Chillies - growing and overwintering 2019

[annie8]

[QUOTE Some of them are black, which I assume are rocotos?[/QUOTE]

Just had a look and I have black ones too - well that helps identify one at least!

[Small pumpkin]

[QUOTE Some of them are black, which I assume are rocotos?

Just had a look and I have black ones too - well that helps identify one at least!

Annie sorry to disappoint you but there's 3 or 4 varieties of rocoto possibly in your seed mix

[toomanytommytoes]

There are some really tiny ones, too. Capsicum frutescens, perhaps?

[Small pumpkin]

100% germination
every variety sown so far has now germinated. Not every seed of each variety. But I only need one . Very happy.

[annie8]

Annie sorry to disappoint you but there's 3 or 4 varieties of rocoto possibly in your seed mix

Aw well. Back to drawing board.

[rambleberry]

Are they going under artificial lights once germinated?

Yes, but it's nothing fancy. I bought a desk lamp and LED daylight bulb from B&Q last year and it worked beautifully, so I'm doing the same again this year.

[meanmoose]

Question for the experts.
I made a mistake. I am growing Carolina Reapers this year as a first attempt. I germinated my seeds in the dark (its in my heat exchanger cupboard as it is warm). I went for a work trip abroad, and when I came back it already germinated with leggy growth (4cm).
I only have a limited amount of seeds left. Should I kill this and restart the project, or is there saving these seedings?

[Shooter]

Yes to grow lights

[Small pumpkin]

Question for the experts.
I made a mistake. I am growing Carolina Reapers this year as a first attempt. I germinated my seeds in the dark (its in my heat exchanger cupboard as it is warm). I went for a work trip abroad, and when I came back it already germinated with leggy growth (4cm).
I only have a limited amount of seeds left. Should I kill this and restart the project, or is there saving these seedings?

How many seedling have you got to experiment with?
Personally I'd try to save them rather than start again as Reapers need a long growing season.
You could sow a couple more seeds while you're trying to save the seedlings. As a back up.
You could try planting one of them deep like a tomato. No guarantee it will work.
I think I'd pot one up normally and put it on the sunniest window cill away from heat. If it's really leggy you might need a little stake to support it. Let it grow 3 or 4 sets of true leaves. Then repot it deep ( up to its seed leaves ). They cope with being planted a bit deeper when they're a bit older .

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Im not a lover of planting "Chillies" deeper, but as a rescue plan you have nothing to loose!

They will either take or not!

Like SP says, I'd take the gamble rather than starting afresh!

[meanmoose]

How many seedling have you got to experiment with?
Personally I'd try to save them rather than start again as Reapers need a long growing season.
You could sow a couple more seeds while you're trying to save the seedlings. As a back up.
You could try planting one of them deep like a tomato. No guarantee it will work.
I think I'd pot one up normally and put it on the sunniest window cill away from heat. If it's really leggy you might need a little stake to support it. Let it grow 3 or 4 sets of true leaves. Then repot it deep ( up to its seed leaves ). They cope with being planted a bit deeper when they're a bit older .

Thanks. I'll pop what seeds I have left into another batch, I got them from Sow Seeds for 4GBP so max damage with the jiffys are 8GBP. I dont mind as much the number of seedlings, its just that I only have one spot for these on my balcony, so I really just have that one final shot.

This current batch has 4 Jiffys. 2 per jiffy, intend to kill the weaker one. I really did not expect 100% germination of the 8 I planted. Hell I expected none to germinate.

[Small pumpkin]

Thanks. I'll pop what seeds I have left into another batch, I got them from Sow Seeds for 4GBP so max damage with the jiffys are 8GBP. I dont mind as much the number of seedlings, its just that I only have one spot for these on my balcony, so I really just have that one final shot.

This current batch has 4 Jiffys. 2 per jiffy, intend to kill the weaker one. I really did not expect 100% germination of the 8 I planted. Hell I expected none to germinate.

Let us know how you get on with them. I've got my fingers crossed

Where are you?

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Having had a proper relaxing day, once back from the stables, going through my tomato seeds, reasearching and reading, came across this channel

Some may have seen it!

But well worth a watch

Had me intrigued!



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOVB...&feature=share

[meanmoose]

Let us know how you get on with them. I've got my fingers crossed

Where are you?

London, where space is at a premium.

[Small pumpkin]

Babies



Still another 10 varieties to sow. That will be on the 1st Feb.