This years chillis

[baconsarney]

Fingers crossed the overwintered ones will come back as well

[vixen1700]

Looking good!

None of mine have germinated yet, but expect that to change next week though.

My various tomatoes have been a revelation though with sixty seeds germinating on the bedroom window. I expect to solve the shortage come Sumner.

[Big Stevie]

Which variety of chillies are you growing? I might grow some this year for making curries.

[limmy01]

Are you just germinating them in the house on a window cill?

[droopsnoot]

None if mine are showing in the pots yet, either. Probably planted about 3-4 weeks ago and kept inside.

[baconsarney]

Big Stevie said:

Which variety of chillies are you growing? I might grow some this year for making curries.

Six different varieties.. referred to as culinary rather than superhots… I’ll dig out the list and post…

[baconsarney]

limmy01 said:

Are you just germinating them in the house on a window cill?

Used to but now I buy plugs… get mine from www.worldofchillies.com

Edited by baconsarney on Monday 27th February 17:41

Edited by baconsarney on Monday 27th February 17:42

[Gren]

baconsarney said:

limmy01 said:

Are you just germinating them in the house on a window cill?

Used to but now I buy plugs… get mine from www.worldofchillies.com

That's what I do now if I'm only growing small numbers of a variety. I buy them from the same place - one plug works out at pretty much the same as a packet of seeds and unless you have grow lights they are in a much better place by spring

Currently waiting for my Armageddon and Jay's Peach Ghost Scorpion plants.

[Big Stevie]

baconsarney said:

Used to but now I buy plugs… get mine from www.worldofchillies.com

Looks a good website, seems they post out their plug plants end of Feb, not sure I have room on a window cill and the greenhouse might be too cold for them for now. I have a hearted propagator but I think they work best for germinating seeds rather that growing plants?

Edited by Big Stevie on Tuesday 28th February 09:01

[number2]

Good to see a thread on chillis!

Must be about 15 years since I last grew some - I threw some seeds from supermarket bought chillis into pots and had great sucess!

I ordered some seeds online this year: habaneros, 'basket of fire' and some Bhut Jolokia.

I've got them in germination trays at the moment, in the airing cupboard and on a radiator shelf. Started them off on Sunday so a way to go yet.

Probably be an epic failure now I'm trying to do it 'properly'.

The plugs above look like a good bet - might order some in case!

[baconsarney]

baconsarney said:

Big Stevie said:

Which variety of chillies are you growing? I might grow some this year for making curries.

Six different varieties.. referred to as culinary rather than superhots… I’ll dig out the list and post…

1 x Jalapeño Chilli Plug- From Mexico, 7,000 SHU

1 x Cayenne Chilli Plug- From Guiana, 40,000 SHU

1 x Thai Dragon Chilli Plug- From Thailand, 50,000 SHU

1 x Pusa Jwala Plug- From India, 30,000 SHU

1 x Piri Piri Chilli Plug- From Southern Africa, 90,000 SHU

1 x Lemon Aji
1 x Kashmiri (freebee...)

[baconsarney]

Big Stevie said:

Looks a good website, seems they post out their plug plants end of Feb, not sure I have room on a window cill and the greenhouse might be too cold for them for now. I have a hearted propagator but I think they work best for germinating seeds rather that growing plants?

Edited by Big Stevie on Tuesday 28th February 09:01

I've used a heated propagator before for bringing plants along.... put some gravel in the bottom, stand the pots on the gravel leave the lid off... keep an eye on the moisture level in the pots though as the heat from underneath can dry them out quite quickly....

[Big Stevie]

Great, thank you. I wondered if the plants got leggy is left in the heated propagator? My propagator is in my greenhouse and taking them out of it and standing them in the greenhouse once germinated will be too cold for them until around May, so I might have to leave them in.

When Ive grown them previously without the propogator I've had managed to get green chillies but before they turn red the autumn temp drops and kills off the plants, so starting them earlier in the propagator might help.

Edited by Big Stevie on Tuesday 28th February 16:57

[Evoluzione]

number2 said:

Good to see yet another thread on chillies!

Little EFA for you there

[number2]

Evoluzione said:

number2 said:

Good to see yet another thread on chillies!

Little EFA for you there

Thanks - I used to be able to spell, promise .

[Mobile Chicane]

I'm going to have a go using seeds from chillies I bought dried.

Can't hurt. Even if they don't germinate, the seeds didn't cost me anything.

However, it is dark in the house, a 17th Century cottage with thick walls and small windows. Previous attempts were leggy.

It so happens that Amazon had a grow lamp on a lightning deal. If it doesn't help, it's still a funky lamp

[Evoluzione]

number2 said:

Evoluzione said:

number2 said:

Good to see yet another thread on chillies!

Little EFA for you there

Thanks - I used to be able to spell, promise .

Did you used to be able to read too?

[number2]

Evoluzione said:

Did you used to be able to read too?

Only second time round .

[droopsnoot]

Mobile Chicane said:

I'm going to have a go using seeds from chillies I bought dried.

Oh, will that work? I've just acquired a jar of dried chillies and I was wondering what to do with them as I don't really cook. I've had reasonable success from harvesting seeds from normal chillies, though this is only my second year of trying. I'm not sure why I bother, I only use them on sandwiches.

[Evoluzione]

Growing anything you find in a Supermarket should be seen as an experiment, not as a crop to be depended on.