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The Chillis are in!
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At long last I have sowed some chilli seeds!
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| Photo from 2102 |
I have waited, and waited and waited to do a job that in the past I have normally done in mid-February. Whilst it is easy enough to get chilli seeds to germinate (a few days in the airing-cupboard works a treat), without enough light, chilli seedlings are not going to do well, and until now I have not judged the conditions to be good enough. Of course I do now have the Grow Light House, but competition for its use is very stiff, and I’m not giving any guarantees that any chillis at all will get a turn in it! At present my newly-sowed chilli seeds are inside some unheated propagators on the windowsill of our spare bedroom. The propagator lids will increase humidity, which is desirable for germination, and they will also prevent draughts.
Not a very good photo, regrettably – but then I think I mentioned the tricky light conditions…
Today I sowed the following – mostly hot chillis, but the last three named are technically sweet peppers:-
Cyklon
Sumher
Fuego
Aji Limon
Numex Suave Orange
Numex Twilight
Black Prince
Cayenne
Christmas Bell
Garnet
Big Jim
Ancho
All the above are from commercially-produced seeds, but I also sowed seeds of six different types of chilli that I obtained on my holidays in Turkey, and some Scotch Bonnets saved from the previous year. Since I don’t know the official names of the Turkish ones I have given them nicknames like “short fat”, “long thin”, “round red” etc.
For most of these, I have as usual sowed two seeds per 5-inch pot, but in the case of the home-saved ones I have sowed four per pot, just in case I get poor germination rates. Naturally, when I see what comes up I will aim to thin out to one seedling per pot, choosing the strongest specimen.
Now I’m just hoping that the weather will improve rapidly and dramatically, with some good sunshine as well!
Oh, by the way, I notice that my over-wintered Scotch Bonnet plant has now got some tiny flowerbuds:
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2013-04-05 08:21:24
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