Topic: Cultivating your own plants from seed (chillies and coriander)

[Chris303]

I managed to get my jalepenos and haberneros and twilight chilis to germinate a week ago. they are small still but growing. my cayenne type are really quite big now. been using chili focus food on them once a week.

[SnS]

Isn't the (numex) twilight chile the one with all different colour fruit? I bought one a couple of years back from a garden centre and the tag said 'fruits not to be eaten' (or something similar). I don't know how true that was .. they tasted okay to me ... not vey hot though.

SnS   

[Bobby Bhuna]

My Dragons are getting big now! I'll take some pictures!

[Mag1973]

A few nights after first reading these threads I was bored so opened up a jar of coriander seeds and pushed about 30 into the belfast sink (don't ask) that my wife uses as a 'nursery' for her young plants.
After a few days to my surprise they all sprouted and it was suddenly as though I was a new 'dad' all over again, by the time they got to about 3 inches I found myself with a huge cheesy grin on my face. ;D
Then I went out one morning to find the birds had eaten all but two of them, I am gutted. :-[

Time to buy some pots and compost and grow them indoors methinks.

[SnS]

Hi Mags

Probably weren't birds at all.
Bobby's dragons are quite big now (see above)
How far do you live from Edinburgh?

SnS 

ps: On a 'lighter' note, I caught this pesky little one 'Red Handed' in my greenhouse this morning - nippling on the naga chiles! It had 'Made in Scotland' and initials BB tattooed on it's belly.

[SnS]

Okay Guys

My next post will show details (illustrated) of how to identify the difference between a coriander/chile attack by a British bird and the scary Scottish BB Dragon.

Horticultural Note: The BB dragon will always prefer the coriander over the chile. As BB Dragons hate Marigolds, growing this nearby may dissuade the BB Dragon from attacking either of your precious plants.

In the meanwhile, keep those plants protected.

Regards
Percy Flamethrower

[Bobby Bhuna]

Hi Mags

Probably weren't birds at all.
Bobby's dragons are quite big now (see above)
How far do you live from Edinburgh?

SnS 

ps: On a 'lighter' note, I caught this pesky little one 'Red Handed' in my greenhouse this morning - nippling on the naga chiles! It had 'Made in Scotland' and initials BB tattooed on it's belly.

You have lovely feminine hands!

[kaled0070]

Hi Guys,
 Yup these Scottish dragons get around, here's one newly birthed and already eyeing up my first Dorset naga fruit, well far d' ye think they get their fiery breathe fae?

Mike

[SnS]

You've just gotta be so careful. Is that a BB dragon Kaled?

[kaled0070]

Hi SnS,
Yup a BB dragon right enough, caught it snuffing my coriander