Chillies - growing and overwintering 2017

[Mitzi]

Maybe Muddy Boots is Gerard Fowler in real life? Although last time I checked, Loughborough wasn't in Cumbria, so maybe not.

[Chris11]

Maybe Muddy Boots is Gerard Fowler in real life? Although last time I checked, Loughborough wasn't in Cumbria, so maybe not.

MB, is this you??

[Small pumpkin]

My purple tiger has germinated

All the others are doing quite well



Due for a little feed I think.
I really must pull my finger out and get their polytunnel built !

[the big lebowski]

looking good sp ,you and me are in the same boat im trying to get my greenhouse built asap for my chillis too

[Chris11]

Update: after the feline related chilli disaster, I've been trying to catch up and replace the lost seedlings.

I've recently had 9 more varieties germinate, so my surviving grow list is now:

Akabare
Bahamian Goat
Barancio
Bishops Hat
Cayenne Large Red Thick (o/w from 2016)
Cheyenne F1
Hungarian Black
Elysium Oxide F6
Elysium Oxide F7
Golden Cayenne (o/w from 2016)
Joe's Long Cayenne
Numex Sandia
Numex Twilight x Cayenne F2
Orange Habanero (o/w from 2016)
Orange Habanero
Piccante Calabrese
Pot Black
Ring Of Fire
Santa Fe Grande
Scotch Bonnet MoA Yellow
Space HJ10 Afterglow
Sweet Banana
Thai Orange Large
TSM Medium Red
Turbo Alberto Cross (o/w from 2016)
Turbo Alberto Cross
7 Pot

There are also a few seedlings that were lucky in the way they hit the floor, even though they were knocked out of their pots. I saved and repotted these and they seem to have survived, but it will be a mystery for some time which ones they are.

[the big lebowski]

wow thats a list and a half there chris ,i hope you can get some photos for us in the summer when they are all fruiting ,cheers

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Just catching up after a few days away!

My "Babies" Doing ok! Left to their own devices this last few, but will get my undivided attention the next few days!

[4390evans]

I started some of mine off in jan and *touch wood they are still here, I managed to get an aquarium for £10 with new lights etc when aquatics was closing down in the shop so set them off in there on some heat mats too.
I am also using chilli focus to feed them this year instead of the usual tomato food, you can get it off ebay, and feed them from seedlings.

Ill edit later with their names but I know I would like to try the chocolate chillies next year, or even this year if I can get hold of any.

[burnie]

My second sowing of Cayenne have just popped up, these were pre soaked this time, to replace the ones I fried under the hot sun in a heated propagator. May be late for this year, but I'll try over wintering and treat this lot as perennials lol

[Ms-T]

My second sowing of Cayenne have just popped up, these were pre soaked this time, to replace the ones I fried under the hot sun in a heated propagator. May be late for this year, but I'll try over wintering and treat this lot as perennials lol

Cayennes are the weed of the chilli world you will get chills this year.

[burnie]

I've got some Lemon Drop and Jalapenos in there too, but no sign yet

[jacks10]

these were taken early last month.

Couldn't delete from file. Latest ones will follow when my laptop knows what its doing?

[jacks10]

Attachments are playing silly buggers so doesn't look I will able to post up to date pics.

What height do you folks repot? And how often do u water . I have limited watering to 10-14 days and my tallest one is now 11cm

[the big lebowski]

im watering about the same as you my taller ones are about 20cm and my hydro is one is 55 cm ,i wont be repotting till i move them up to the greenhouse at the end of april ,cheers

[Ms-T]

Hot wax this year.


Happy me.