Comments on: OT: The Chilli Planting Begins

By: mark

mark — Wed, 12 May 2010 14:34:45 +0000

Hi, Interesting, I use the clear plastic drawers which used to hold electronic components, paper hand towels and plastic “sandwich” bags (from Tescos). These are left stacked up on a wooden shelf above a central heating radiator. The towel does not let the root through so the seedlings can be lifted off without root damage for potting on. I use plastic vending machine cups with holes in the base to pot them. Of the eight seed varieties I got 95% germination on 7 types and 5% on the eighth. That is 600+ plants. Mark

By: The Blog from Mercian Labels, AC Labels & Security Labels International » Blog Archive » Chilli growing update

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 08:20:39 +0000

[...] picked up on the open source community interest in Chilli plant growing from Alan at the Open Sourcer, and previously blogged on last years Chilli crop, and the new batch for 2010. Growing progress [...]

By: OT: Quick update on the Chillies | The Open Sourcerer

OT: Quick update on the Chillies | The Open Sourcerer — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:09:09 +0000

[...] It’s just over 5 weeks since my Chilli seeds were removed from their packets and started off in the airing cupboard. [...]

By: Alan Lord

Alan Lord — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:10:46 +0000

Sure thing Adrian, I’ll try and get a few piccys this weekend. All the seeds are now up and in pots. They all germinated within 2 weeks!

By: Dr Adrian Steele - Mercian Labels Ltd

Dr Adrian Steele - Mercian Labels Ltd — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:38:08 +0000

can we have some more pictures and update Alan?

By: Alan Lord

Alan Lord — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:23:45 +0000

Hah. I just checked the trays this evening and a couple of the Naga have sprouted today and several of the Fatalli too! That is 9 days since I started. Tomorrow I’ll pot them on.

By: Alan Lord

Alan Lord — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:48:36 +0000

It definitely works.

The Jalepeno seeds sprouted within 3-4days and the Cayenne were ready for potting on in 7. The Naga haven’t germinated yet but in a pot they can take 4 weeks or sometimes more. IIRC last year they took a couple of weeks to get going using this method.

This method is fine for home growing but I don’t think it would be suitable for commercial growers as it requires quite a bit more time to move the seeds from paper to pot – another stage that would add time and cost.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 14:19:27 +0000

I have never tried germinating the seeds like that, although I have read about it. I might give that a try either this year or next. I planted my chillies on the 1st Feb (last year it was mid March, and although they all did well, I think they could benefit from a head start) and I am sure they will be through in a few more days. I put mine in a heated propagator without the lid, I haven’t had much luck with leaving the lid on because it creates mold on the compost.

By: Chillis! - Matt Daubneys Blog

Chillis! - Matt Daubneys Blog — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 14:37:53 +0000

[...] learning, life, ubuntu Having seen other peoples success of growing chillis from seed (specifically theopensourcerer) I thought this year I’d have a go. So in what could possibly be said to be a familiar [...]

By: Dr Adrian Steele - Mercian Labels Ltd

Dr Adrian Steele - Mercian Labels Ltd — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:33:30 +0000

Thats a really interesting technique that I’m going to copy, I bet you get better results that germinating in my conservatory from march onwards!