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2015 Chilli Growers Thread

Chilli Plant, Fatalii 2015
£4.50 1 £4.50
Chilli Plant, Trinidad Scorpion 2015
£4.50 1 £4.50
Chilli Plant, Aji Lemon Drop 2015
£3.75 1 £3.75
Chilli Plant, Thai Demon 2015
£3.75 1 £3.75
Chilli Plant, Pimiento de Padron 2015
 
Most of mine didn't germinate :( I ended up with about 6 cayenne and 4 choc habaneros which I've now moved to pots and fingers crossed they'll do okay.
 
HybridX said:
I need some more seeds as all mine have gone posh rotten for some reason.
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That's a shame. It sounds like the seeds were too moist. I use tissue paper and it retains moisture quite well, so doesn't need to be dripping wet. I try an aim for slightly too dry, as opposed to too wet, as they survive dryness in many cases (unless they have already germinated).
My tissue paper is in a tupperware box, with lid almost sealed. This goes on a heated prop base.

As it's late in the season, you should consider getting plants, rather than seeds, unless you intend to grow under lights.
 
Makhaira said:
What a fantastic site, thanks for the link. Would I need plants or would plugs be ok? Quite excited to give it a go, never tried before!
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I have bought a plant plug or two from them in previous seasons, and they have always arrived safely. Randomshenans had his delivered to France I believe.

If you can afford plants (over plugs), this will get you further ahead by a month or so. With chillies we are always fighting the fact that we can't provide an ideal climate, so big time savings like this are not to be underestimated, as they get you closer to fruiting plants stage.

The further north in UK you are, the more of an advantage these time savings will be.
 
randomshenans said:
Chilli Plant, Fatalii 2015
£4.50 1 £4.50
Chilli Plant, Trinidad Scorpion 2015
£4.50 1 £4.50
Chilli Plant, Aji Lemon Drop 2015
£3.75 1 £3.75
Chilli Plant, Thai Demon 2015
£3.75 1 £3.75
Chilli Plant, Pimiento de Padron 2015
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Addictive innit :)

I grew Pimento de Padron last year and they survived my mad organic experimentations, but were not that healthy. I did get some chillies off the plant and they were good, but very sparse. You can buy Pimento de Padron in tubs from Sainsbury now, as they are a classic tapas ingredient.

Aji Lemon Drop will be a good reliable producer, and you should have lots of viable seed for years to come. Good dried, and I have some in my dried collection which came from South Devon Chilli Farm.

I have tried growing Fatalii but I don't have much luck from seed. Now I am finished experimenting, I should have a better season all round. I have some home made organic soil and amendments. All I need is a big butt!

Are you in Mediterranean climate?

Good luck.
 
HybridX said:
I need some more seeds as all mine have gone posh rotten for some reason.
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Unlucky :(. Might be better off getting some plants from a garden centre this late in the season, although they probably wont have much choice.

I can send you some seeds to repay the favour if you like. The ones you sent me are doing great.


How do you go about saving seeds for next year? Do you need to keep the plants a certain distance apart to stop them cross pollinating?
 
In terms of saving seeds, I don't bother being too accurate, unless I am trying my own hybrid. I like the fact that there is a natural random factor with germinating seeds via the insects/weather etc. and you really don't know what you will get. Something to bear in mind though is that not all plants are compatible sexually and that means potentially non-viable seeds, so people may have no success germinating them, or they may be really tricky.

Proper seed sellers should have ways to ensure that seeds are viable and genuine to the strain. This would involve finding specific unopened flower buds and surgically removing the petals to reveal the sex pistils, and then germinating them using a cotton bud with pollen on. This can be really time consuming, especially if you have a lot to do:

 
Herman Gelmet said:
This can be really time consuming, especially if you have a lot to do:
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I guess that explains why chilli seeds cost so much for 10 little seeds.

I'll give it a go anyway and see what I get. I did have good luck with some cayenne seeds I saved a few years back so hopefully I can do the same again.
 
Quick update on my log, or rather, what i've been doing on holiday whilst the chillis were left to their own devices. This is me, about a week in to my Mexico holiday, stumbling across something very exciting in the jungle surrounding my hotel:

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At first I thought it was a Tepin, but after some debate on my regular chilli forum, we've settled on a Pequin instead, which is another wild variety within the Annuum Glabriusculum family. I was absolutely buzzing when I found this plant, I felt like a true explorer. Naturally I smuggled some of the pods back home and have got the seeds out ready for planting. I was pleased to get home and find that amongst my domestic breeds mentioned in my last post doing well, I also have two healthy C. Rhomboideums and a C. Lanceolatum. My C. Eximiums and C. Tovariis have all failed to date though :(

Will post some pics soon. Happy growing everyone.
 
Lytton said:
Quick update on my log, or rather, what i've been doing on holiday whilst the chillis were left to their own devices. This is me, about a week in to my Mexico holiday, stumbling across something very exciting in the jungle surrounding my hotel:

At first I thought it was a Tepin, but after some debate on my regular chilli forum, we've settled on a Pequin instead, which is another wild variety within the Annuum Glabriusculum family. I was absolutely buzzing when I found this plant, I felt like a true explorer. Naturally I smuggled some of the pods back home and have got the seeds out ready for planting. I was pleased to get home and find that amongst my domestic breeds mentioned in my last post doing well, I also have two healthy C. Rhomboideums and a C. Lanceolatum. My C. Eximiums and C. Tovariis have all failed to date though :(

Will post some pics soon. Happy growing everyone.
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I bet you said "gwapple me gwapenuts" as you were hacking your way through the jungle! I would have been really pleased to find a rare specimen , and I hope your smuggling pay's off with some nice plants. Thanks for sharing.

I grew a Duke Pequin wild last year but didn't really start it early enough, so ran out of nice weather!
 
***F1ZZY*** said:
I found 6 apachi plug plants in Wilkinson for only 3 quid :eek: bargain
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I see them everywhere in the garden centres / supermarkets but I have not yet grown any myself. I didin't realise that they were a dwarf variety, and that they have RHS approval...

Apache
C.annuum
An attractive dwarf variety of chilli pepper which has an excellent yield of 4cm long fruits. Pepper Apache can be grown on the window sill, in the conservatory or on the patio. Pepper Apache is an ideal baby veg. Sow chillies March to April, early sowings for growing under cover, outdoor harden off and plant out late May. Recommended variety by River Cottage Handbook Veg Patch. Pepper Plant height 45cm. RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Plugs will hopefully grow quickly and you'll have some early fruit.
 
Apache is a fantastic variety. Despite being billed as a dwarf F1 they are actually capable of being medium sized plants. I had 5 last year and they were around 2 feet tall and wide. Very productive too, you shan't be disappointed.
 
Potted about 10 of mine into large pots last night and they have made the journey to the father in laws greenhouse. Rest getting done this weekend. It's all over to him now to keep them going!

The CAP253c's that Hermen sent me are grown super fast - they are about 10 inches high already!
 
I bought a chilli starter kit from Wilko's a few month's back - Was a big plastic coffee cup with soil in - spread the ten seeds out and put a clear plastic cup over it and put it on window sill - all 10 came up and they are now in greenhouse potted up and about 3" high'

Was de cayenne variety.

Didn't save any seeds last year like did year before so no hot Scotch Bonnets this year.

I am a bit further ahead this year than last year so hoping for more of a crop.

Dave
 
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