I've had aphids indoors 3 times ovee the last few years. A nightmare. Trying to wash the plants hasn't worked for me. Is there a more brutal i.e. chemical solution?
2024 Chilli Growing Thread
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if you got flowers in your garden ladybirds are the answer. they munch through them like machines. you can even buy them on amazon. i did it two years ago to save my plants. they ate em all in under a day. they will fly off though once they finished the job.
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If you can grow some rosemary nearby, ladybirds love it, then they'll go eat all your aphids.
Rosemary is very easy to grow as well, grows like a weed in my garden and it's always covered in ladybirds.
Cheers & to DG, I will give this a go this year.
when did you start off the top ones ? my ghost pepper seedlings will be going under the lights tomorrow. i use sansi bulbs myself. i thought about trying those...will you grow all of them out or sell em ?
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Making me feel like I'm behind the times. Only planted my seeds on Friday so nothing to show yet. Hopefully by the time they emerge then we should start getting some warmer weather and get them out in the greenhouse sooner.
i started a little earlier this year as last year they seemed to take forever and was a little behind. to be fair the cold hasnt helped to get in front anyway really..ghost pepper got 6 up now but the jalopeanos and habeneros havent sprouted yet.
Cheated and bought the top ones as plug plants from chilisontheweb, middle of Jan.
And just like that, I killed all my seedlings. I moved them into the porch because it was warm over the weekend but left the propagator lid on. Then I forgot about them on Sunday and they got blasted with sun. By the time I remembered about them they were mostly shrivelled up and fallen over, I've only got about three left. 
if these other chillis dont pop might bang in some tomatoes too.
Runner beans in pots with tall canes for me.
Sensi 10W bulb + box with kitchen tin foil to boost light levels
12 hours on, 12 off in a room that is about 18 / 19 degrees constantly
40 days from planting the seeds
watering little but often and recently started putting small amount of maxicrop seaweed extract plant feed in the water, they love it
added loads of perlite and started them in the pots they are still in so not transplant shock and I wont need to pot on for a while yet
put them in greenhouse in the day ( only when sunny, so most days this month )
12 hours on, 12 off in a room that is about 18 / 19 degrees constantly
40 days from planting the seeds
watering little but often and recently started putting small amount of maxicrop seaweed extract plant feed in the water, they love it
added loads of perlite and started them in the pots they are still in so not transplant shock and I wont need to pot on for a while yet
put them in greenhouse in the day ( only when sunny, so most days this month )
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i use sansi bulbs too. really good. watch with foil as it can create hotspot burn spots. should be okay just a mention. you can get mylar blankets cheap which reflect light better. they looking healthy.Sensi 10W bulb + box with kitchen tin foil to boost light levels
12 hours on, 12 off in a room that is about 18 / 19 degrees constantly
40 days from planting the seeds
watering little but often and recently started putting small amount of maxicrop seaweed extract plant feed in the water, they love it
added loads of perlite and started them in the pots they are still in so not transplant shock and I wont need to pot on for a while yet
put them in greenhouse in the day ( only when sunny, so most days this month )
