The Chileman challenge

[crichmond]

Do you have pics of yours Chris?

Here ya go Seahorse

First chilli


Flowering Jalapeno


Flowering jalapeno with electrical screwdriver on rim of pot so you can tell the size of plant.


sorry the picture are a bit red but thats cos of the grow lamp.

Cheers Chris

[smallblueplanet]

Yeah they're okay, but your chillis don't know what it is to be free chris! They'll never feel the wind on their leaves or the rain falling!

[crichmond]

Your right there Manda, but I do have simulated weather ie desk fan on when the lights are and occasional spray from a mister (more beneficial for the aubergines than the chillis to be honest.

The plants that are in soil are about a quarter of the size.

[smallblueplanet]

...I do have simulated weather...

LOL!

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[HeyWayne]

Grow lamps and bat poo - holy moly. I thought I was being adventurous using vermiculite!

[Seahorse]

My chillis are imprisoned inside a 3 layer 'Russian Doll' greenhouse and I don't have fans or sprays or nuffink. I'm such a bad mummy

[bramble]

Hi Sara Wix, if you want to send me a few of your Jalapino Talica seeds i will sow and enter them foe you.

[crichmond]

Lol! No I bought some 'unfresh' (rock) bat poo from caveman and I got a sample of the fresh stuff as a freebie. Which reminds me I better check when you use the 'old poo'!

Hi Manda

Finally got round to looking at your link, and guess what! yep you guessed right, I couldnt resist so I am now awaiting delivery of 20kg of fresh bat poo.
I guess the whole allotment is going to get done..lol

[smallblueplanet]

....I couldnt resist so I am now awaiting delivery of 20kg of fresh bat poo. I guess the whole allotment is going to get done..lol

You don't do stuff by half crich! Your chillis are gonna be monsters I reckon.

[smallblueplanet]

Okay its not very big yet...(drum roll...) but here it is my first purple jalapeno!

- flower, left and fruit, right

- close-up!

[Seahorse]

I'm so jealous - mine are pathetic!

[HeyWayne]

I'm so jealous - mine are pathetic!

Don't worry yourself Claire, mine are yet to show true leaves!

[Alison]

Mine are now starting to flower properly, two plants (but then again I only planted 2 seeds!), one in the greenhouse and the other in the conservatory so will have to see which one does the best.

[shirlthegirl43]

I think mine have two sets of true leaves. Gonna be a while till I see flowers anyhoo.

[Alice]

Mine have about 6 true leaves, but no flowers yet. I'm sure they'll come good.