wscc chilli growing diaries

[SteveD]

i thought i would share my chilli growing paines with you   it is summmat i have wanted to do for a few years and the time has come to enter into the world of the gardener   well the chilli grower  

so day 1 (yesterday) the seeds were planted in two trays each containing 5 different types of seeds

tray 1

dorset naga

peters penis

nu-mex twilight

aji yellow

jalapino purple

tray 2

bih jokia

scotch bonnet

georgia flame

purria

satans kiss

there is no point in posting pics at the moment as they look like two trays full of soil    its all very emotional  for me i feel  like a young percy thrower, a better looking alan titsmarsh,a greener fingered green giant  

[John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison]

Dont forget to water them. Tap water is the correct fluid. None of your own fluid nonsense on them  

[Xtreme Kermit]

Pictures??  

[SteveD]

just waiting for martin to get his garlic sorted then we can have swapsies    

i will be planting two more trays at the weekend with 10 more varieties in  

[scruffythefirst]

Don't use stella either.

I found it easier to get the trays with individual little wells and put one seed in each well.  That way you don't kill half the plants when you transplant them to a bigger pot and have to tease them apart.

You can also stick them in a plastic bag untill they've germinated - keeps them moist.

[SteveD]

before you ask what colour they are or what they rev to   they are all sort of orange seeds and rev to about 8.9k the same as my honda  

[SteveD]

day 3 still no sign of life   no action at all not even sniff of a chilli plant

[John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison]

Have you been talking to them? No? That'll be why. you have to talk to them. Lock yourself in the bathroom with them and whisper through the airing cupboard door    

[SteveD]

of coarse i talk to them you mong   i dont talk to bev but i talk to me ickle chillies   i play them nice relaxing rage against the machine and slipknot for a few hours aswell  

[John Loudon - Sponsorship Liaison]

Well talk nicely to them or they will get the hump with you. I also recommend some manure  

...oh forget - you are already talking to them  

[TrevP]

i play them nice relaxing rage against the machine and slipknot for a few hours aswell  

Thats where you are going wrong... should be playing The red hot chili peppers  :    

[DerekJ]

I grew Dorset Naga last year. Made the mistake of letting them grow too much and ended up with tall plants and very few (very hot) chillis. Let them get to about 500 mm tall then pinch out the tip. They will then bush-out and produce more fruit.

Good luck with the project and watch out for the after burner kicking in.

DJ

[SteveD]

I grew Dorset Naga last year. Made the mistake of letting them grow too much and ended up with tall plants and very few (very hot) chillis. Let them get to about 500 mm tall then pinch out the tip. They will then bush-out and produce more fruit.

Good luck with the project and watch out for the after burner kicking in.

DJ

cheers wuv for the tip   just going to plant another 50 scotch bonnets tonight  

me mother made me laugh the other day, are you sitting comfortably   good i will begin

she rang me up and says bev said you are after some compost i have some you can have

me, yes thats right, im going to grow some chillies

mother , oh your sister grows them

me,oh didn't know that

mother,yes she grows them in her spare bedroom

me, ooooooooooooook are you sure they are not pot plants

mother, yes they are in pots that how she grows them

me,     no they are not chillies they must be pot plants

mother, what are those

me, are they large green plants with bud type things on them

mother, oh thats sounds like them

me,        

[SteveD]

day 4 just watered em   but still no action with the little b*******s   no shoots no green bits no nuffin

[Vice Chairman]

Millers octane boost in the water?

Should do the trick