Sweet Pepper Sowing & Germination record 2017

Jan 28th 2017 in lighted Prop

Lombardo 2 seeds

Semaroh 2 seeds

Chilli Seed Saving

Real Seeds Chilli Seed Saving tip

Chilli Seedlings Jan 22nd

Chilli seedlings progressing nicely...

These were all germinated and left in the Lighted Propagator after they appeared.

I then moved them under the Growlight on Jan  19th.

Lettuce, Cabbage & Spring Onion Sowing Jan 21st

First outside (sort of!) sowing of 2017.

I sowed a tray of Greyhound cabbage, a tray with both red and white Spring Onion and a smaller tray of Lettuce (Tom Thumb)

All left in the greenhouse...

Chilli Sowing Jan 18th & 19th

Bulgarian Carrot

Some further sowings.....

Royal Black (a re-sow) 1 seed
Pulla Red (a re-sow) 2 seeds

Long Green Buddha

Purple Jalapeno

2 seeds of each..

Purple Jalapeno
Palivec
HBW
Red Habanero

Ohnivec
Long Green Buddha
Guindilla
Bulgarian Carrot

Chilli Sowing 12th Jan

Chilaca "Holy Mole"

I sowed 2 seeds each of the following chillies in the Lighted Propagator

Cayenne - 

Padron - 

Mucho Nacho - 

Numex Bailey Piquin - 

Numex Big Jim - 

Anaheim (saved 2013) - 

Fresno - 

Chilaca "Holy Mole" - 

Fresno

Mucho Nacho

Numex Bailey Piquin

Numex Big Jim

Padron

Chilli Germination Record 2017

January 3rd: 2 seeds of each

Akhabar - 1 up on 13/1, 1 up on 15/1
Act Sivri - 1 up on 10/1, 1 up on 11/1
Black Naga - 2 up on 12/1
Bulgarian Carrot -  1 up on 11/1, 1 no show
Fish Chilli - 1 up on 10/1, 1 up on 11/1
Guindilla - 1 up on 12/1, 1 no show
Long Green Buddha - 1 up on 12/1, 1 no show
Tri-Colour Variegated -  2 up on 11/1

January 4th: 2 seeds of each

Pulla Red- 2 no shows.. resown on 18/1 (see below)
Serrano Tampiqueno -  2 up on 11/1
Royal Black - 2 no shows.. resown on 18/1 (see below)
Trepadeira Werner - 1 up on 10/1, 1 up on 14/1
Habanero Chocolate -
Black Naga cross Trinidad Scorpion (possible)- 1 up on 12/1,
Turbo Pube X Alberto's Locoto-
Basque Chilli - 2 up on 12/1

January 5th: 2 seeds of each

Bangalore Whippets Tail - 1 up on 12/1, 1 up on 13/1
Guntur Sannam - 2 up on 12/1
Teja Rare Indian - 1 up on 12/1, 1 up on 13/1
Habanero Giant White
Gelbe Kirschen - 1 up on 12/1, 1 up on 13/1
Ohnivec - 1 up on 14/1
Jalapeno Orange - 1 up on 10/1, 1 up on 11/1
Pasilla Bajio - 1 up on 13/1, 1 up on 14/1

January 8th: 

Jalapeno 12 seeds- 1 up on 17/1, 1 up on 18/1 ///Abandoned on rest-no shows!
Fuego Ibrido 2 seeds -
Jalapeno Purple 2 seeds
Palivec 3 seeds -  1 up on 17/1, 1 up on 18/1
Sante Fe Grande 2 seeds - 1 up on 18/1

January 12th: 2 seeds of each

Cayenne - 1 up on 20/1

Padron - 2 up on 20/1

Mucho Nacho - 1 up on 22/1

Numex Bailey Piquin - 

Numex Big Jim - 1 up on 23/1

Anaheim (saved 2013) - 1 up on 20/1, 1 up on 21/1

Fresno - 2 up on 21/1

Chilaca - 1 up on 21/1, 1 up on 22/1

January 18th: 

Royal Black (a re-sow) 1 seed- 1 up on 24/1

Pulla Red - 2 seeds- a re-sow

January 19th: 2 seeds of each

Purple Jalapeno

Palivec - 1 up on 27/1

HBW - 1 up on 27/1

Red Habanero - 1 up on 26/1, - 1 up on 27/1

Ohnivec - 2 up on 27/1

Long Green Buddha - 2 up on 241

Guindilla - 1 up on 26/1

Bulgarian Carrot - 2 up on 27/1

January 23rd: 2 seeds of each

Guntur Sannam

Orange Jalapeno

Anaheim (saved 2013)

Jalapeno

January 24th: 1 4 tray module 2 seeds

Jalapeno

January 24th: 1 *4 tray module 2 seeds each

Sante Fe - 

Filius Blue - 

Mucho Nacho - 

Fuego Ibrido - 

Mucho Nacho - 

Heated Propagator

Cayenne - 

Jalapeno - 

Jalapeno -

Guntur Sannam - 

Lemon Drop -

Guindilla -

Ohnivec -

Orange Jalapeno

January 28th:  2 seeds

Sante Fe-  2 seeds- 

Chilli Overwintering Update

I posted last week on the progress of the chilies still alive and being kept inside the house.

That was "Inside the House> 3 Purple Jalapeños with lots of leaves on them,  2 Orange Habanero, a Red Manzano (some fruit still on!!), a Lemon Drop and a Hot Scotch"

So, at the weekend I checked on the numerous chilli plants left sitting in the greenhouses and most were at varous stages of expiration😃

Still alive and worth making an effort for are the following:
                                  Hotscotch
                                  Red Habanero
                                  Red Manzano
                                  Lemon drop
                                  Pasilla Bajio
                                  Chilaca
I cut them all back to varying degrees and took all leaves off them. These are all inside a mini blow-away in the greenhouse and I have put bubble wrap on the floor so they are all sitting on that.Weather is forecast to be colder later this week so let's see how they get on😏


Inside the garage upstairs there are a few clinging to life too, Again, I cut them all back and gave them some water. I wrapped the pots with clingfilm too..In the garage we have:
                                Semaroh (by 2)
                                Mila's Bulgarian
                                Antohi Romanian
                                Anaheim
                                Calfornian Wonder


We will see how all of the above get on; hopefully some make it through😼
I could bring them inside but as that won't always be an option, this is a bit of a "let's see what happens" trial....
                                 

Jalapeno Madness

Jalapeno Madness Site

Green Jalapeno

Chilli Sowing Sunday Jan 8th

A few more sowings today with 12 Green Jalapeno sown and some Fuego Ibrido (2), Palivec (3), Purple Jalapeno (2) and Sante Fe Grande (2). All sown in the Lighted Propagator ar 25 degrees

Fuego Ibrido

Palivec

Sante Fe Grande

Purple Jalapeno

Thursday 5th Chilli Sowings

So for the third evening on the trot, I sowed another batch of 2 seeds each of 8 more chilli varieties.
They were: Bangalore Whippets Tale, Guntur Sannam, Teja Rare Indian, Habanero Giant White, Gelbe Kirschen, Ohnivec, Orange Jalapeno and Pasilla Bajio.

Teja Indian -Rare Chilli

Bangalore Whippets Tale

Gelbe Kirschen

Guntur Sannam

Habanero Giant White

I grew the Ohnivec and Pasilla Bajio last year and was impressed with the Ohnivec both in terms of appearance and in terms of produce.
Pasilla Bajio is an old favourite of mine and I will grow a few more of these hopefully.

Chileman Tips- Always useful at this time of year!

Chileman Tips

Here's a tip if you want to have less pain trying to germinate your chilli seeds. 

Make yourself a cup of tea and with the used t-bag make another and leave the t-bag soaking until you have drunk the cuppa you've just made and discard the bag.
Leave the weak tea until its cooled down before you use the tea solution you have just made.
Soak your chilli seeds in the tea solution for 24hrs.
Place 2 pieces of kitchen roll that have been folded into a quarter in a plastic bag/sandwich bag/freezer bag basically something you can Seal airtight and wet the kitchen roll so its as wet as a wrung-out sponge.
Place the chilli seeds in the plastic bag on the wet kitchen roll and inflate and then seal.
Place in an airing cupboard or propagator or on top of a warm not hot radiator.
Check the seeds every two days and dampen the paper if it starts to dry out.
Once the seeds have sprouted you can transfer into 75mm pots.

The reason why you use the tea is because chilli seeds have a hard outer coating and the tanin in the tea helps to scarify the seed coating and make it germinate easier.
The hot varieties of chilli can be tricky to germinate at times and will benefit with a germination temperature of between 80°F and 89°F, also do not leave your chilli plant on a window sill over night as temperatures can drop and it will not do your plant any good.

UK Chilli Seeds Delivery

More seeds for me

Homemade Trepadeira Werner Hot Sauce

Homemade-red-hot-sauce-recipe

Add some sweet peppers also if you wish..

Jan 4th Chilli Sowings

2 seeds of each of below sown today in Lighted Propagator - Jan 4th 2017

Pulla Red  (pictured below)- (obtained from Vine VSP)

 Serrano Tampiqueno (pictured below)




Royal Black (pictured below)





Trepadeira Werner (pictured below)





Chocolate Habanero (pictured below)





Black Naga (pictured below) that maybe crossed with Trinidad Scorpion (pictured below)

              

Turbo Pube (pictured below) X Alberto's Locoto (pictured below)





Basque Chilli (pictured below)


   

First Chilli Sowing 2017 - Jan 3rd

First Chilli Sowing of 2017

Took the plunge and started on my first chilli sowings of 2017 today. I sowed the following varities. Akhabar, Act Sivri, Black Naga, Bulgarian Carrot, Fish Chilli, Guindilla, Long Green Buddha and Tri-Colour Variegata. All sown in the "Lighted Propagator" at a setting of 25 degrees...

Akhabar- 2 seeds sown on Jan 3rd

Black Naga - 2 seeds sown on Jan 3rd

Fish Chilli - 2 seeds sown on Jan 3rd

Act Sivri -  2 seeds sown on Jan 3rd

Bulgarian Carrot - 2 seeds sown on Jan 3rd

Long Green Buddha - 2 seeds sown on Jan 3rd

Guindilla - 2 seeds sown Jan 3rd

Tri Colour Variegata - 2 seeds sown on Jan 3rd

Here's hoping!!

Chilli Overwintering Update

Picked some Red Manzano chillies tonight!! Scrapped the plants with bad greenfly and sprayed down some others I want to keep...

At this stage I still have:

Inside the House> 3 Purple Jalapeños with lots of leaves on them,  2 Orange Habanero, a Red Manzano (some fruit still on!!), a Lemon Drop and a Hot Scotch

A number of others are still alive out in the greenhouses.I am rather neglecting those though...

Pics added Jan 3rd 2017

 First is a Lemon Drop that I've left quite straggly!! Plenty of branches for growth and all looks quite green still

Next is a Hotscotch that has a few leaves that are not looking too well, so we will see what happens......

This is the Red Manzano and as you can see it still has fruit on it!! Hopefully, this makes it through to 2017 growing!!

Below is 2 (of 3) of the Purple Jalapeno that I kind of just left at it as they were still producing some chillies in November,  Will clip them back a bit and see what happens...

Below are 2 Orange Habanero that are still thriving and that I might not even clip back at this stage..Still have flowers here and there despite me pulling a load of them today...