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Bombay bronze cockscomb - Small chilli - 16-03-2023
I’m going to be keeping a reference of how I’m growing Bombay bronze cockscomb.
I had a feeling they were going to be tricky when the tiny seeds arrived in bubble wrap inside the seed packet. Never seen that before.
Attempt 1. sown seeds in a segment of a 6 cell tray in a bag in the airing cupboard. They germinated within 5-6 days. I then pricked them out into a pot of room temperature compost. Moved them to the dining room window. Under the grow light with the chillies. Within a week they were all dead.
Attempt 2. Sown into their own pot of pre warmed compost. Pot placed with chillies under the grow light. Also added a heat mat underneath and put a designer cloche ( half pop bottle
) over them. Again they germinated within 5-6 days. They’ve been going from strength to strength. The babies are growing nicely.[attachment=5938]
RE: Bombay bronze cockscomb - Scarlet - 16-03-2023
FEW grows celosia, I tried flamingo feather last year and they loved the summer heat. Really lovely pink spikes.
Bombay celosia are usually grown a a single stem plant - they don't branch like the others, so one and done? So takes up a bit too mycb space for me.
RE: Bombay bronze cockscomb - Small chilli - 24-03-2023
My babies are growing. I had to take the pop bottle cloche off today. I’ll keep a close eye on them. Make sure they don’t need a bigger one.
But I hope they will be ok. Think I’ll let them get a bit bigger before I try to pot them on.
Very pleased I’m OCD on labelling! Because they look a lot like chillies at the moment.
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RE: Bombay bronze cockscomb - Farendwoman - 24-03-2023
Well done on the labelling.
That is VERY often my downfall.
But thankfully that’s when this forum comes into its own. There’s always someone who can recognise things that I haven’t a clue about.
RE: Bombay bronze cockscomb - Farendwoman - 24-03-2023
(16-03-2023, 03:05 PM)Scarlet Wrote: FEW grows celosia, I tried flamingo feather last year and they loved the summer heat. Really lovely pink spikes.Got a few celosia Pampas Plumes going at the moment. Very tiny as yet, but surviving so far.
Bombay celosia are usually grown a a single stem plant - they don't branch like the others, so one and done? So takes up a bit too mycb space for me.
RE: Bombay bronze cockscomb - Scarlet - 25-03-2023
They look lovely! Im only doing some zinnias as my something new.... i have already run out of space
RE: Bombay bronze cockscomb - Farendwoman - 25-03-2023
I had some good zinnia last year.
This year I’m trying zinnia Faberge.
Haven’t sown them yet - better get a move on
RE: Bombay bronze cockscomb - Farendwoman - 25-03-2023
Can’t find the ruddy seeds.
Bought them this year and put them somewhere!
Just waded through hundreds of packets looking for them, but nowhere to be seen.
I DID find some 2010 zinnia seeds though, but I don’t think I’ll waste my time on those!
RE: Bombay bronze cockscomb - Small chilli - 25-03-2023
(25-03-2023, 02:11 PM)Farendwoman Wrote: Can’t find the ruddy seeds.Every seed deserves a chance! Sow them
Bought them this year and put them somewhere!
Just waded through hundreds of packets looking for them, but nowhere to be seen.
I DID find some 2010 zinnia seeds though, but I don’t think I’ll waste my time on those!
RE: Bombay bronze cockscomb - Veggie - 25-03-2023
Zinnias will be in the Z box of seeds - feeling lonely as there aren't many other Z seeds to keep it company.