Chillies - growing and overwintering 2017

[Small pumpkin]

Done a bit more sowing today

Habanero ( re-sown as first lot, no show )
Scotch bonnet ( re-sown as both previously sown died just after germination )
Joe's long
Cayenne
Cherry bomb
Lemon drop
Hungarian black
Basket of fire
Pretty in purple
Delhi hot
Vampire
Hungarian hot wax
Ring of fire
Facing heaven
Krishna jolokia
Kashmiri mirch
Vietnamese tear jerker
Numex twilight
Chiang rai
Thai dragon

[Ms-T]

S/P so dare i ask you how many you have sowen now..hee hee

[jacks10]

jack are these seeds or plants you have overwintered ? what light set up do you have ?

Seeds. And just a small garland grow lights takes 4 trays which comes with it

[Small pumpkin]

S/P so dare i ask you how many you have sowen now..hee hee

28 so far, another 3 varieties next month.

[Mitzi]

I'm a bit of a dilemma.

Out of the 4 I'm growing the red cherry are doing the best. Originally I was alternating them 1 on the kitchen windowsill and the other 3 under thegrow lights. The red cherry is a bit taller now the rest so if I swap I have to adjust the lights and the HHW the baby of the group the lights will be to high!!

Or I could swap with the HHW wiith the red cherry and leave it downstairs and it will get what natural daylight aa possible.

I would continue as you are with the rotation. Adjust the lights to the height of the red cherry, and raise the HHW to the same height by standing it on something, e.g. a book.

[Mitzi]

28 so far, another 3 varieties next month.

Wow! How come you're leaving just three for next month?

Are you raising multiple plants of each variety?

[Ms-T]

28 so far, another 3 varieties next month.

look forward to the photos

[jacks10]

I would continue as you are with the rotation. Adjust the lights to the height of the red cherry, and raise the HHW to the same height by standing it on something, e.g. a book.

Good idea with the book why didn't I think of that!!!!

[Small pumpkin]

Wow! How come you're leaving just three for next month?

Are you raising multiple plants of each variety?

The 3 for next month are very quick growing and don't have to ripen before eating.

Number of plants depends on variety anything from 1 to 8 of each.

[jacks10]

Good idea with the book why didn't I think of that!!!!

Just realised it has a self watered mat underneath the pots

[Scarlet]

I can't wait any longer....(scoot don't read this, I'm just testing germination rates )

In the prop that's been warming up for days, warmed my soil on the aga all night

Just 2 seeds of each,
Chocolate hab,
Lemon drop,
Kashmiri Mirch,
Decisions, decisions, I may add a few more even if I should wait awhile..

[Tripmeup]

Sowed some more myself last night

Cayenne -
Padron -
Mucho Nacho -
Numex Bailey Piquin -
Numex Big Jim -
Anaheim
Fresno -
Chilaca "Holy Mole" -

also have 16 varieties germinated so far, so looking good...

[Scoot]

I can't wait any longer....(scoot don't read this, I'm just testing germination rates )

In the prop that's been warming up for days, warmed my soil on the aga all night

Just 2 seeds of each,
Chocolate hab,
Lemon drop,
Kashmiri Mirch,
Decisions, decisions, I may add a few more even if I should wait awhile..

This is why I am not buying my compost until the end of this month at the earliest. I literally have no new compost so i can't sow anything yet. If I had compost right now, I'd have already sown stuff.

February is my month. I'm sticking by that (for now).

[Ms-T]

Just realised it has a self watered mat underneath the pots

hi Jacks10
don't use books try things like wood or takeaway tubs..i dont use the mat for watering ,i use small pots in the trays ,then take out and put in bigger tray for watering.as thay get biger,

this is any help.

[Mitzi]

My plants are thriving under the light.

28 December:


Same plants yesterday (13 January):


I just wish I could get more seeds to germinate; I don't seem to have the knack of that. I'm trying to turn it into a positive, though - the ones that haven't popped are leaving vacancies for me to try other varieties. And I'm sure if I decide I do really want a Bhut Jolokia, I'll be able to buy a plug plant or young plant in a couple of months' time.