Big Jim Competition

[Alison]

Am hanging off planting mine up just yet - the tortoise approach as mentioned above!

[shirlthegirl43]

I am waiting to plant mine too - waiting till someone helps me build the darned greenhouse!!! Better not hold my breath - at this rate they will be growing on the kitchen windowsill

Good luck everyone

[Alice]

Hello Piglet, Alison , Shirlthegirl, saw your chillies on julians map . Fezinio - need to see yours. Oh , this is getting better ! Think I must be going mad.

[Mrs Dobby]

Fezinio - great to see you on the leaderboard.
Mrs D - I hope your seeds do germinate tonight. Mine have been in the airing cupboard 6 nights and they haven't sprouted yet

Unconcerned is right. We're very early and might do better to wait, BUT.....
That's why i've split my seeds, some now and some later. Belt and braces policy required here I think.

Hi Alice, sorry to hear they havent sprouted yet, any shoot news yet?

We decided after reading Unconcerned's post to hang fire a couple of weeks, then to germinate them 2 at a time, leaving 2 weeks between germinations, I treated Mr D to a heated propagator yesterday so we are now set up to get cracking! (We dont have an airing cupboard here, as we've one of those new efficient boilers that heats water on demand, so no hot water tank, must say I miss having an airing cupboard tho!)

[Alice]

I think you're going for good tactics there Mrs D. Nothing sprouted here yet.

[kirsty b]

I still have another 5 or 6 seeds, so I'm going to do them in a few weeks time. I wanted to grow chillies anyway, but this just adds another bit of fun to it.
Got my pepper on the map too.

Kirsty

[Alice]

Saw you on the map Kirsty, you're a long way south of me. And saw last years winner Luigi, out there in Sardinia. Saw Julian on the leaderboard at no 4 - but that will all change
Thank you for the work you've put into that, Julian.

[Fezinio]

Hi all,

Not ignoring you, i work away from home during the week.

I got my log in and password so I can add myself to the map etc. Also the seeds have arrived so will be attempting to germinate soon.

Its all good stuff this Need to find out how many types of chillies I got now so can add to map

[Bex]

I've got two little seedlings WooHoo!!!!
The other four are just poking their heads out, how is everyone getting on?

[Alice]

Mine still haven't sprouted Bex. Boo Hoo my Big Jims.!

[kirsty b]

Got one definite seedling up, and one threatening to come out. The others are shy I think.

Kirsty

[Mrs Dobby]

Not planted ours yet, Mr D is chomping at the bit to start them off, but I recon a few weeks yet before we try the first 2!

[Fezinio]

I put 2 in the airing cupboard today.

I got 17 seeds so i might go for 2 a week for the next errrrrrr so many weeks

[Mrs Dobby]

Julian (Unconcerned) the seeds you sent arrived safetly this morning, thanks very much! Looks like some lovely chillies in there, some that will be just right for Mr D and some wonderfully hot ones for me!

I've updated the chillimap with the other varieties we are growing, we've now got a red chilli on the map! Cool!

[Alice]

I set 7 seeds to sprout on Jan 1st (using the wet kitchen paper method) Used this method before with excellent results. To date I have 2 seeds sprouted and moved into growing pots but not showng above ground yet ! I think they should be up there with big chillies on them !! Totally unrealistic expectations - but when you're competing against the world ? What's to do ??