Growing Chilli

Planted them in the pots... Today I go to check on them and there's a damn grasshopper sitting next to a stalk of one of the little seedlings, that now does not have any leaves on it. :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

SO ANGRY
 
Quite interesting, I've got some chillies I planted out side my window a few years ago. I just put the seeds in the ground an left them. They get watered when it rains, and get morning - midday sun. They seem to be doing quite well and are quite big!
 
Ancalagon said:
Also, Pooky you are right regarding super hot chilli germination. But it also applies to growth - they also grow slower and take longer to mature. At least my really hot chillies seem to grow much slower.

I think hot chillies are also more sensitive to cold than "normal" chillies. So I'm hoping that as the weather gets warmer, they grow faster.

A little more background information - the Capsicum genus comprises all chillies, and there are several species that have been domesticated. Capsicum annuum contains jalapenos and bell peppers, capsicum frutescens contains those little red chillies (birds eye chillies and tabasco chillies), and capsicum chinense contains the really hot chillies (habanero, bhut jolokia, 7 pot, etc etc). Capsicum chinense are the ones that grow and germinate slowly.
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My peri peri chillies died last year in winter :(

Got myself some habenero plants the other day :cool:
 
Did a few varieties in the ground this year. Next year I am going the pot routine instead.
 
nakedpeanut said:
Quite interesting, I've got some chillies I planted out side my window a few years ago. I just put the seeds in the ground an left them. They get watered when it rains, and get morning - midday sun. They seem to be doing quite well and are quite big!
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Worked for me too. But mine was in pots. Got lots and lots of chillies from one pot.

How are the chillies doing now, Pooky?
 
zeebee said:
Worked for me too. But mine was in pots. Got lots and lots of chillies from one pot.

How are the chillies doing now, Pooky?
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They are doing amazingly, all of them have chillies growing. I will take some pictures once my camera's battery is charged.
 
Planted some of them today. Packet said 15cm spacing. Small pot so now its 1.5mm spacing. Will see how that pans out... :D
 
Here is a picture of all of them

ch1.jpg
The NuMex Twilight
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Ethiopian Brown (I'm not sure if they are meant to go brown before picking or if they go brown after picking)
ch3.jpg
 
Looks very good. Have you started collecting recipes yet? Chili jam. Chili stew. Stuffed chili... Now I'm hungry.
 
How do I plant green, red & yellow peppers!? (and make sure they dont die?)
 
Pooky said:
Not yet, my main goal is to make some really good chilli sauce.
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Just thinking of it raises my endorphin levels a notch. I'm off to find some hot wings. Keep us posted if you have time, please. I'd like to know how your chili sauce turns out.
 
ice_cubes said:
How do I plant green, red & yellow peppers!? (and make sure they dont die?)
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Found this for you.

I asked my hubby and he said:

Plant it, water it, fertilise it (NKP), watch the weeds and watch the insects. He tells me that the crucial stage is when the peppers flower. Then they don't want any trouble. If they feel too hot (or cold, but that's not a problem where we live) or too crowded or too dry, etc, they stop flowering. He says that after you've picked the peppers (snip them, don't pull them off) the plant will keep producing new flowers (and peppers from the flowers) as long as it's happy and not too hot or crowded or dry or riddled with insects.

I asked him if one had to sing to keep the plants happy and he gave me a dirty look, so I guess not.

Edit: He says the green peppers will turn red/yellow/etc if allowed to mature.

And plant away from the tomatoes or potatoes or aubergines. Also keep away from Petunias and Cape Gooseberries. These plants share diseases. I kid you not.

Edit again:

He also says that you have to watch the nitrogen part of the NKP. The plants need nitrogen for leaf growth, but if the plant gets too much nitrogen, it will get too leafy and produce less fruit. Legumes and alfalfa produce nitrogen in the soil, so remember to cut back if you plant near those. For home use, plant in a pot. And don't pee on the plants. Urine is full of nitrogen. Unless the plant is scraggly with few leaves, then pee away.

Oh, and the (K) potassium is for fruit, flowers and stems and ergo it's good for water transport and the (P) phosphorus is for roots, flowers , seeds and fruit.
 
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zeebee said:
Found this for you.

I asked my hubby and he said:

Plant it, water it, fertilise it (NKP), watch the weeds and watch the insects. He tells me that the crucial stage is when the peppers flower. Then they don't want any trouble. If they feel too hot (or cold, but that's not a problem where we live) or too crowded or too dry, etc, they stop flowering. He says that after you've picked the peppers (snip them, don't pull them off) the plant will keep producing new flowers (and peppers from the flowers) as long as it's happy and not too hot or crowded or dry or riddled with insects.

I asked him if one had to sing to keep the plants happy and he gave me a dirty look, so I guess not.

Edit: He says the green peppers will turn red/yellow/etc if allowed to mature.

And plant away from the tomatoes or potatoes or aubergines. Also keep away from Petunias and Cape Gooseberries. These plants share diseases. I kid you not.

Edit again:

He also says that you have to watch the nitrogen part of the NKP. The plants need nitrogen for leaf growth, but if the plant gets too much nitrogen, it will get too leafy and produce less fruit. Legumes and alfalfa produce nitrogen in the soil, so remember to cut back if you plant near those. For home use, plant in a pot. And don't pee on the plants. Urine is full of nitrogen. Unless the plant is scraggly with few leaves, then pee away.

Oh, and the (K) potassium is for fruit, flowers and stems and ergo it's good for water transport and the (P) phosphorus is for roots, flowers , seeds and fruit.
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Thanx! will start this weekend!
 
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