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PostPosted: 12 Sep 2011, 17:36 
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I know a few of you guys grow chillis, so thought a thread was in order

I've had a pretty good season from my first two chilli plants
One is a cayenne type from the garden centre that has produced a stupid amount of fruits and is still going :D
The other is a scotch bonnet that has a fair amount of large green fruits at the moment. Just waiting for them to ripen

I fancy trying to overwinter them to get a head start next year, so think i'll bring them inside. Any tips?
Anyone got any good tips fro growing from seed or places to get decent varieties?


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PostPosted: 12 Sep 2011, 17:57 
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I used this & recommend decent seeds, (try www.chileseeds.co.uk)


Growing Chilli Peppers
If you use our new Germination Powder, make up solution, soak seeds for 1 hour take them out and put on dry kitchen paper to dry naturally, 10 – 20 minutes, do not pat dry just leave them to dry themselves and then plant.

Once your seeds have sprouted you can transplant to 75 mm pots. (We use multi purpose compost with vermiculite mixed in to aid drainage.) Add water to your compost and mix well; it should be as moist as a wrung-out sponge before you put it into your containers. Ideally you want the compost to be in a warm place before planting takes place so as not to shock the seedlings. Fill your containers 25 mm from the top. We use a plastic plant label or pencil to pick the seedling up and drop it in the middle of the 75 mm pot, do not worry which way the seedling is facing it will sort its self out as it grows. Sprinkle a little compost over the seedling. Water to settle them in with a spray bottle. Label with a plastic stick label using a permenant marker pen. As the seedlings grow use your spray bottle to keep them moist.

“Potting On” Your Seedlings
When you can see some roots through the hole in the bottom of the pot you can re pot your plant. A standard progression is, 75, 150 and then the final 200 mm. First, fill the new containers with moistened compost, make a hole of the right depth for your seedling to sit into. Lift the tiny plants carefully with the help of a pencil pushed from the underside of the pot through the drainage hole. The less the roots are disturbed, the better.
Lower each plant into the hole you've made and plant it in its new home. Peppers (unlike other plants) will make new roots along their buried stems, so if your seedlings are leggy, you can transplant them so that their stems are covered by the soil up to the base of the bottom cluster of leaves.
Gently firm the soil around the transplants and water carefully.

Once your plants set fruit, start feeding once or twice a week with a good all-purpose liquid fertiliser such as Miracle-Gro, or a general Tomato Feed diluted half-strength. Always follow the manufactureres recommendations. Better still try Chilli Focus, this chilli plant food is a precise formulation for optimal performance of chillies in pots, grow bags or even in the ground. You can buy it from our website. With Chilli Focus plants can be fed from the seedling stage onwards. The recommendation is to feed weekly but this can be increased as needed. As long as foliage is dark green then feeding is adequate but if it becomes pale then feeding can be increased. Increase frequency of feeding rather than feed strength. Plants can be fed up to three or four times per week without problems.

Most hot peppers and some sweet peppers require insect pollination to form fruit. If the proper insect is absent, or if the local insects are not attracted to your pepper flowers, you may see the plants flower and never set fruit. This is especially true for hot peppers grown indoors or in a greenhouse.

Pollen is produced on the stamens, and usually ripens between noon and 3 PM every day. Take a moistened watercolour paintbrush, and pick up some pollen on your brush and transfer it to the other flower centres. You can get close to 100% fruit set with hand pollination.
Flowers do not form or will drop off and fruit will not set if the temperature is much below 17C.

The Jolokia family of seeds can be tricky to germinate and do benefit from the germination solution and a germination temperature of between 80°F and 89°F. The flowers also benefit from hand pollination with a paint brush. The Jolokia seeds can take between 7 and 28 days to germinate.
It was noted by The Chile Pepper Institute that the Bhut Jolokia chilli never produced fruits without artificial pollination in the greenhouse, and little pollen was produced (which means their flowers might need a little help with a fine brush indoors). Do not leave your chilli plant on a window sill over night as temperatures can drop and it will not do your plant any good.


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 Post subject: Re: Chillis
PostPosted: 12 Sep 2011, 21:10 
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I had a cracking chilli year and they are still going.

I grew Cayenne and Bell this year (seeds from SA) - though neither was blisteringly hot. I picked the first batch when green now they are all going red.

I think I mentioned elsewhere I find chilli's a bit like goldfish - their size is dictated by the size of the pot they are contained in - big pot ='ing big plants.

Chillies need a warm place to germinate and grow - but I am not a great "over-winterer" of anything (anyone ever eaten a tasty winter strawberry or compared one picked fresh from outside on a summer's day?)


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 Post subject: Re: Chillis
PostPosted: 12 Sep 2011, 23:27 
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SUZYKINS wrote:
I used this & recommend decent seeds, (try http://www.chileseeds.co.uk).


From the site above, a short extract after eating a curry made using "Satan's ashes" chilli combo :lol:

"I won't actually be attempting to repeat the feat due to the savage harm which was inflicted upon my person when the curry made it's way (explosively) out of my ringpiece about six hours later. "As above, so below" and if I thought the pain in my mouth was bad, it was nought but a tickle compared to the shitting broken glass sensation of my burning arse (fortunately not pictured). I woke up in the wee hours for round 2 of shitpocalypse and almost passed out from the pain in my guts"
:lol: :lol: :shock: :lol:


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PostPosted: 13 Sep 2011, 09:44 
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Had 12 chili plants on the go in the house this year at one point :shock: I've still got 'Bertha' my 3 foot high and 3 foot wide Savina Habenero pumping out super hot chillis.
Made an encona style very hot chili sauce with mango, pineapple ,cider vinegar, garlic and a few other bits and bobs last night. Should be good with cheese and onion pie :P . Also made a chili relish the other week, dang is that good :D
Had a few nice looking ornamentals this year , a Golden Globe which has yellow minature apple shaped pods and another rainbow variety both kitchen windowsill types.
Had a few Fresno plants on the go which i grew from supermarket chili left overs and although prolific were pretty disapointing heat/flavour wise.
Got seeds for Hot Bananna, Scotch Bonnets, Habs and a few others for next season. Would like to try a few super super hots: Fatali and 7 Pot and maybe one or two others. No room though :|
Bring a ripe bonnet to Luton Kiz and I'll compare its heat to one of my Savinas, I'll bring a few seeds down also :D

Overwintering? chilisgalore forum is your best bet, a mostly English forum for all things chili :mrgreen:


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PostPosted: 13 Sep 2011, 09:50 
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kizkiz wrote:
SUZYKINS wrote:
I used this & recommend decent seeds, (try http://www.chileseeds.co.uk).


From the site above, a short extract after eating a curry made using "Satan's ashes" chilli combo :lol:

"I won't actually be attempting to repeat the feat due to the savage harm which was inflicted upon my person when the curry made it's way (explosively) out of my ringpiece about six hours later. "As above, so below" and if I thought the pain in my mouth was bad, it was nought but a tickle compared to the shitting broken glass sensation of my burning arse (fortunately not pictured). I woke up in the wee hours for round 2 of shitpocalypse and almost passed out from the pain in my guts"
:lol: :lol: :shock: :lol:


wimp :lol:


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 Post subject: Re: Chillis
PostPosted: 14 Feb 2012, 22:26 
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Seeds are in for this year and a few have been potted on already.

Seed list:
Bhut jolokia
White Habanero
Cayenne
Scotch Bonnet
Jalapeno
Fatalii yellow
7 Pot Jonah
Naga Morich

Have 12 potted on
First Fatalii loop appeared today (2 weeks after planting!)

2nd Batch planted today. another 40 seeds

Looking forward to this year 8-)


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 Post subject: Re: Chillis
PostPosted: 15 Feb 2012, 10:40 
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kizkiz wrote:
Seeds are in for this year and a few have been potted on already.

Seed list:
Bhut jolokia
White Habanero
Cayenne
Scotch Bonnet
Jalapeno
Fatalii yellow
7 Pot Jonah
Naga Morich

Have 12 potted on
First Fatalii loop appeared today (2 weeks after planting!)

2nd Batch planted today. another 40 seeds

Looking forward to this year 8-)



Good selection there Kiz :D

I've got an over wintered Red Savina coming on nicely and some Scotch Bonnet that germinated the other day. I've also got some Hungarian Hot Wax and one or two others for this season. Bit short of space though :| Good luck with the White Habs, a lot of them dont turn out quite what it says on the tin..

Any spare Fatali seeds :P


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PostPosted: 15 Feb 2012, 11:42 
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I think i do have some spare fatalii actually.
Second loop appeared today, so hopefully i'll actually have some this year :lol:


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