Nick Maclaren wrote:
:: In article ,
:: tom wrote:
::: Is it possible to grow chillie plants from the seeds of chillies
::: bought from the supermarket?
::
:: In general, yes.
::
::: Do I just take them out of the pod & plant them in seed compost?
::
:: Yes.
::
::: Do then need to germinate in the dark or light?
::
:: No.
::
::: Do you need to do anything with the seeds before planting them?
::
:: No.
::
::: Are they ok in normal seed compost?
::
:: Yes.
::
::: I have read a bit about putting them in the freezer but dont know
::: if it applies to normal chillies or special ones?
::
:: Neither. It applies to some seeds of plants that are adapted to
:: cold climates; chillis are sub-tropical. They may survive it;
:: they don't need it, and may dislike it.
::
::: How long should they take to germinate? (i guess they should be
::: covered with plastic until they do show)
::
:: A few days to a week or two, if kept warm. Treat them exactly like
:: tomatoes (to which they are related), except that they are less
:: hassle. Do NOT overwater them in cold weather.
::
::
:: Make sure that the chillis you get are ripe. You also may find
:: that they do better as house plants, on a sunny but not overheated
:: windowsill, than as outdoor plants. They are decorative and easy
:: to grow. You can also buy specialist seed - I like Thai chillis.
I grew some chillis from dried seeds which I got from Spain a few years ago.
They grew to about a foot high in the greenhouse last summer but the
whitefly almost killed them so I moved them outdoors...they didn't really
get any taller or anything else, they just seemed stunted, none of them
flowered or fruited.
I brought them into the house about September and now they are just brown
stalks, but I'm sure I read on here that they will regrow this Spring?
There is no greenery at all but they have good root systems and the woody
stems seem to be strong, is there any hope for them? - they are about ten
inches tall and I have kept them on a windowledge above a radiator, keeping
the compost slightly moist but not wet.
Or would it be wise to just start some from seed as the OP suggested?
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