Chillies - growing and overwintering 2017

[Scarlet]

And it's probably too early to tell, but my two small 'overwintered' habanero orange plants (which resemble two half-dead twigs in their pots) look to have teeny-weeny bits of green shoots appearing ...

Mine too! Mine got frosted in the GH early Autumn. It looked pretty dead, all the leaves had taken a hit I brought it in and cut all the dead off, I had more die back and I was left with a 5inch stick.....but suddenly I have growth

[vixylix]

I have the lights, the prop, the seeds, but no compost and no seed trays. Must remedy that asap!

[Mitzi]

I have the lights, the prop, the seeds, but no compost and no seed trays. Must remedy that asap!

You can always start them on damp tissue.

[the big lebowski]

hi all i have got a couple of fresno come up today ,anyone with a super 7 prop how do you water your seeds ? over the top of them or on the lower heated part and bottom feed them ? i was going to bottom feed them as i didnt want the seeds moving about as i have 2 types in each little prop and i didnt want to mix them up ,would this be ok ? i dont want to mess up the heater element ,any thoughts ? cheers

[jacks10]

Well here goes

Picture 1 Friggitello on the kitchen window seal.

Picture 2 The other 3 in the grow lights..

Picture 3 Red Cherry

Picture 4 jalapeño

Picture 5 this is my overwintered chili plant. Have moved upstairs in the loft conversion as the conservatory was well to cold and the new shoots have been like that for a while.

I have re sowed the hungarian hot wax so watch this space

[Mitzi]

hi all i have got a couple of fresno come up today ,anyone with a super 7 prop how do you water your seeds ? over the top of them or on the lower heated part and bottom feed them ? i was going to bottom feed them as i didnt want the seeds moving about as i have 2 types in each little prop and i didnt want to mix them up ,would this be ok ? i dont want to mess up the heater element ,any thoughts ? cheers

I mist the top of the compost with a spray bottle. Mind you, none of mine have germinated yet so it might not be the right thing to do.

[Mitzi]

Oh and if I were going to bottom water them, I would put some warm water in a bowl or old takeaway container or some such, and gently dunk the Garland 7 "pod" into it, then lift it out and return it to the propagator. I wouldn't flood the propagator base itself.

[Tripmeup]

I sowed a few more last night (can’t stop once I have started

So I sowed 2 seeds each of :

Bangalore Whippets Tale (pictured)
Guntur Sannam
Teja (pictured)
Habanero White
Gelbe Kirschen
Jalapeno
Ohnivev

and
Pasilla Bajio...so I can track these with Ms-T

[Scarlet]

I mist the top of the compost with a spray bottle. Mind you, none of mine have germinated yet so it might not be the right thing to do.

I never mist my seedlings..I think it encourages damping off.
Bottom water only for me....but I haven't got a super7.

[Ms-T]

hi all i have got a couple of fresno come up today ,anyone with a super 7 prop how do you water your seeds ? over the top of them or on the lower heated part and bottom feed them ? i was going to bottom feed them as i didnt want the seeds moving about as i have 2 types in each little prop and i didnt want to mix them up ,would this be ok ? i dont want to mess up the heater element ,any thoughts ? cheers

At this stage i use a pipette to water them .

[Scarlet]

^^^what a good idea!

[Ms-T]

I have also used a large Disposable Syringe with out the needle ;0

[vixylix]

hi all i have got a couple of fresno come up today ,anyone with a super 7 prop how do you water your seeds ? over the top of them or on the lower heated part and bottom feed them ? i was going to bottom feed them as i didnt want the seeds moving about as i have 2 types in each little prop and i didnt want to mix them up ,would this be ok ? i dont want to mess up the heater element ,any thoughts ? cheers

I water mine from the tray with no issues that I'm aware of - its a sealed unit so no reason it should do any harm?!

[the big lebowski]

thanks everyone ,some good ideas there ,i have a pipette and a syringe and also im only using 6 out of the 7 props so i can take the empty one off and put a small kitchen jug with water in on the tray too warm it up before i water it ,vix i did water mine last night from the bottom and it hasnt caused any props so far ,cheers

[Mitzi]

I sowed a few more last night (can’t stop once I have started

I've lost count but that must be over 20 varieties! Do you have lots of room? What will you do with them all?