Chillies - growing and overwintering 2017

[jackarmy]

Love Quick crop, very helpfull little vids , Klaus isnt it ?

[Scoot]

Yeah, I love watching quickcrops videos with Klaus too. I've seen them all before but they are excellent viewing.

[Scarlet]

The standard Orange Habanero gets forgotten when we get excited about more exotic varieties]

Not here! I always have a hab and a lemon drop. They are regulars.

[Chris11]

fantastic photo chris11 ,thanks for sharing ,im growing those this year ,some of my seedling are now going yellow on the tips of there leaves and some have dropped the 1st pair of leaves ,is this normal ?

Thanks TBL. It's difficult to say without knowing your growing conditions or seeing pictures. But this time of year, lack of light, temperatures, or even pH can all have an effect on whether seedlings are healthy and ultimately survive.

[the big lebowski]

hi, im growing my seeds in a super 7 prop the lids are still on altho the taller seedlings are nearly hitting the top of them , i have a 125 wht cool cfl and i watered them with water that is 6.2 ph and has a 1/10 th strength veg feed in them (i only started watering with this 2 days ago to try and remidy the problem) the only other problem im having is my light timer isnt workingproperly and has a habbit of staying on all the ime in stead of swithching off ,cheers

[Mitzi]

some of my seedling are now going yellow on the tips of there leaves and some have dropped the 1st pair of leaves ,is this normal ?

It doesn't sound right to me, but I'm not experienced enough to know what the problem is. My seedlings have all retained their cotyledons. Hopefully the dilute feed you are giving them will help. I have removed the propagator lid when my seedlings showed. I wonder if condensation (water drops) is forming on the leaf edges and then the leaf is being burned by the lens effect under the light?

[vixylix]

hi, im growing my seeds in a super 7 prop the lids are still on altho the taller seedlings are nearly hitting the top of them , i have a 125 wht cool cfl and i watered them with water that is 6.2 ph and has a 1/10 th strength veg feed in them (i only started watering with this 2 days ago to try and remidy the problem) the only other problem im having is my light timer isnt workingproperly and has a habbit of staying on all the ime in stead of swithching off ,cheers

I'd get the lids off, the condensation blocks the light - take them off and give them chance to recover under the lights - hopefully its nothing more serious. I find keeping the lids on too long can lead to damping off.

If you get chance, take a picture - that will maybe help people to identify the problem

[Tripmeup]

fantastic photo chris11 ,thanks for sharing ,im growing those this year ,some of my seedling are now going yellow on the tips of there leaves and some have dropped the 1st pair of leaves ,is this normal ?

Sorry should have read this properly the first time..Now I see you stated that other leaves are yellowing too..can you post a pic of the plants and the environment they are in?

[TrysHard]

So today I finally gave in and sowed some peppers and chillies (2 weeks earlier than last year).

I waited last year as I did not want to have large plants choking up the house and wanted to avoid moving trays of plant in and out of the greenhouse.

Not only that but I found those sown a few weeks later caught up anyway.

So why did I have to sow them – it feels good to have started the new season

I only sowed 4 varieties and only a handful of each.

Hot Portugal

Santa fe Grande

Pepper – Sweet Red Cherry

Pepperoncini Golden Greek

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Love Quick crop, very helpful little vids , Klaus isn't it ?

That's the "Fella" although ain't even gunna try spell his surname let alone pronounce it!.........

My Yellow Flame, Bartlett's Bonnet, Nigel's Outdoor and Lemon Drop seeds were sat on the doormat on my return home today, hoping my others turn up tomorrow as I have Friday n Saturday off!

Let the 2017 season begin!

[the big lebowski]

hi all i think its because i have been very keen with the watering and the moisture is too much in the propergators so i have taken lids off as suggested ,i`ll keep an eye on them over the next few days and keep you posted .also one of the seedlings has now been put into a rockwall cube so should be ready to go into the hydroponics in 2 weeks or so ,cant wait ,i`ll try and get some photos for you all soon ,my cameraman has gone awol and i havent got the kit to do it myself ,cheers

[happyhumph]

I know my chili growing is real beginner level compared to you lot, but I've had 100% germination on my red basque & dedo De mocha & I'm happy

[Elfeda]

Too many to choose
And I like the different varieties and matching them with different meals.

The standard Orange Habanero gets forgotten when we get excited about more exotic varieties, but it's one of my favourites. Here's one of my 2016 plants:

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That's lovely Pic Chris, shows your passion for eating them as well as growing. does Orange Habanero is bit of milder side to habanero?

I am still curious to know your 2 other choices though you can not grow them like your every years must orange habanero.

[cptncrackoff]

Hi..I got told off on Fbook for not checking in lately..

I have two lots of seedlings on the windowsill..

Pub. Aji largo
Pub. Costa Rican yellow

I have also sown 15 varieties.. could not hold out any longer!



Keeping an eye on your grows too!

[cptncrackoff]

Sown so far...

Hungarian hot wax
Tshololo
Peppadew
'My own' Peppadew
Trepadeira werner
Cabaca peach
Turbo pube x albertos locoto
Pretty in purple
Sili a top
Iranian cherry
Thai orange
Cherry bomb
Aji pineapple
Kashmiri Mirch
Habanero orange

.. I have some pink tiger on the way and hopefully a couple more surprises..

2017 could be an amazing year!!