growing a chilli plant from seeds

[daisylulu]

Oh that's great thankyou

I shall have a look at that seed site now and i would love to have freesias...they are my mums fave and they do smell lovley

[daisylulu]

Princess peach..... I wrapped my seed tray in a couple of plastic bags and put it on top of a wall unit in the kitchen, when I looked today I have one little shoot coming up How are yours getting on?

[princess peach]

well,mine are in the propagator...a bit of condensation inside(thats good i think)only watered them once...right i will just open the lid......
no sign of anything yet...just mud...

[daisylulu]

I have a few now that are about an inch high and that is just over the weekend......hopefully you should see something this week Princess

[princess peach]

oh daisy they is nothing growing at all!
hubby wants to throw them out!!
what has happened to them all!
Itll be that dodgy old woman ebay seller..sold me a load of duff chilli seeds!

[daisylulu]

Don't throw them out yet....I think they can be quite slow at germinating...just try and keep them warm and maybe try wrapping them in carrier bags or putting a sheet of newspaper over them, it worked for me

[peteroldracer]

just try and keep them warm and maybe try wrapping them in carrier bags or putting a sheet of newspaper over them, it worked for me

That also works on husbands, I believe..................

[daisylulu]

[princess peach]

daisylulu wrote:

I think they can be quite slow at germinating

slow...SLOW SLOW?????

Its took nearly 4 weeks and nothing..not even a peep from them

daisylulu wrote:

keep them warm and maybe try wrapping them in carrier bags or putting a sheet of newspaper over them,

should i just take them to bed with me???

stupid things are completely doing my head in..when i open the propergator lid-little flies are coming out..not only do i have bloody lice in the house,now i have little black flies..bloody woman from ebay..good job i cant see her-shes sold me fly eggs not chilli seeds,

[daisylulu]

Awwww no

I'm sure there's still time to grow them if you can be bothered!! Try the link further back this thread from EL Cid for an online seed place in the UK. I ordered some from them and they arrived very quickly....excellent service

[costapacket]

I was in a vivero this weekend and they had chilli plants, tomato plants and other veggie plants 3 times the size of mine Oh dear

[princess peach]

these arnt your ordinary run of the mill chilli seeds-these are SPECIAL ones...maybe they take extra extra long to grow as they are extra extra hot!
i will try and be patient-tho i fear i may have to have a dig about in the pot and see if i can see anything happening.

[ron]

Black flies are often a symptom of over wet compost. Seeds need to be moist not wet.
I've had my chilli plant for 2 and a half years and had chillies off it every year. As soon as I got it home after buying it I repotted it in a larger pot with slowrelease plant food.
Each spring I pot it on.
Hope this helps

[princess peach]

well,there is still nothing coming up!
hubby has took them outside(still in propergator.see if that brings them on.)...

[El Cid]

I planted some tomatoes and chillis recently.

The toms appeared after 7 days and the first chillis appeared this morning after 2 weeks. They are in a closed clear plastic container at 20 degrees.

Sid

[princess peach]

oh sid!!!
i have just about given up with them..they are now outside,and thats where they will stay!
if that doesnt work,i will chuck em in the planters and not think about them..maybe im trying too hard!

[El Cid]

Princess, I think you sowed them too early and probably didn't have the temperature high enough - that just causes them to rot and die.

Don't rush your seeds - they will germinate better the later you leave them (as it is warmer)and they will only be a couple of weeks behind the early sowings as they will rapidly catch up.

Sid

[costapacket]

Have you got any seeds left?? Try again. Failing that go to the vivero.

[princess peach]

oh dear!
no,i havnt got any seeds left,the whole lots been planted!
maybe you are right sid,they are probably rotten now.

I have been to the viveros,and they have everything but chilli plants...will keep looking tho,looks like its my only option...

well the fiver i spent on seeds,€6.00 on a propergator...all i grew was a load of black flies...nice eh...

[El Cid]

As I said before, get some new seeds from www.thompson-morgan.com .

They have loads of varieties of chillies and it is certainly not too late to sow them.

Sid