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Title: chillis - am I too late?
Post by: aquilegia on March 21, 2006, 17:00:40: Is it too late to sow chillis?

I sowed some in january - but they didn't happen. I wasn't too fussed as I had some plants left from last year. But now I've lost those plants too.
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Post by: supersprout on March 21, 2006, 17:04:50: hi acqui, as my mum got older and more forgetful she often didn't plant til late. I still remember one Christmas she had thriving chillis in pots that were still fruiting cos she hadn't sown until April, and that was in Northumberland!
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Post by: peterpiper on March 21, 2006, 17:24:26: hi .it isnt to late for your chilis.
peterpiper
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Post by: katynewbie on March 21, 2006, 17:30:31: ???

Just looking at my freebie packet from Grow Your Own mag, says sow March to April, so we should be ok!!! Where's the smiley for fingers crossed...?!!
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Post by: amphibian on March 21, 2006, 18:05:33: Quote from: katynewbie on March 21, 2006, 17:30:31
???

Just looking at my freebie packet from Grow Your Own mag, says sow March to April, so we should be ok!!! Where's the smiley for fingers crossed...?!!

Weird packet that, it claims to be cayenne, but the image shows upright chillies, as does the article in the mag, yet cayennes grow downward.
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Post by: plot51A on March 21, 2006, 18:24:05: I just planted some today so hope its all right :)
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Post by: Curryandchips on March 21, 2006, 20:09:49: I treat chillies the same as tomatoes, so based upon that - ok!
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Post by: MattyJC on March 21, 2006, 20:15:15: Thats reassuring Curry, I sowed both my habenero Paper lantern and 2 lots of Tomatoes yesterday morning! :D
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Post by: flowerlady on March 22, 2006, 09:43:02: Do hope its not too late, have only one suitable window cill and the toms had that!!
Have just managed to clear the cill for the next customers, chillies and aubs have it ;D
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Post by: David R on March 22, 2006, 11:44:31: not too late, i have always sown in late march and have had great success, even with outdoor grown plants.

This weekend I shall be sowing about 100 aji seeds sent to me from Bolivia. I intend to have several kilos of chillis by the end of the year to make aji paste with.
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Post by: flowerlady on March 22, 2006, 12:00:29: erm .... what's aji paste ???
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Post by: David R on March 22, 2006, 12:34:40: flowerlady, aji paste is a concoction made by my lovely missus with aji chillis (deseeded), a splash of oil and little else. what she does is blend the aji, chuck them in a pot, add the oil and boil them up. The resultant paste is used like passatta or tomato paste as the basis for meat sauces etc.
The paste is used instead of tomatoes and provides a nice alternative.

Hope this makes sense. D
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Post by: flowerlady on March 22, 2006, 12:51:00: mmmmmmmm sounds like dynamite ... hot too? ;D
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Post by: bennettsleg on March 22, 2006, 13:08:51: Last year our chillies were complete pains. Sowed them in March and they took forever to germinate and we only managed to get a few chillies off the odd plant.

I hear tell that chillies need a good level of heat to germinate effectively, so I'm going to put mine over the radiator (no airing cupboard) this year & see what happens.

Hope the Aji's work out ok.
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Post by: Svea on March 22, 2006, 14:00:31: i sowed some last sunday, and they were up by this sunday just passed. plenty of time. i also did the tomatos and aubergines at the same time, any earlier than this wont really bring me advantages on the plot as i have to wait for longer to plant them out then.

i didnt do thigns any earlier last year (looking into the 2005 sowing thread) and everything was just perfect. so no rush :)
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Post by: bennettsleg on March 22, 2006, 15:14:02: Quote from: Svea on March 22, 2006, 14:00:31
i have to wait for longer to plant them out then.

What time of year do you plant them out?
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Post by: ellkebe on March 22, 2006, 20:50:21: Same as Svea - planted weekend before last, and up by Monday.
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Post by: pakaba on March 22, 2006, 21:52:31: Hi
First time grower here too. I planted mine a month ago and nothing happened so I popped them and some more freshly sown seed into my (borrowed) heated propagator and within a week i have dozens :o of plants......... Not sure what to do with them all now if i can keep 'em all going.

So I hope it's not too late to get a decent crop. i read elsewhere they are slow to do anything, once you can get them to germinate.

P.
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Post by: Mrs Ava on March 22, 2006, 22:48:38: Well, out of all of mine, only a few are up! GGRR. Same with aubergines. They are always so slow for me, so will sow more more more on Friday - my official seed sowing and gardening day! ;D
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Post by: Curryandchips on March 22, 2006, 22:56:37: not a single one has germinated, after at least a couple of weeks? I will just have to sow some more I guess ... I cannot imagine not having any chillies this year ...
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Post by: carloso on March 23, 2006, 00:24:57: All 4 of my chilli plants have come through nicely and stand about 6 inches high and not a bit of leggyness in view !

My banana peppers have no show and like you em me aub's have no show as yet

1st line of everything else is just appearring so not to many casualties at this time ! ahh speaking of which segetti squash ahhhhh legs up to and passed its shoulders lolol TO THE BIN WITH YOU SIR ! LOL

(I HAD FORGOT ABOUT THEM ON TOP OF THE WAROBE OUT THE VIEW OF WIFE !!!)

Carl
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Post by: Jill on March 23, 2006, 00:43:00: I'm very late sowing my chillies but, having no heated propagator, I rely on a south facing window sill in an unheated conservatory. I've not sown yet because it's been too d**n cold. With temps varying between -4 and +3.5 degrees C recently I'm still not rushing to sow. They'll catch up in the end.
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Post by: gavin. on March 23, 2006, 11:21:10: I sowed my chillis into a heated propagator on Sunday afternoon. The first one germinated this morning (well, overnight I guess.) I presume I should treat them the same as a tomato? At what stage can they go into my cold greenhouse? Are they best grown in pots or has anyone grown them i the ground?
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Post by: Svea on March 23, 2006, 13:18:34: i think they like warm feet.
they will take forever if just left on the side somewhere, or simply plonked in the greenhouse.
i have a shelf above a radiator which i use to 'propagate' - once they are up, i move to somewhere cooler and light to slow things down a bit
the aubs were more reluctant but i have got more that the few plants i needed, in any case.

i am planning to plant out mid to late may - depending on the weather situation. i did them mid may last year. it's quite a sheltered and sunny spot i have.

i might also plant some out much sooner than that - i have a wallowater to test drive 8) that would allow me to plant out in mid april if i recall correctly.
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Post by: aquilegia on March 23, 2006, 13:33:33: phew that's a relief. Thanks all. I shall do them at the weekend.
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Post by: amphibian on March 23, 2006, 15:06:48: I'm going to be sowing more peppers in the next few days, I sowed most of them a month ago, but two varities (Goldie and Boldog) failed to germinate.

I have 11 varieties (30 plants) currently.

Fushimi
Rocoto Rojo
Tepin
Jalapeño
Italian Roaster
Tabasco
Aji Yellow
Corno de Torro Rosso
Cayenne
Purple Tiger
Thai Upright
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Post by: Svea on March 27, 2006, 13:36:12: i am doing hungarian hot wax for the first time this year :)
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Post by: gunnerbee on March 27, 2006, 14:32:24: Mine are looking good too, bananas had a couple not through, all the rest are doing great, mine are from Johnsons, you know the variety packs.
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Post by: cleo on March 27, 2006, 15:50:41: It`s not too late-even my `green finger` has turned a nasty shade of brown this season so far. Some seedlings have perked up a bit while I have been away but a major -re-sow of some is on the cards tomorrow
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Post by: amphibian on March 27, 2006, 20:31:42: Chilies are surprisingly hardcore, or so I have discovered recently. While I was potting on my chilies, I accidentally snapped one of the seedlings from its rootball, I discarded it onto my potting table and it must have got mixed up with the compost which was subsequently pored back into the bag. Two weeks later, while potting some more seeds, I discovered the seedling in the bag of compost, it has re-rooted in the dark. I decided to plant it next to my front door, for the hell of it, and it is still there, growing away in a rather cold March.

I presume it is a Rocoto, which are massively more hardy than the other varieties.
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Post by: fozzylozzy on March 28, 2006, 20:03:07: Sowed my freebie 'grow your own' chilli seeds and they still haven't germinated >:(

I think I will try and put them a bit closer to the radiator..... :-\

Louisa xx
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Post by: amphibian on March 28, 2006, 21:31:03: Quote from: fozzylozzy on March 28, 2006, 20:03:07
Sowed my freebie 'grow your own' chilli seeds and they still haven't germinated >:(

I think I will try and put them a bit closer to the radiator..... :-\

Louisa xx

How long ago did you sow them?
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Post by: fozzylozzy on March 30, 2006, 20:21:29: Quote from: amphibian on March 28, 2006, 21:31:03
Quote from: fozzylozzy on March 28, 2006, 20:03:07
Sowed my freebie 'grow your own' chilli seeds and they still haven't germinated >:(

I think I will try and put them a bit closer to the radiator..... :-\

Louisa xx

How long ago did you sow them?

About 3 weeks ago...... I'm actually not sure how long they usually take to germinate ???

Louisa x
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Post by: greatpalm on March 30, 2006, 20:31:33: Took between 3 and 4 weeks for mine to come up, so I wouldn't worry yet. Going great guns now.
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Post by: fozzylozzy on March 30, 2006, 20:38:04: Quote from: greatpalm on March 30, 2006, 20:31:33
Took between 3 and 4 weeks for mine to come up, so I wouldn't worry yet. Going great guns now.

Aha - There may be some little lovelies shooting through yet then..... ;D

Thanks!

Louisa x
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Post by: fozzylozzy on April 10, 2006, 21:15:12: We have germination...... ;D
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Post by: Tora on April 11, 2006, 09:40:15: I agree, amphibian. Chillies are really tough! I had a similar accident and my hungarian hot wax seedling was snapped completely. I saved the top bit and put it back in pot (just because I couldn't bring myself to throw it away) and it rooted about a week later and doing really well now! ;DGood job it survived because it was the only plant I got from my Hungarian Hot Wax seeds.

I bought seeds of 10 chilli varieties and waiting for delivery. Hope it's not too late to sow from now.
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Post by: amphibian on April 11, 2006, 10:13:31: Quote from: Tora on April 11, 2006, 09:40:15
I agree, amphibian. Chillies are really tough! I had a similar accident and my hungarian hot wax seedling was snapped completely. I saved the top bit and put it back in pot (just because I couldn't bring myself to throw it away) and it rooted about a week later and doing really well now! ;DGood job it survived because it was the only plant I got from my Hungarian Hot Wax seeds.

I bought seeds of 10 chilli varieties and waiting for delivery. Hope it's not too late to sow from now.

I snapped my only Boldog Hot Spice plant today, I am hoping it will re-root.

BTW I sowed my seeds in early may last year, I got pods I just brought them inside for ripening.