tips on growing chilli

 


hi


ive just brought some chilli seeds (naga) and was wondering if anyone
had any
tips on growing them



thx in advance




--
anis

 



Start seeds under a grow lights in February, or March, transfer to a row
tunnel, in a sunny area, around May, keep soil damp, and cross your
fingers.

Amend with
   N:
   € chicken manure 2.88 oz/sq.ft.
    
   P:  
   € bone meal .48 oz/sq.ft.
  
   K:
   € wood ash 1/4" to 1/2"/sq.ft.
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- Billy
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merger of state and corporate power." - Benito Mussolini.
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anis wrote:

You seem to be in the UK so put them away until spring.  Chillies are grown
as annuals in temperate climates and need warmth and full sun.  Start
preparing your garden beds.  If you want to grow something now think about
cool season veges like brassicas.

David

 


'David Hare-Scott[_2_ Wrote:

away until spring.

The advice given above on starting them in Feb/March is still right in
Britain,
in fact even Jan for some of the slower varieties.  Put them in
a heated
propagator to germinate, then grow them on on a sunny
windowsill, or with
growlights.

I get good results putting them out of doors in large pots against a
sunny wall
at the end of May/early June.

More detailed novice chilli growing instructions can be found at sites
like
this. 'growing chilli peppers thechileman.org'
(http://www.thechileman.org/index.php )

You do realise that Nagas are so hot they can be dangerous and, in any
quantity,
are practically inedible to normal people.  You would do well
to buy some other
types of chilli seed and try those too, perhaps you
might enjoy them.  They are
a very rewarding plant to grow.  I grow
certain types, such as Bolivian Twilight
(amazing blue colour of the
immature fruit) mainly as ornamentals.




--
echinosum

 
Chillies are cultivated for ornament, ornamental plants and their fruit,
which
can then be harvested green, food, or left to mature, mostly red,
but some are
orange, yellow or even chocolate brown depending on the
variety This usually
takes about 2-3 weeks. Chillies grow in similar
conditions to tomatoes although
better results are obtained at higher
temperatures and humidity. Achieve a
better harvest, grow in
greenhouses, although they can be grown outside in
sheltered places in a
lot of sun. Plan to grow plants to give them a long season
to ensure
ripe fruits before the days get shorter and cold weather comes,
therefore, to sow in spring and a heated propagator, transplanting when
all
signs of the last frost is gone.




--
melvingorero