Twang's Chillis 2009

[Twang20]

Hi everyone, I love growing chillis and I always keep a close record of my progress on various forums. Here are a few pics of my plants this year, I planted 2 batches. One in November, 250 plants, and the second in January, 150 plants. 200 varieties in total, all have been started indoors under growlights in a controlled enviroment and some gradually moved into a greenhouse...
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This shows part of my first batch in December.
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This was around 4 weeks later.
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+4 weeks
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This picture was taken at the weekend.

More pics to come...

[Twang20]

Here are some of my favourites...

Pink Habanero - C. Chinense

Cili Goronong - C. Chinense

Purple and yellow flower, Ulupica - C. Cardenasii

Cumari Pollux - C. Praetermissum

[Twang20]

and the view inside the greenhouse...
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[SarzWix]

Twang, I've moved your thread onto the Showcase thread, as Vegging Out is more for asking for advice etc.

Your chillis look lovely & very healthy btw

[smallblueplanet]

Some interesting chillies there twang. Looking good.

Will you be seed swapping later in the year?

[Twang20]

Thanks SarzWix. and yes i'll certainly be swapping seeds, im sure i'll have plenty to offer. I will begin to isolate flowers very soon.

[smallblueplanet]

Do keep this thread updated?

[SarzWix]

Must say, I am a little envious - my chilli growing operations were a bit hampered this year by a combination of breaking an ankle right at the wrong moment, and our 2 (lucky to still be alive ) kittens who got into the propagaors and wrecked my first sowings! So we're a bit late, and some of my 'precious' varieties I ran out of seeds for...
Never mind, there's always next year

[Twang20]

It is a shame I didnt join this forum sooner. I did have hundreds of plants in small pots that I could post. I had a go at selling them on ebay but they've got too big now. I would have been more than happy to send you some for free. I may take some cutting for you as I can have them well rooted in a few weeks.

[SarzWix]

We have a little social group you might like a look at? There's a few 'chilli-heads' have listed what they're growing this year etc. http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...illi-like.html

[BumbleB]

Wow, your plants are so big and healthy. Mine look like your january shots - will they catch up? they are in unheated GH, and a couple on sunny windowsil.

[Printemps]

Wow - I'm truly jealous! Am intrigued to know that you can take cuttings! Details of how, please!!!!

[Twang20]

Wow, your plants are so big and healthy. Mine look like your january shots - will they catch up? they are in unheated GH, and a couple on sunny windowsil.

They will catch up in no time, I did start mine very early. Chillis continue to fruit until September in a GH and all winter if you bring them in.

[Twang20]

Wow - I'm truly jealous! Am intrigued to know that you can take cuttings! Details of how, please!!!!

Most species propagate easily from cuttings, Im now off to work but ill give a few tips when I get back.

[maytreefrannie]

Thanks for the pictures - I love them but the old chilli envy surfaces again.

Mine are tiny but they're healthy looking so I guess it's a matter of waiting.

Would love to hear about the cuttings and please keep updating this thread - I'd love to see the plants as they progress even more as time goes along.