🌿 Kage no niwa

Tracking my green friends' growth every day (almost).

Plant on May 30

D1~ 20/05/2025

First photo! Just planted everything. The soil smells great and it's full of promise.

Planted multiple seeds(4-5) of 3x Jalapeno pots and 2x Habanero. Habanero on the dark small pots

🌱Insights: Watering them every day with full sunlight.
Day 5

D7~ 25/05/2025

The first baby leaf(I think I am saying it correctly) appeared. Thought it was just some other weed leaf.
This is the jalapeno pot and it was the first to come out of the soil.

🌱Everyone else is sleeping still zZz. When is wake up time??
Day 11 Habanero Day 11 Jalapeno

D11~ 31/05/2025

At day 10 I still didn't see any sprouts. (There were a couple of cloudy days).
I got anxious and snooped around the soil. I also wanted to check if the soil was too compact or had too many hard parts like wood or rocks not allowing the sprouts to come out. In the process I found out that there were sprouts.
As soon as I found them I let them be cause I didn't want to ruin their "come out" process anymore and just watered them.

This is what they looked like at Day 11. Also on the small Jalapeno pot another sprout made their 2baby flowers ahead of the others.

🌱At this point I am starting to look more and more into the flowering stage and how to make an online diary to share with people.
Day 12

🎉D12~ 01/06/25 (EU format)

🎉🎉SUNNY DAY AT LAST AND EVERYONE IS MAKING A PARTY🎉🎉
So excited today. I woke up to every sprout having their baby leaves out. Also we can see a second double sprout pot which gives me hope after not seeing anything for 10days.

🌱After some research I decided to not water them daily if not needed(check with finger if soil is dry).
Also I will try to progressively give them more light and not expose these babies to direct sun for the whole day. I mean the first one to grow baby flowers was exposed to it full time and looks fine but then again there were a lot of cloudy days
Nevertheless I read on the internet that it makes the plants stronger so I will start putting them out of the direct sun starting at 10a.m. and progress by adding 1hour of direct sun time every day.
Day 13.1 Day 13.2

D13~ 02/06/2025

The jalapeno pot that sprouted first is now growing it's first true leaf. I am getting more and more excited.
Today I was supposed to stop their direct sunlight at 10a.m but I didn't until 12p.m (2 hours later). The plan is still in place starting tomorrow!!!
The leaves seem normal and healthy.
Let me note that I checked for the soil moisture today and it was not soggy but not dry as well. I decided to skip the watering process today.

🌱Finally making the diary and getting it up online. Currently I make it for github pages but I will improve it and make it more "automatic" as time passes.
I will maybe move to wordpress or something to make it more dynamic as well.
Note to self: take better pictures
Day 14.1 habanero Day 14.2 jalapeno

D14~ 03/06/2025

We have officially completed the 2nd week!! Nothing much happening today, the plants look lively and one of the habanero is starting to grow it's first true leaf.
I noticed that the pot with the jalapeno that grew first has grown 3 sprouts. This is either due to me putting a lot of seeds in there or that the soil is better?! Seems weird.
Today I was planning on moving the pots out of direct sun at 10a.m but they were in the shade (sun didn't come to that spot yet).
That puts us back on track and we are right on schedule. Yesterday they had approximatelly 2hours of direct sunlight and today I left them for 3h-3.30h. Tomorrow I will do 4h-5h and after that I will leave the for the whole day unless it's scortching hot.
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Day 15 Habaneros Day 15 Jalapeno Day 15 Jalapeno 'Jar of Greed'

D15~ 04/06/2025

Gday!! Yesterday I placed my pots in a different place where they would have sun since early morning.
Firstly, about the habaneros. They are still small and one of them has its leaves curling a bit in the edges. I am trying to be careful with sun exposure since that's usually the reason or the roots and watering but I've noticed it happens during shade time as well.
Anyhow..their first true leaves are barely visible now so as soon as they are out I think they will start developing a lot faster and have a good time into the flowering stage.
Concerning the jalapenos on the round pots they look really healthy and tall and they are starting to grow their first true leaves as well.
Lastly about the prodigy pot, I am gonna start calling it the "Jar of Greed" since it's the most successful pot so far. Yesterday I snipped the baby sprout that has round baby leaves because it was probably weed and I didn't want it to "steal" the nutrients from the other seedlings in the pot. About the big seelding, the true leaf is growing really fast and it also started to grow a second true leaf. It is really ahead of the others. For sure it will be the first that needs a repot.

🌱I am really sceptical about watering them or how much direct sunlight time they need. If they were at the flowering stage I wouldn't mind leaving them half a day with dry soil in order to not overdo it, but since they are in the "baby leaves" phase their roots are sensitive. I will take special care of the smaller ones and move them to shade earlier considering their leaves curl since they do not have the same needs as the most grown ones.
Day 16 Jalapeno Day 16 Jalapeno

D16~ 05/06/2025

Another day another worry!! Everything is growing steadily. Yesterday I noticed that all of them started to grow their true leaves and went ahead and foolishly proclaimed a "prodigy" pot.
Well.......today I saw that all the true leaves from the rest of the seedlings are coming out in pairs. Which is weird because in the big seedling that grew faster than the others the true leaves come out one by one and even at this length they do not resemble true pepper leaves yet.
It still looks like a pepper seedling though, I will have to be extra careful in case we have an intruder..!

🌱Sad thing is that I will be out of home for a week or so I will not be able to take very big care of them apart from watering them. I hope this one week should be plenty for them to grow without needing a transplant.
Day 17 Jalapenos Day 17 Habaneros Day 17 'Pot of Greed'

D17~ 06/06/2025

Aight yellooooooooooo, the jalapenos are looking real good. Soaking up the sun every day and growing steadily and STRONG. The new spot I've put them also has a nice breeze so it's good for strengthening the stems as well.
About the habaneros, they look a bit stressed and smol but I am not concerned. At first I was having doubts about the soil being too little or the direct sun stressing them but I think they will be really glad and have a great blooming phase when I repot them.
Aaaaaaaaaaand about the elephant in the room..this CANNOT be a jalapeno seedling am I right? 😂😂😂😂 WHAT ARE THOSEEE. 😂😂

🌱I will do some research and check if I should remove it because it is growing very very fast and most probably eating all the nutrients from the pot.
Day 18 'Pot of Greed' Day 18 Jalapeno Day 18 Habanero

D18~ 07/06/2025

Yo day 18! As you can see I murdered the tall seedling. Yeah..yeah I know..gave the pot a name and everything cause of it BUT. This was clearly not a pepper seedling. Also the fact that another weed seedling sprouted in this pot with round leaves lead me to the conclusion that we had an impostor AMONG US.
On the bright side. The true leaves of all the Jalapeno seedlings are growing bigger and bigger and they look like pepper leaves as well! Really happy about it.
The habanero seedlings are smoler and less self inclined but I think this is their characteristic and I have faith in them! They do not seem stressed so I am chillin!!!!

🌱I am quite thoughtful about the watering. Lately the days have been really hot but not all pots drain all the water. I guess this happens because bigger seedlings have bigger needs as well. I will continue doing it by heart for now.
Day 23 Jalapeno Day 23 Habanero Day 23 Jalapeno Day 23 Jalapeno

D23~ 12/06/2025

Yo I am back, look at these grown ahh plants. Everyone is growing leaves bigggggg(except the habaneros). Maybe it is because the pots are smaller thus there is not so much soil but I am not really sweating about it. I will replant them when I replant the Jalapenos no matter how big they are so they can continue from there.
The Jalapeno leaves are looking fine though. They are growing by the day and they really start to look like pepper plants. I will most likely replant them in less that 2 weeks time. I've noticed that in these scortching hot days they love water like it's white monster so I am watering them every day.
For now they seem to be ok with all the direct sunlight, also the weather helps because it's been a bit cloudy as well so it's really good for the early true leaves.

🌱I've noticed some white spots coming and going in some of the plants but they are instantly gone in an evening's time after some care and hydration. I am also checkin the leaves all the time for any yellowing but they seem totally healthy.
Jalapeno Jalapeno Jalapeno 'Pot of Greed' Habaneros

D25~ 14/06/2025

Heyoo, looking good looking good. New set of leaves are coming out. After the new set of leaves come out and grow to the size of the current ones I am going to replant them. To be honest I am kind of hasty and I want to replant them as soon as possible because I think I did a bad job with the current containers. Also a reminder that I am watering them every single day. I may be overwatering a bit but I cannot risk the heat of the noon sun. I feel that with these temperatures the plants are going to literally burn crisp to their roots.

🌱One of the plants is starting to tilt and this may be due to overwatering. I will stake it and try a different approach where I only water the plants when they soak all the water and start to wilt a bit. I hope this will not ruin them. So the plan is not to grow them big and tall stem but to have a solid foundation and root system. It's prolly gonna be a week or so before replanting. Let's make the most out of it.
Day 27 Jalapeno 'Pot of Greed' Day 27 Jalapeno Day 27 Jalapeno Day 27 Habaneros

D27~ 16/06/2025

Howdy 🤠. So...I didn't water them yesterday and they look pretty fine. It seems the leaves are kind of growing slower but I hope the roots are expanding like crazy looking for water. The soil looks dry since yesterday at the top. I will keep checking on them and water later on today. What kind of puzzles me is that the habanero's leaves are so small. I believe that they are supposed to grow smaller in height but wider with big area leaves.

🌱So..I will be leaving again tomorrow and I wont be home until late weekend (It's Monday today). This week the replanting is supposed to take place but it will need to wait a bit. I think it wont matter if I replant them 2-3 days later than I should be. I was planning on replanting after the 2nd set of true leaves grow to a considerable size so we are on schedule.
Day34 Jalapeno Day34 Jalapeno Day34 Jalapeno 'Pot of Greed' Day34 Habaneros Day34 Day34 Jalapeno Day34 Jalapeno Day34 Habaneros

D34~ 23/06/2025

BIG DAY TODAY!! I came back yesterday to such grown and healthy plants. The third set of true leaves was already out and growing big so I knew it was time to repot. Again, I went ahead and repoted the habaneros as well although they were so small compared to the others.
I did a terrible job at transplanting and I stressed the plants so much but I think I didn't damage the root system or the plants themselves a lot :3. For the new pot soil I put a mixture of 2 potting soils from the store (1 less expensive than the other) and a bit of garden soil. If I see the plants are experiencing issues after 1-2 weeks I will start adding fertilizer.
On the bright side, the root system on all of the plants was well expanded and rich. I will not 'starve' them for water or use any other techniques. The plants look really healthy and they need their time to recover from stress so we go with the flow.

🌱 I chose this size for the pots because I have big hopes for these plants. I will keep updating about the progress. Over and out! 😎
Day 35 Day 35 Day 35

D35~ 24/06/2025

First day after replanting and the plants look like frozen pillars xD. What I mean to say is that they haven't responded neither positively nor negatively. They just stayed as is.
I guess this is a good sign and they are just getting accustomed to their new bed.

🌱I made some changes to the page today, experimenting. I am slightly concerned because the soil is still moist since yesterday's watering but it was not really hot to be honest. I will have to keep it in mind and be careful for faulty drainage.
Jalapeno Jalapeno Habanero Jalapeno

D37 ~ 26/06/2025

Yo quick update today. As you can see the Jalapeno on last photo looks weird. It's leaves are curled inside and it looks tired. Also the other Jalapeno are starting to look like this is well. I suspect this is due to poor watering in combination with the heatwave and strong sun.
I moved it to shade and it already became better. I will update more info and pics tomorrow.

🌱I see that the pot becomes dry really fast so I might need to start watering every day. For now I will try to give them more water since the pots are bigger and will see how it goes.
Day 38 Jalapeno Day 38 Jalapeno Day 38 Jalapeno Day 38 Habanero Day 38 Habanero

D38~ 27/06/2025

Yo, day 38 plants look exhausted as shiiiii. The combination of re-poting + heatwave really hit the plants. I am moving them to shade at noon because the sun is really strong then. I let the habaneros sit on the sun a bit longer since they seem more durable.

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🌱I will try to water them more to see if they can push through.
Day 40 Jalapeno

D40~ 29/06/2025

After excess watering this is what jalapeno looks like. It was a bad approach watering so much. I will follow a plan where I water them only when needed after they soil becomes really dry.
Also I will be warry of sun exposure.

🌱I will keep you updated about the results.
Day 43 Jalapeno Day 43 Jalapeno Day 43 Jalapeno Day 43 Habanero

D43~ 01/07/2025

Okay I think we are back on track. I am carefully watching the watering and put them to shade when the sun is at it's peak. They seem to appreciate it and I think they started expanding horizontally. Also I can see the first buds starting to come out and I will need to consider leaving or cutting them to promote leaf grow. The plants still look a bit exhausted that's why I will continue to carefuly monitor them. The heat is becoming worse by the day. The habaneros don't seem to care as much as the Jalapeno.
On the bright side, the Habaneros started growing big leaves which makes me really happy. I hope they will start growing as well. It's been a week after replanting and bad conditions but I can already see them getting back on their feet.

🌱Plants already on that BBL....iykyk
Day 45 Jalapeno Day 45 Jalapeno Day 45 Jalapeno Day 45 Habanero Day 45 Habanero

D45 ~ 03/07/2025

These guys are rocking it right now!!!! Holyyyyy, the plants are so full of energy. I did the thingy where I water them depending on their needs and not every a set amount of days. It worked like a charm!
So this is the third day before the last watering. They seem to like it. The leaves look and feel so strong and the posture feels empowering. Also going kinda bushy.
What concerns me a bit is the Habaneros, although they are starting to grow bigger leaves, they are so small compared to the Jalapeno. I understand that this may be due to the repotting stress but I've looked in the internet and the other habaneros I've seen may be short but have huuuge bushy leaves. Well..time will tell.

🌱The first flower buds are showing and I decided that I will prune them, if I use that term correctly. I decided on that since it's only early July and they already came so far so there is plenty of time. Also I scrabbled the top soil on the pots to increase drainage and waterflow and it seems that it worked. I will continue to do it every now and then. Let me also note that I am thinking of getting some fertilizer. The plants don't seem to need it yet but maybe they will in the future.
Day 48 Jalapeno Day 48 Jalapeno Day 48 Jalapeno Day 48 Jalapeno Day 48 Habanero Day 48 Habanero

D48~ 06/07/2025

Ayo, yesteday night I had a dream that I woke up to the pepper plants been massacred by bugs and had their leaves eaten hahaha😂😂. It was brutal because in my head the leaves are really huge by now and they've been eaten all the way through xD. It was a job of many not just one or two😂😂.
Apart that the plants grow bigger and bigger, they start growing buds and they flourish!! This is again third day before last watering, seems to be working fine.

🌱I am trying to gradually give full sunlight to one of Jalapeno plants to see if it can handle it although I think they are doing pretty good right now.
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