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Offline Bobby Bhuna

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Re: Cultivating your own plants from seed (chillies and coriander)
« Reply #70 on: July 11, 2008, 12:38 PM »
My dragons are now around 7" high and I've separated them into larger pots and started feeding them. Do you think there is time left for them to fruit this year? I have them in my house on the window sill.

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« Reply #71 on: July 11, 2008, 01:26 PM »
You've got about 3 months left - so stacks of time. You'll get fruit this year but probably not a lot. Any white flowers yet?

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« Reply #72 on: July 11, 2008, 01:30 PM »
Hi BB,
 Don't see why not if they're on a south facing window sill and our Scottish/British weather gets it's act together :-\
 Might be real late on in the year though. My birds eyes fruited through-out the winter months last year, albeit only one or two fruits at a time.
Keep 'em warm and look out for the flowers which you might have to pollinate yourself. I use a wee paint brush cos I don't know if they self pollinate or not.
Here's hoping for an Indian summer.

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Re: Cultivating your own plants from seed (chillies and coriander)
« Reply #73 on: July 11, 2008, 02:06 PM »
Any white flowers yet?

Not yet. Will they die after they fruit?

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Re: Cultivating your own plants from seed (chillies and coriander)
« Reply #74 on: July 11, 2008, 02:58 PM »
Not if you keep it indoors over the winter months (min temp 8C)

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Re: Cultivating your own plants from seed (chillies and coriander)
« Reply #75 on: July 11, 2008, 03:56 PM »
Not if you keep it indoors over the winter months (min temp 8C)

Thanks! I have 10 plants in my room - this is gonna get quite claustrophobic! ;D

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Re: Cultivating your own plants from seed (chillies and coriander)
« Reply #76 on: July 13, 2008, 11:10 PM »
I proudly present my dragons! ;D



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Re: Cultivating your own plants from seed (chillies and coriander)
« Reply #77 on: July 17, 2008, 06:03 PM »
hello guys sorry i havent  posted for a while
heres a new update bonnets are doing very well
click on pics to enlarge








cant wait for them to ripen did try a apache
last week and today a fair bit off heat
ill post again when have some ripe ones
all the best
paul :)

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Re: Cultivating your own plants from seed (chillies and coriander)
« Reply #78 on: July 17, 2008, 09:19 PM »
a few of mine have flowered already. I polinated a day ago and the flowers are starting to wilt now.  ;D

p.s.... do any of you "pinch" your flowers to make them more bushy and less tall? I have one that is just getting higher and higher...

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Re: Cultivating your own plants from seed (chillies and coriander)
« Reply #79 on: July 18, 2008, 09:34 AM »
How much bigger will mine be have to be before I'm likely to get flowers? (see the picture in my previous post)

 

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