The 2012 Chilli growing thread - the second burn!

Wahhoooo the curry has chilies :D and the naga Modricha is starting to flower :), the about Cherry is dead though.

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Well I said I would put a picture up.

Have just potted on today. Ancho's are doing well as are the jalapeno's. Got two hungarian hot wax and just one hot marbles plant.

 
re-potted mine today. Will need to see how they go. I always end up losing a couple this way.

Was kinda hard taking them out the tray. I couldn't work out tactic that was 100% succesful. I think part of it was due to the soil being really soft so falling away from the shape of the tray.
 
ash_scotland88 said:
re-potted mine today. Will need to see how they go. I always end up losing a couple this way.

Was kinda hard taking them out the tray. I couldn't work out tactic that was 100% succesful. I think part of it was due to the soil being really soft so falling away from the shape of the tray.
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I've used a plastic fork to work mine lose. It worked really well as it allowed me to be delicate when transplanting.
 
A few pics of my crop so far. Some more sowing being done next weekend.

1st tray

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2nd tray

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A young Bhut

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This Trinidad scorpion has germinated with 3 leaves instead of 2. Odd. Just noticed the dead bonnet next to it as well :(

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Bought another lamp, 30w a week or so ago, and have been potting on and thinning out a bit, though couldn't resist getting a few more jalapenos going!

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They're loving the extra light.
 
Not posted any pictures yet, so here goes!

Potted up two Cayenne and two Jalapeno plants this morning, however now I'm not 100% sure which is which :p I think the ones on the Left are the Jalapenos.








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Learning from the lessons of last year, I planted them low in the pot and build the compost up around the steam. There's around 3cm ish of steam below the soil line so I should get some nice root growth!
 
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It's perlite. When mixed into the compost is aids drainage and lightens up the soil mainly. Not necessary, I didn't use any last year. But from using it this year, It seems my seedlings got off to a faster/stronger start :)
 
Bilbo said:
I've used a plastic fork to work mine lose. It worked really well as it allowed me to be delicate when transplanting.
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Thanks I was thinking a butter knife, slide it into the soil and then up and out, then the plant can rest against the blade. If that makes sense.
The one I thought I definately lost looks to be fine. I do hate how even after one day of turning they then lean over towards the window. Hollyhocks are worse for it!

I'm hoping they're putting out roots, they've slowed down =[
 
The ones I started off a while back have now started to burst into life now I have got them in the window sill. Next year I might consider building a light box like some of you guys have.

Planted a load of the really hot ones that Enzo sent me (Bhut Jolokia/Choc Bhut Jolokia/Dorset Naga to name but 3). I shall now be praying to the chilli fairies that these grow well and I get a good crop off them!!
 
Anyone have any good sites for chilli seeds? I ordered some from SowSeeds last year and to be honest I don't think the seeds were very good. Less than half actually germinated in my heated props. This year I've planted 24 and so far (over 2 weeks in the heated prop which is on constantly) I have 3 plants that have appeared. One a week ago (red scotch bonnet) and 2 this last weekend (orange habs). Either I'm doing something very wrong or the seeds just aren't ok. I've used proper seed compost and I only water when the soil is dry in the middle. Anything else I need to be doing?

My prop is on a window sill that gets plenty of sun in the afternoon.
 
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CHokKA said:
Anyone have any good sites for chilli seeds? I ordered some from SowSeeds last year and to be honest I don't think the seeds were very good. Less than half actually germinated in my heated props. This year I've planted 24 and so far (over 2 weeks in the heated prop which is on constantly) I have 3 plants that have appeared. One a week ago (red scotch bonnet) and 2 this last weekend (orange habs). Either I'm doing something very wrong or the seeds just aren't ok. I've used proper seed compost and I only water when the soil is dry in the middle. Anything else I need to be doing?

My prop is on a window sill that gets plenty of sun in the afternoon.
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Think yourself lucky, i planted 40 and only 6 germinated :p (and i might add these 6 are 3 each of varieties i don't really want)

Not 100% sure if i should put some more in to replace them or suffer....

I think most of my problem this year is planting them too early, planted just after new year and then we had a few weeks of snow and **** which really hasn't helped
 
Weird, I got 60 seeds from sowseeds this year (20 jals, 20 tabasco, 20 scotch bonnets) and most of them (around 50) germinated.

Some of them I stuck in a very wet propagator, the rest I used the paper towel method. Then I left them in the airing cupboard at ~22C until they came through.
 
Checked them this morning, the tallest one has wilted over quite a bit. No idea what's going wrong. I only water when the soil is dry in the heated prop, which is happening almost every 24 hours or so. Am I overwatering or underwatering them?
 
Is the soil just dry on top or is is dry say 1cm down as well?

I've been watering mine around twice a week in the heated prop. Once a day does seem quite excessive, I wouldn't have thought the soil would dry out in a day.

Maybe you have been overwatering? But if the soil is in fact dry... then I don't know :|
 
Well that's the thing. There are only three out of twenty four that have germinated. The rest still haven't so lid is still on. If I remove the lid what are the chances of the rest germinating?
 
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