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Title: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Madrasandy on March 14, 2015, 06:20 AM

My first ever attempt at growing chillies, everything from jalapeno, Indian finger to the worlds hottest recorded and beyond !!
All doing well so far, fingers crossed they continue

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Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Naga on March 14, 2015, 08:23 AM

All looking very healthy! :)

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: fried on March 14, 2015, 08:33 AM

Looking good. Hope you have plenty of space available for when they grow!

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Gav Iscon on March 14, 2015, 09:00 AM

Looking good Andy. I think I'll have a go at some next season but not as many.  :)

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Madrasandy on March 14, 2015, 09:01 AM

Space is becoming a real issue, having to give a few away.
The fun begins when they have to go outdoors!

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Naga on March 14, 2015, 09:03 AM

In my first year of growing chillies, I naively ended up with 1200 seedlings! The following year, I reduced that to 20-odd plants. Still unmanageable! Now I grow around 12 chilli plants each year and I still end up with a surplus!

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Madrasandy on March 14, 2015, 11:22 AM

What types are you growing naga?

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Naga on March 14, 2015, 01:09 PM

Quote from: Madrasandy on March 14, 2015, 11:22 AM

What types are you growing naga?

Nothing special or exotic- in fact, I've cut back from last year as I'm the only one in the household that's keen on a bit of heat in my food! So this year, its Cayenne (2 varieties), Kung Pao, Ring of Fire, Tabasco and Thai Hot.

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Garp on March 14, 2015, 02:51 PM

Looking good, Andy. Can't wait to see the progress. Keep us updated  :)

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Madrasandy on March 14, 2015, 03:19 PM

Cheers lads, will do update when there is anything worth while.
Gav if you want seeds next year let me know and I'll see what I can do  ;)

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Ghoulie on March 20, 2015, 02:45 PM

must defrost some of my frozen chillies & see if they will germinate

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on March 20, 2015, 03:01 PM

Quote from: Ghoulie on March 20, 2015, 02:45 PM

must defrost some of my frozen chillies & see if they will germinate

If you succeed, try the same thing with a mammoth in the Siberian permafrost ...

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Madrasandy on March 20, 2015, 04:14 PM

Sometimes frozen seeds germ sometimes they don't , it's a bit hit and miss.

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Ghoulie on March 21, 2015, 05:41 PM

It's underway - let's see what gives

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Peripatetic Phil on March 21, 2015, 06:13 PM

I'm willing to believe that frozen seed can germinate (it is recommended for some particular difficult specimens), but I am less sure that one can successfully freeze the entire seed pod (chilli) and still hope for the seed to remain viable.  But of course I may be wrong, so I wish you luck and look forward to future progress reports.

** Phil.

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Ghoulie on April 22, 2015, 10:37 PM

No go Phil.  Not a sign of germination.  Must have been F1 / hybrid type.

Have ordered from web nursery Apache plants which look to have similar fruit.

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Madrasandy on April 22, 2015, 10:38 PM

Grown a little in a month since last pics

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Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Madrasandy on May 09, 2015, 09:09 AM

UPDATE - a few plants hardening off nicely and have spent a couple of nights out with minimal wilting
, still a few more to get out and potted up yet.

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Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: ANNIE BEAN on May 10, 2015, 05:49 PM

cooooorrrrrr  they look really great - I live in Scotland and have never been able to grow them even in my (unheated) lean to greenhouse.
Lets see the results.

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Madrasandy on July 18, 2015, 07:08 AM

After a difficult month of June, where the night temps went down to 0c and not much higher than 7c, and the day temps struggling to get above 12c most of my plants struggled, some never recovered.
Growth was severley stunted, and all lost their flowers, but they are picking up now, not as big I as hoped but getting a lot of flowers setting now and a fair few pods.

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Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Madrasandy on September 27, 2015, 08:08 AM

Rubbish summer has left a lot of plants struggling this year, hoping that we will have enough sun left to ripen the rest

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Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Naga on September 27, 2015, 08:20 AM

It's definitely been a poor summer for chilli growing. Warm, wet and grey mostly. But the chillies you've photographed look very healthy and juicy. Something's always better than nothing! :)

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Madrasandy on September 27, 2015, 09:46 AM

Ive had decent crops of Apache , but the ones I am interested in are the superhots which unfortunately have struggled, but as its my first year growing I have learnt a lot for next year.

The Yellow Moruga were very tasty Naga , very hot too, well happy with them. Just hoping the rest ripen  :)

I have lots of seeds if you want to try next year ?

Title: Re: Chilli grow 2015
Post by: Naga on September 27, 2015, 11:07 AM

Very kind! :) PM sent.