2024 Chilli Growing Thread
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Was very pleased to find some superhots at the local garden centre. On Saturday I sowed two seed trays, mostly chilis. Trinidad Moruga Scorpion, Bhut Jolokia, Orange Habaneros and some Jalapenos. My mouth is watering just typing those out. Already getting impatient to see some shoots.
Does anyone know if a constant warmth - 21deg - is better than fluctuating between say 18 and 25 degrees day/night?
Does anyone know if a constant warmth - 21deg - is better than fluctuating between say 18 and 25 degrees day/night?
Normally superheats are sown in Jan/Feb under light and heating in the UK. However.. it's possible to get a good super hot without but you may have to overwinter them and get a proper crop next year. The burn comes to those that wait.. my three Dorset nagas gave 3 fruits the first year and 63 on the second year after cutting back and overwintering.
Got a load of saved seeds from last year's plants so I think this year I may go nuts and sew a load then keep them warm and sunny in the conservatory.
Yes, i have planted 36 marigold seeds for the front beds and a dozen each of Scotch bonnets and cheyenne F1 for the greenhouse this morning. They are sweating away in their little germinators in the sunshine.
Just added a few Black pearl F1 and Basket of Fire seeds to the mix.
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id wait a couple weeks yet there is always a frost before proper spring starts.
Damn I feel like I knew all this but forgot to remind myself and do the research after a few years of not growing any. I've now put them on the everhot (always on oven) so hopefully can keep them at 25+ constantly and will get a light for once I see shoots. Can you recommend a decent growing light?
I'm not up with the current grow lights, in the past I used a 400W high pressure sodium and metal halide bulbs, however as you'd expect they're not entirely practical and costly to run (plus you may get the odd police interest!).
you can still grow the hottest of the chillis even sub 20c its just they will take longer to sprout. i did it with a few varietys.warmer it is quicker they will come through.
sansi do some great smaller bulbs and people like mars do popular higher wattage stuff. led all the way forget the old stuff and cheap to run.
Been sowing various chillis since January and haven't had great germination results - even by hab standards. Anyway there's some chocolate habs and scotch bonnet seedlings/plants for my daughter to take back to the south coast of England. She has greenhouse access so they might work.
Prairie Fire is (and has been for 20 years) my choice of chilli - it just works for a kitchen/wherever windowsill, has enough heat and flavour etc.
Outside - California bell peppers again in the autopots. Have to get some netting on them this year early doors.
Prairie Fire is (and has been for 20 years) my choice of chilli - it just works for a kitchen/wherever windowsill, has enough heat and flavour etc.
Outside - California bell peppers again in the autopots. Have to get some netting on them this year early doors.
