them or refilling the bottom of the tray.
They've been under a grow light in a tent (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GCHXUVU/) for 12-14 hours a day since about day 3 after sowing seeds. I gradually moved them from the side with less direct light into the brighter area as they got stronger. The tent has a fan set up on a timed power strip to circulate air for as long as the lights are running during the day, and I tried to keep the temp around 72 as best I could for the first few weeks.
I made my own mix using Kempf Compressed Coco Fiber, perlite, and Bonsai Jack Succulent and Cactus Soil Gritty Mix #111 which I sterilized first. I'd say it's about 50/25/25 for the coco, perlite, and bonsai jack. I also sifted the mix to get some of the finest particles to create a ~1/4 inch layer on the top of each section before sowing the seeds on top. I did 1-2 seeds per individual section.
This got long, but I hope it helps in your potential seed endeavors!
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>Fair warning: this is my first attempt so I'm not sure if I've done everything "correctly" lol > >I'll try to break down the conditions as best I can. I used the KORAM seed starter trays from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LX0JBUU) to help with water and humidity control. I kept the vent almost all the way closed to keep the environment very moist pretty much until the last week or so I had the lid on. During that last stretch, I gradually opened the vent to allow more airflow to acclimate the bbs (not sure if that actually matters lol, but better safe than sorry right?). The lid was on pretty much 24/7 until the mold & algae got crazy and the seedlings started to get true leaves. > >I use distilled water and in the beginning I rarely had to refill the bottom of the tray since the domed lids kept a lot of the moisture inside. I'd supplement as needed maybe once a week, but really based on the look of the soil. Once the lid came off I definitely had to check the moisture level more frequently. Now that the bbs are bigger I keep the soil moist but not too wet by either misting them or refilling the bottom of the tray. > >They've been under a grow light in a tent (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GCHXUVU/) for 12-14 hours a day since about day 3 after sowing seeds. I gradually moved them from the side with less direct light into the brighter area as they got stronger. The tent has a fan set up on a timed power strip to circulate air for as long as the lights are running during the day, and I tried to keep the temp around 72 as best I could for the first few weeks. > >I made my own mix using Kempf Compressed Coco Fiber, perlite, and Bonsai Jack Succulent and Cactus Soil Gritty Mix #111 which I sterilized first. I'd say it's about 50/25/25 for the coco, perlite, and bonsai jack. I also sifted the mix to get some of the finest particles to create a ~1/4 inch layer on the top of each section before sowing the seeds on top. I did 1-2 seeds per individual section. > >This got long, but I hope it helps in your potential seed endeavors!
Here's what I posted in another comment :)
> Fair warning: this is my first attempt so I'm not sure if I've done everything "correctly" lol > >I'll try to break down the conditions as best I can. I used the KORAM seed starter trays from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LX0JBUU) to help with water and humidity control. I kept the vent almost all the way closed to keep the environment very moist pretty much until the last week or so I had the lid on. During that last stretch, I gradually opened the vent to allow more airflow to acclimate the bbs (not sure if that actually matters lol, but better safe than sorry right?). The lid was on pretty much 24/7 until the mold & algae got crazy and the seedlings started to get true leaves. > >I use distilled water and in the beginning I rarely had to refill the bottom of the tray since the domed lids kept a lot of the moisture inside. I'd supplement as needed maybe once a week, but really based on the look of the soil. Once the lid came off I definitely had to check the moisture level more frequently. Now that the bbs are bigger I keep the soil moist but not too wet by either misting them or refilling the bottom of the tray. > >They've been under a grow light in a tent (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01GCHXUVU/) for 12-14 hours a day since about day 3 after sowing seeds. I gradually moved them from the side with less direct light into the brighter area as they got stronger. The tent has a fan set up on a timed power strip to circulate air for as long as the lights are running during the day, and I tried to keep the temp around 72 as best I could for the first few weeks. > >I made my own mix using Kempf Compressed Coco Fiber, perlite, and Bonsai Jack Succulent and Cactus Soil Gritty Mix #111 which I sterilized first. I'd say it's about 50/25/25 for the coco, perlite, and bonsai jack. I also sifted the mix to get some of the finest particles to create a ~1/4 inch layer on the top of each section before sowing the seeds on top. I did 1-2 seeds per individual section. > >This got long, but I hope it helps in your potential seed endeavors!