The 2011 Chilli growing thread - it's scorching!

NickK · 12 Feb 2011 at 11:12

AcidHell2 said:
You would have thought, the fittings where about 3x cheaper than anywhere else though.

They are advertised as stock clearence but they are still listed.
http://www.qvsdirect.com/Elec-Twin-T8-HPF-Fluorescent-Batten-Fitting-C-w-3ft-30W-Tubes-pr-16750.html

Trading standards?

Glaucus · 12 Feb 2011 at 11:15

Allready paid for ones of ebay know.

Glaucus · 12 Feb 2011 at 15:30

arknor said:
you have the proper leds? they cost like £6+ each the cheapo crappy ones arent anywhere near powerful enough

Have you got a link to the good ones? And how many would you need per plant.

Glaucus · 12 Feb 2011 at 15:50

Just found this article which explains lighting and how plants use it.

http://www.kulekat.com/led-home-lighting/do-led-grow-lights-work.html

babybliss · 12 Feb 2011 at 16:37

I don't usually post on forums, but I wanted to share my luck this year. last year I wanted to start growing chillies and I thought numex twilight would be nice. Anyway out of all seeds only one germinated and I ended up with very nice plant. Because of my luck last year I thought I will try to germinate more seeds to have more plants (I was expecting about 3-4 seeds will germinate) you can imagine my surprise when I ended up with this (there are numex twilights and nagas)

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NickK · 12 Feb 2011 at 23:36

Lol bb - a veritable forest in the making!

Dale · 12 Feb 2011 at 23:39

kinda nervous, been 7 days, not one germination yet...

Bolly · 13 Feb 2011 at 01:23

Dale said:
kinda nervous, been 7 days, not one germination yet...

*Might* still be OK- my first grow was last year with habaneros. One germinated after 5 days or so, the next was a few days later but then a third appeared well after I said 'that's it' for getting my plants. So, assuming you have the space, leave it in a warm area and it may still germinate.

Now I better remember to try to germinate my own seeds!

babybliss · 13 Feb 2011 at 08:23

Dale said:
kinda nervous, been 7 days, not one germination yet...

tbh all mine took about 3 weeks to germinate, well (to show fist leaves) don't know what was happening in soil

so you should be ok.
btw I had them in tray wrapped in cling film and was checking moisture every other day and if needed sprinkled with water and kept them warm.

Dale · 13 Feb 2011 at 11:31

mine are all in here: http://www.zen87038.zen.co.uk/image/chillis.JPG

However, I've just moved them all upstairs to my office where is is always much warmer (due to all the computer hardware running in there lol) - will see if that makes any difference :-)

Mark A · 13 Feb 2011 at 12:34

Dale said:
mine are all in here: http://www.zen87038.zen.co.uk/image/chillis.JPG

However, I've just moved them all upstairs to my office where is is always much warmer (due to all the computer hardware running in there lol) - will see if that makes any difference

If they are in soil and just in a room that's 16-20oc? they will take longer to germinate. I wouldn't worry, they can take weeks depending on the variety. If you want fast results, you need to put them onto something warm and keep them around 30oc.

Dale · 13 Feb 2011 at 12:51

Cheers Mark, I'll just wait it out :-)

Glaucus · 13 Feb 2011 at 13:27

Some building whilst I wait for the rest of the stuff to turn up, will almost need some refinement and possibly strengthening. But I'll see once I have the light fittings attached.

DavidMarq · 13 Feb 2011 at 18:47

I have set the propagators up today and sown the seeds, for this years Habs, Nagas, Bhuts, 7-pods and Trinidad Scorpions. I am using leftovers from last years seeds so germination rates may be reduced. I'll post some pics if any actually grow

Dale · 15 Feb 2011 at 11:56

To the guys that sent me seeds in the post, many thanks indeed - much appreciated, will get these puppies planted over the weekend :-)

jack.mitchell · 15 Feb 2011 at 12:32

Just a cheeky update, I now have 5 of NickK's naga's that have germinated in just over a week. As said before they're being kept on a heat mat and seem to like a good spray most days.

NickK · 15 Feb 2011 at 18:49

jack.mitchell said:
Just a cheeky update, I now have 5 of NickK's naga's that have germinated in just over a week. As said before they're being kept on a heat mat and seem to like a good spray most days.

... that is all!

topgun06 · 16 Feb 2011 at 15:46

Picked up a packet of seeds this lunchtime for a small in-office growing competition at work. They're now planted up in pots on the window sill.

I think ill get some more for planting at home this weekend!

Glaucus · 17 Feb 2011 at 12:26

Looky what turned up, still no sign of the chilli seeds and stuff I ordered though, Guess what i'll be doing tomorrow, God they are heavy though, don;t think my puny pulley will deal with that weight.

What's best way to wire these suckers up, can I run them to one plug, or best to attach 3 plugs and run to a adapter.

jack.mitchell · 17 Feb 2011 at 18:14

Sprung up to 9 germinated seeds now with another little loop showing. Going to have to give some away if they all survive! Kitted up a small computer fan inside the growbox to try and achieve some nice strong seedlings.