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tips on growing chilli
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ive just brought some chilli seeds (naga) and was wondering if anyone had any tips on growing them thx in advance |
tips on growing chilli
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anis wrote: hi ive just brought some chilli seeds (naga) and was wondering if anyone had any tips on growing them thx in advance Start seeds under a grow lights in February, or March, transfer to a row tunnel, in a sunny area, around May, keep soil damp, and cross your fingers. Amend with N: € chicken manure 2.88 oz/sq.ft. P: € bone meal .48 oz/sq.ft. K: € wood ash 1/4" to 1/2"/sq.ft. -- - Billy "Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini. http://www.democracynow.org/2010/7/2/maude http://english.aljazeera.net/video/m...515308172.html |
tips on growing chilli
anis wrote:
hi ive just brought some chilli seeds (naga) and was wondering if anyone had any tips on growing them thx in advance You seem to be in the UK so put them away until spring. Chillies are grown as annuals in temperate climates and need warmth and full sun. Start preparing your garden beds. If you want to grow something now think about cool season veges like brassicas. David |
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I get good results putting them out of doors in large pots against a sunny wall at the end of May/early June. More detailed novice chilli growing instructions can be found at sites like this. growing chilli peppers thechileman.org You do realise that Nagas are so hot they can be dangerous and, in any quantity, are practically inedible to normal people. You would do well to buy some other types of chilli seed and try those too, perhaps you might enjoy them. They are a very rewarding plant to grow. I grow certain types, such as Bolivian Twilight (amazing blue colour of the immature fruit) mainly as ornamentals. |
Chillies are cultivated for ornament, ornamental plants and their fruit, which can then be harvested green, food, or left to mature, mostly red, but some are orange, yellow or even chocolate brown depending on the variety This usually takes about 2-3 weeks. Chillies grow in similar conditions to tomatoes although better results are obtained at higher temperatures and humidity. Achieve a better harvest, grow in greenhouses, although they can be grown outside in sheltered places in a lot of sun. Plan to grow plants to give them a long season to ensure ripe fruits before the days get shorter and cold weather comes, therefore, to sow in spring and a heated propagator, transplanting when all signs of the last frost is gone.
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The first year was the best crop, it was a really really really hot summer so had hundreds of chilis to use every week. Ended up freezing most of them in ice cube pallets to keep them for use throughout the year! The last two years haven't been as good but I think it's mainly because the weather hasn't been quite as good. So best thing to do I think is keep them as warm as possible at all times. When it's warm outside, let the plants have some outside goodness, when it gets a bit chilly (mind the pun) bring the plants inside. When the plants are inside though you need to watch out for a black fly that seems to like living on the plants... They'll fill the room that the plants are in if you aren't careful... |
tips on growing chilli
On Friday, 27 August 2010 13:06:28 UTC+1, anis wrote:
hi ive just brought some chilli seeds (naga) and was wondering if anyone had any tips on growing them thx in advance -- anis On top of the execllent advice already given, I would suggest that you use a nutrient feed that has been specfically produced for Chilli's, nutrient feeds that are produced just for chilli's are far more specialised in their nutrient make up, which should give you a far better harvest. I currently use Chilli focus made by Growth Technology I have used Chilli Focus several times now and it definately increases my yeild. I would also suggest starting them off in february, under grow lights and a little heated propagator, we simply dont have enough strong sun light in the UK to grow straight outdoors from the end of April/May and expect a huge yeild by September. All of the partially grown tomatoe and chilli plants etc in garden centres in March are started of indoors grown under artificial light. |
tips on growing chilli
On Friday, 27 August 2010 13:06:28 UTC+1, anis wrote:
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ if they haven't figured it out over three years later... songbird |
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