Growing Chillies

[Biggsy1]

Got some very nice varieties in seed trays, outside in 2 large propagators.

Anyone have any tips on keeping healthy, pest free plants? They are mostly chinense variety and are Super hots. The last thing I want is infestation, and If I can, not to use pesticides.

I have; Red Habenero, Naga Morich, Fatalii, Mustard Habenero, Red Savina, 7 Pod Brain Strain, Bhut Jolokia, Marouga Red, Butch T Trinidads, Scotch Bonnet, Paper Lantern, 7 Pod Jonah, Trinidad Scorpion, Raja Mirch, 7 Pod Douglah, and Asian Birds Eyes.

I have just moved into a new house and am planning on growing a few herbs and veg. Found a nice herb garden already at the property result. But have brought my Red Habenero (2 Years Old) plant over and after doing some painting in the lounge and left for the day the misses and her mum pulled in the plant and left it touching the newly painted wall.

I returned the next day to find half the leaves had fallen off and the other half had gone a weird shade of white, the colour of the paint. Not Happy!!!

 

[paphos-mcfc]

Got some very nice varieties in seed trays, outside in 2 large propagators.

Anyone have any tips on keeping healthy, pest free plants? They are mostly chinense variety and are Super hots. The last thing I want is infestation, and If I can, not to use pesticides.

I have; Red Habenero, Naga Morich, Fatalii, Mustard Habenero, Red Savina, 7 Pod Brain Strain, Bhut Jolokia, Marouga Red, Butch T Trinidads, Scotch Bonnet, Paper Lantern, 7 Pod Jonah, Trinidad Scorpion, Raja Mirch, 7 Pod Douglah, and Asian Birds Eyes.

I have just moved into a new house and am planning on growing a few herbs and veg. Found a nice herb garden already at the property result. But have brought my Red Habenero (2 Years Old) plant over and after doing some painting in the lounge and left for the day the misses and her mum pulled in the plant and left it touching the newly painted wall.

I returned the next day to find half the leaves had fallen off and the other half had gone a weird shade of white, the colour of the paint. Not Happy!!!

Hab a nice day ;)

Just kidding, mate. I'd be pissed as well. I have Red savina, Mustard Habs and Reds. Was looking to get some peach habs and chocolate habs. Incidentally, did you get a lot of fruits off your plant?

 

[the goats backside]

Feed them Viagra,,,,,,,, Oh chillies oops

 

[paphos-mcfc]

Feed them Viagra,,,,,,,, Oh chillies oops

Someone already did....the result.....

Numex Big Jim.

 

[johnny on the spot]

If you've got ants near to an aphid problem, plant sunflowers. The ants will herd the aphids onto the sunflowers where they'll cause no damage and hopefully be picked off by small birds.

 

[paphos-mcfc]

If you've got ants near to an aphid problem, plant sunflowers. The ants will herd the aphids onto the sunflowers where they'll cause no damage and hopefully be picked off by small birds.

Had ants last year Johnny in some other plants that were on the patio, they made a nest in there, but the plant if I remember, didn't suffer, although I spotted ants on the leaves and stem several times.

 

[johnny on the spot]

If you've got ants near to an aphid problem, plant sunflowers. The ants will herd the aphids onto the sunflowers where they'll cause no damage and hopefully be picked off by small birds.

Had ants last year Johnny in some other plants that were on the patio, they made a nest in there, but the plant if I remember, didn't suffer, although I spotted ants on the leaves and stem several times.

I never consider ants a garden pest, though container and patio gardeners hate them. They do make nests, there's usually millions of them and they can bite, but the fact is you'll never get rid of them in the garden, so work around them.

The aphid-sunflower trick works like a charm- ants love aphids, as do birds and predatory insects. Anise, clover, chamomile and other plants attract wasps and hoverflies which will
kill aphids. Growing chives, catnip, and chervil will also deter aphids.

 

[paphos-mcfc]

Doing well the 'ol chillies, however, the bonnets Fatallis and Habs are really struggling and they got the same treatment as all the others. Strange as I'd thought they'd be the first to flourish.

Nagas, Scorpions, Butch T's, Douglahs, Jonahs, and Brain Strain are loving it. I guessed I'd lose 6-8 seeds of all varieties, this did happen with the habs and bonnets but the rest I didn't lose hardly any. My back garden in a couple of weeks when I re-pot is going to be a fucking jungle. Not complaining like. Also managed to grow fresh fenugreek to slap in my curries. Niiiiice.

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[johnny on the spot]

Are you rotating the trays paphos? Should be done daily to ensure consistency. Might be why some are taking longer to germinate.

Looking good though x

 

[paphos-mcfc]

Are you rotating the trays paphos? Should be done daily to ensure consistency. Might be why some are taking longer to germinate.

Looking good though x

Cheers Johnny, yeah the habs and bonnets I put in the middle where there was more of a heat spot, bit of a mystery why they didn't really germinate.

On the back of the pick (top right) are my Penis peppers, they were the first to come out. ;)