First chillis are up

[Bacchus]

I noticed someone else posted that their chillies has started too. I planted these (ring of fire) from a chilli I used in a con carne a week ago - so they are about as fresh as you can get. Planted 9 seeds and 6 are up already. It's really a bit early but it's good to see growth in the new year

[chilli_grower]

nice - out of curiosity, will these now be placed under lights? Or on the windowsill?

Ring of fire is a fab variety...

[Spunky]

Chilli grower do you own a greenhouse?

[Lamboluke]

Here are mine. Just an experiment to see if I can grow anything from seed for the first
Time ever and I can !!!
I have medusa (harvested from a shop bought plant in August), jalepeno and ghost chilli which are all up. Really chuffed. Will see if they get too leggy and if they do I can try more in March/April.

Just started them off in the boiler cupboard and they are now on the windowsill.


Exciting times !

[Bacchus]

nice - out of curiosity, will these now be placed under lights? Or on the windowsill?

Ring of fire is a fab variety...

I'll probably just keep these on the windowsill. I have a grow tent and light rig but it's so big it's in the garage so it's still a bit cold out there - even though I have a wood pellet burning system for central heating so the garage is usually half warm.

I plan to plant out the main seeds around the second week of February - about 15 varieties or so - and they will go into the grow tent



Best of luck with your own start

[Bacchus]

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Here are mine. Just an experiment to see if I can grow anything from seed for the first
Time ever and I can !!!
I have medusa (harvested from a shop bought plant in August), jalepeno and ghost chilli which are all up. Really chuffed. Will see if they get too leggy and if they do I can try more in March/April.

Just started them off in the boiler cupboard and they are now on the windowsill.


Exciting times !

Looking really good, keep us updated...

[Scarlet]

Well done everyone! I haven't started mine yet but it won't be long.
Lamboluke norw that your chillies have germinated it may be best to take them out of your propagator. Others may disagree but I think the extra warmth in there will bring them on too fast.

[Lamboluke]

Well done everyone! I haven't started mine yet but it won't be long.
Lamboluke norw that your chillies have germinated it may be best to take them out of your propagator. Others may disagree but I think the extra warmth in there will bring them on too fast.

Thank you. I'd be interested to see what everyone else's opinions are on this.
When we are in the house we set the central heating to 21c but when we aren't in the house and the heating isn't on it drops quite low so my concern is that the temp may be too low for them to survive.
The prop may help stabilise this. That being said it makes sense what you say about them coming on too far before it's safe to move them outside.

[Bacchus]

I take mine out of the propagator as soon as they are up.

These first ones were just to be doing something and to test their germination time.

[Kristen]

When we are in the house we set the central heating to 21c but when we aren't in the house and the heating isn't on it drops quite low so my concern is that the temp may be too low for them to survive.
The prop may help stabilise this.

Propagator stabilising temperature will help a lot with germination - but no light needed for that, so you could put them in an airing cupboard (or somewhere else warm) until they germinate.

Once they have germinated temperature of MIN 10C is sufficient, but for active growth higher is needed. Propagator provides bottom heat, and thus heats the soil in the pots, which will encourage the plants - air temperature less important than root temperature (within reason!). However, good light is needed for growth, so providing heat without good light will encourage growth, but the plant will make weak spindly "leggy" growth. Propagator needs to be on a well lit windowsill at least - not on a table "somewhere near the window" If you have a Horticultural Growing Lamp then you can provide all the light that the plant needs for rapid growth.

Early in the year the natural light is weak, infrequent (lots of "grey days"), and daylight hours are short. If it is not possible to provide good light it is better to delay sowing. Yes plants sown early may survive, but they will be stressed and thus much more likely to succumb to disease.

[Lamboluke]

My propagator is an unheated one and a storage tub with cling film ontop. Are you referring to a heated one?

[Lisasbolt]

I have wanted to try growing from chilli's i have bought but never tried.

How do you know that hey are not F1 plants? or is it just experiment.

Don't worry if they get a little leggy, tomatoes and pepper plants are fine to be planted deeper when potted on as will grow roots from the bottom stem.

All my pepper/chilli and tomatoes are all making a show and i love going and sitting with them and staring seeing the progress. i will get some pics later

good luck guys

[Kristen]

My propagator is an unheated one and a storage tub with cling film ontop. Are you referring to a heated one?

Sorry, yes I was referring to a heated one. For unheated best to put somewhere 20C ideally, at least 16C otherwise, until the seeds have germinated. Check twice daily for germination, and move to the light as soon as the seeds germinate.

[chilli_grower]

Chilli grower do you own a greenhouse?

Yes, an 8 x 6 polycarb one, that is currently damaged due to the high winds!!!!

[Spunky]

I went up my allotment and my new cloche/pollytunnel hoop thing was 3 plots away!!!!