Chillies - growing and overwintering 2019

[Small pumpkin]

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I have some success, sooner than anticipated. Shall I start planting into a larger pot? Or should they stay in the prop a bit longer?

I take mine out of the propagator as soon as they're the size of your two cayenne seedlings. Get them out of the propagator as soon as you can or they will go leggy.

Congratulations on the arrival of your babies

[benb89]

I've taken 11 out of the propagator and into individual pots on the window ledge, with a CFL light nearby as the weathers not great. A few of them look ok, but the rest are looking rather droopy and shriveled. Not sure why. I'll monitor them for a few days and if they don't start to improve will it be worth starting again?

[rambleberry]

You mean you took the seedlings out of the modules and put them into larger pots already?
Personally, I wouldn't have done that, but I'm sure more experienced people on here will have more insight.
I take the tray out of the propagator once the seedlings have poked their heads through and let them grow-on until the roots are poking out of the bottom, and then re-pot them.
What you're describing, with the seedlings looking droopy and shrivelled, sounds suspiciously like 'damping-off'. Have a look for images and see if that looks similar. If it does, then I'm afraid they're doomed
It happened to me the first time I tried to grow chillies from seed...

[Small pumpkin]

I've taken 11 out of the propagator and into individual pots on the window ledge, with a CFL light nearby as the weathers not great. A few of them look ok, but the rest are looking rather droopy and shriveled. Not sure why. I'll monitor them for a few days and if they don't start to improve will it be worth starting again?

Any chance of photo. Did you warm your compost ? By that I mean was it up to room temperature. Not just pot them up into compost from outside. They could just be in shock. Let's hope it's not damping off as already mentioned.

You mean you took the seedlings out of the modules and put them into larger pots already?
Personally, I wouldn't have done that, but I'm sure more experienced people on here will have more insight.
I take the tray out of the propagator once the seedlings have poked their heads through and let them grow-on until the roots are poking out of the bottom, and then re-pot them.
What you're describing, with the seedlings looking droopy and shrivelled, sounds suspiciously like 'damping-off'. Have a look for images and see if that looks similar. If it does, then I'm afraid they're doomed
It happened to me the first time I tried to grow chillies from seed...

All my chilli seedlings going straight into 3" pots as soon as they leave the propagator.

[benb89]

Any chance of photo. Did you warm your compost ? By that I mean was it up to room temperature. Not just pot them up into compost from outside. They could just be in shock. Let's hope it's not damping off as already mentioned.


All my chilli seedlings going straight into 3" pots as soon as they leave the propagator.

I got up this morning and the ones which didnt look too great have had it. Ive worked out its the first few seedlings I planted into pots which have died. I have a feeling I may have watered them too much. I didnt water enough at first, the compost got very dry very fast so I think I went a bit overboard. I have been a lot more careful with the more recent ones and so far, these seem to be doing well. I will continue being careful and see how they all fair.

Thank you

[meanmoose]

I've taken 11 out of the propagator and into individual pots on the window ledge, with a CFL light nearby as the weathers not great. A few of them look ok, but the rest are looking rather droopy and shriveled. Not sure why. I'll monitor them for a few days and if they don't start to improve will it be worth starting again?

Had a similar concern as mine were very very leggy. Figured I'd just get plug plants if these die.

[the big lebowski]

hi all , i have 25 seeds popping up atm , they are slowly coming up , doing well with this cold spell we are having , -4 here tonight id move any seeds off window sills over night they wont like the cold ,cheers

[Philthy]

Evening all,

Not much happening my end beyond having a seed box well stocked with newbies.
Going to take a look at propagators this weekend, see if I can sort something out within the next fortnight or so. Not phased by the timeframe; with better equipment at my disposal I'll be already on course to slash my germination time based on past years and therefore still be ahead of the curve.

Overwintered plants ticking over nicely. I've lost a Feugo within the last three weeks, have a spare though. Also extensive dieback occurring on my 'Jamaican Mushroom' (from saved seed), otherwise it's all fairly stable for remaining twelve plants. Even the greenfly look to have given up. I reduced their menu significantly at the start of the winter by removing most of the leaves on each plant when it got pruned. Environment is cool, gloomy, dry, and (seemingly) devoid of new life (shoots) so feeding opportunities have evaporated. Any stubborn critters are summarily mashed between fingers. A couple of strategically placed sticky yellow traps mop up the other flying pests, mainly black gnats and a few white fly. Going to add a little water tomorrow as last watered over three weeks ago.

[Bacchus]

You mean you took the seedlings out of the modules and put them into larger pots already?
Personally, I wouldn't have done that, but I'm sure more experienced people on here will have more insight.
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Chilies reportedly thrive slightly better if constricted - though, in my experience, that seems to be more a fruit setting stage rather than a seedling stage. I just keep them in small pots for as long as possible as I grow so many and space is limited.

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Having varied success this year with my germination rate on the chillies, seem to be taking an age, the annums as expected were the first to pop and have been duly pricked out into their own pots and are at the moment sat on the grow station by the French doors and will be moved into the loft under the growlights probably tomorrow.

These are mainly the cayennes which we use in abundance in the kitchen and are one of our mainstays, so thats a good thing I suppose!

Hindered slightly this year as the large "Stewarts Variable Temp Propagator" I've used for a lot of years seems to have given up the ghost!

But I do have a couple of the cheap little "Sankey Props" which are now set up and having made the decision yesterday to bottom soak my seed tray in hot water lots more have looped today, so not quite worried yet!

[Mitzi]

My babies so far, in varying states of health when I got back from hols:



Pic is a bit big, sorry.

I don't have as many spare seedlings as I thought. The ones still in the airing cupboard got so lanky that they are unviable, I think. They certainly won't fit in Jiffy 7s; I could pot them up directly but have been waiting for the hydro store to get Biobizz Light Mix in. They rang today to say it's been delivered but, wouldn't you know it, my car had been boxed in so I couldn't go and get it.

Six varieties have failed to germinate: BBG7, Black Cayman, Fatalii Peach, Fatalii Yellow, TFM SB, Manzano Orange. That's quite a high failure rate; I'm disappointed. Haven't entirely given up hope of the Black Cayman as the seeds still look plump and healthy but nothing else looks like it's going to do anything.

[toomanytommytoes]

Very happy that my last 3 Lipstick seed from a 2015 packet have all germinated. Got zero germination from the Basque and Long Red Marconi so have re-sown fresh seed. Some seedlings are a bit stunted from where their seed coats didn't shed properly: I've sown some 'just in case' spares which will be given away or grown on if the 2nd batch of Basques and Marconis don't do anything.

[annie8]

The orange habanero plants I have put in the greenhouse are still alive despite the last few days of cold. Have cut back and removed most of the leaves. So we will see.

[Tripmeup]

Must put my latest update list up here but have sowed a lot of old seed too and not seeing much germination from those.. to be expected but still..

[tooughlilpony]

Can I play too? Although my list is not nearly as extensive as everyone ‘s. I have chilli envy!

Growing Jalapenos, BBG Pot 7 orange, Sugar rush cream, Hab ebony giant and Serrano.