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ChillitasticChillitasticA record of growing too many chillis... In Lancaster, UK.
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Hairy Rocoto Canarios Seedling
2007-03-08 14:05:00 This Rocoto Cana rios seedling is one of the hairiest yet! More About: Hair , Hairy , Seed
Seed tray view
2007-03-08 14:04:00 I have now removed all the sprouted seedlings and moved them to a sunny windowsill. The still dormant or very young have been left in the propagator. More About: View , Seed , Tray
Leaf detail and muse
2007-03-05 13:44:00 This chilli looks pretty healthy.We've reached the stage now where half of the plants probably need to be taken out of the propagator and left in as much sunlight as possible. I think I'll have to cut up my seed trays to do this and leave the unsprouted chillis in there.Also, I have some Fatali seeds beginning to sprout today. Still no Goat Horn though. More About: Leaf , Muse , Tail
Little guys
2007-03-04 13:43:00 You might have to enlarge this one to see them, but I just noticed all these little plants growing in my seed tray. no idea what they are, but they're quite cute anyway. More About: Guys , Little , Litt
News: Chillis will make me thin too?
2007-03-02 13:44:00 "Chilli extract may stop fat cell growth" (see link above)Capsaicin, the compound that gives red pepper its heat, could inhibit the growth of fat cells, says a new laboratory study.Oh good... More About: News , Will , Make , Hill
Hot Purple Prince (~4 days)
2007-03-02 11:41:00 Another shot of the Hot Purple Prince . Apologies for the bad quality of this one - I was half awake and feeling a bit groggy this morning after a few beers last night!I'll try and take some better images this weekend. I'd say about 50% of the seeds are now sprouted. More About: Days
Stuck seed casing
2007-03-01 10:32:00 This is a pretty common problem - the seed casing isn't pushed off by the growing starter leaves and remains stuck. If left the chilli will often recover or burst it off later, but I've had a few that just die. You can, very carefully, pull it off:Grasp the chilli seedling with finger and thumb gently. With other finger and thumb grip the seed casing and gently pull, slowly. The casing should slide off with just a little resistance. If it won't budge, don't force it, but leave it another day or two and try again. More About: Asin , Sing , Seed , Casing
Um, we have a problem...
2007-03-01 10:26:00 Yikes, what happened here? This 'Chinese' chilli is growing, but it's furry root system seems to be mostly out of the ground. It has also failed to release it's seed head. More About: Problem , Have
Georgia Flame (3 days)
2007-02-28 11:03:00 Just a detail of the Georgia Flame chilli leaf. More About: Days , Lame
Hot Purple Prince (2 days)
2007-02-28 10:33:00 Check out that lilac colour! More About: Purple , Prince , Days
Black Hungarian (3 days)
2007-02-27 13:05:00 This is the first chilli (the Black Hungarian ) to sprout that seems to have a coloured stem. More About: Aria , Days , Lack
Tam Jalepeno (3 days)
2007-02-27 13:04:00 Detail of water on the new leaf of a Tam Jalepeno chilli seedling. More About: Days , Epen
Tequila Sunrise (3 days)
2007-02-27 12:22:00 Been in Edinburgh for a few days, the seeds were removed from the window and placed on the sofa, out of direct sun (fear of wilting).On our return I find about 10+ new shoots and some real leafage.This is the Tequila Sunrise , about 3 days old. More About: Days , Rise
Balloon rising (day 2)
More articles from this author:2007-02-22 10:44:00 I plan to try and take and post a picture every day if I can. This is the balloon again, 2 days old. The stem is looking very white - no green at all. More About: Balloon , Sing , Loon , Ball , Allo 1, 2 |
