I'm planning on sowing some chilli seeds by this weekend (seed packet show Jan for earliest sowing). Haven't got a heated propagator yet but I reckon my boiler room will be adequate. Roughly how many chillies (or by weight) can you get from 1 plant? May sow some saved supermarket orange & yellow peppers' seeds too .
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Yes I have a small window in the boiler room.
My chilli (Fuego F1) is a Cayenne type of hot pepper with 15cm long tapering fruit. That's a bit long, isn't it and I just wanted a standard, hot enough chilli, nothing too fanciful. Hmmmm....I reckon I'll be fine with 2 plants. Any thoughts on sweet peppers ?Food for Free
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Originally posted by veg4681 View PostYes I have a small window in the boiler room.
My chilli (Fuego F1) is a Cayenne type of hot pepper with 15cm long tapering fruit. That's a bit long, isn't it and I just wanted a standard, hot enough chilli, nothing too fanciful. Hmmmm....I reckon I'll be fine with 2 plants. Any thoughts on sweet peppers ?There's vegetable growing in the family, but I must be adopted
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I am hoping to plant some chillies tonight and some tomatoes too. Will just leave them on the breakfast bar to do their stuff. Warm and bright enough for them there in the past anyway. They will then get hardened off and moved to the greenhouse when they get big enough to repot.Happy Gardening,
Shirley
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Originally posted by Protea View PostFuego is an excellent variety, i grew it 2 years ago and got tons of fruit per plant, 2 plants will be plenty. The bonus with Fuego is that it crops well even in cooler conditions so if we have a rubbish summer again you should still get a reasonable yield
Originally posted by shirlthegirl43 View PostI am hoping to plant some chillies tonight and some tomatoes too. Will just leave them on the breakfast bar to do their stuff. Warm and bright enough for them there in the past anyway. They will then get hardened off and moved to the greenhouse when they get big enough to repot.Food for Free
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I am sure I remember one of them being a January planting. Might be wrong and will dig out the gardening diary to check when I planted last year. The summer was so rubbish they took forever to ripen and since I have a semi-heated greenhouse I thought I would try for an early start this year. It might work, might not - the seeds are here anyway so not a lot to lose.Happy Gardening,
Shirley
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I'm the same as Rustylady. I'll start sowing mine in the kitchen above the boiler in two or three weeks time. Won't sow quite as many as last year as I have 100 odd 1 year old plants (mixture of Apache, Cheyenne and Jalapeno) overwintering under fleece in my tunnel - checked them today and most but not all look okay. Will be sowing Jalapeno and Scotch Bonnet this year.Rat
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My Jalapeno chillies, although prolific and of great girth, never got any longer than 6 or 7cm. I'm sure that there are longer varieties of Jalapeno out there, but don't know of any.Last edited by sewer rat; 09-01-2008, 06:12 PM.Rat
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Originally posted by veg4681 View PostWow tomatoes eh? You don't think it's too early now? Are they specifically early starter variety...I too have few supposedly early starter tomatoes.Happy Gardening,
Shirley
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