THE 2017 CHILLI THREAD

So... I ate that entire bag of Chili Bark for nothing!?! because yes you are right. They are HOT if eaten straight. Tabasco-ish for sure Must be those moon rocks.. It gets nothing but the richest soil to grow in with sun sparkles and night glowing pebbles at three corners of its containment

 

Alright, none, zero, nil of my first batch chilli seeds sprouted. I blame it all on the seeds.

Then I bought them again on eBay. Guess what? 32 out of 40 sprouted and counting. And eBay price was much better too.

 

Have just found some free Serrano Chilli seeds, which they give out instead of chocolates/mints, from a meal at Wahaca. Trying the weak tea on a paper towel method for sprouting, although I've no idea how old the seeds are and if they will or won't work! Let's see!

 

@toppington I had them off my sister, so that's the variety.. good to know Found some didn't germinate, sowed them again and they took 2 days, so finicky.

Got Anaheim on the go too, they popped up a few days ago. 1p from seed parade

 

Seeing Shiney's Nagas being so prolific with fruit last year, I thought to myself why not use a Naga to augment the Trinidad Moruga Scorpions that I have been growing.

This is the progress so far (TMS + Naga Morich):






The lefthand cup shows the fused rootstock graft union, the righthand cup shows another scorpion plant still bound with a strip of clingfilm.

 

What did I do with the Naga Morich tops?






I grafted them onto Morrisons bell pepper rootstocks, of course.

The result are proper Chilli Pepper plants.

 

Yes

 

I don't. I just put them in soil blocks, keep them wet and wait. So far it has worked just fine.

 

Sadly, there is no more space on the windowsills to fit bigger pots so the next time they are potted on will be when they are outdoors.

Hopefully, this will be around mid-May.

 

Thats what I do . So you can get the the gravel trays onto the windowsill edge ways . Indoor space is always at premium until you can move the plants out.