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Looking for some guidance - Spec - 01-12-2020

I have never had much success growing peppers/chillies and was wondering when is the best time for sowing the seed and do they need heat once they are through? and if not what is the minimum temperature for them


RE: Looking for some guidance - Norfolk Grey - 01-12-2020

SC should be a long shortly to help  Wink


RE: Looking for some guidance - Small chilli - 01-12-2020

Best time to sow is late January early February.
They still need a little heat once through. They prefer a constant temperature. So not next to a radiator that fluctuates.
Minimum temperature 10 degrees. SEEDLINGS WILL NOT DO WELL AT THIS TEMPERATURE!
They would like your new light set up . 

Do you want a selection of seed Spec ? Promise no ridiculous hot ones......... unless you want them  Big Grin .


RE: Looking for some guidance - Spec - 01-12-2020

That's very kind of you for that offer Sc, though not old, I am old fashionedRolleyes and don't really go in for the extremely hot chillies, as I like to taste what I eatSmile as I am reorganising my greenhouse would I be better growing them in a separate bed or could the grow with either tomatoes or cucumber


RE: Looking for some guidance - Small chilli - 02-12-2020

They don’t mind sharing with others or in their own beds. They can get quite big, which is something to keep in mind.

I can highly recommend for no heat, Padron, Trinidad perfume, pink habanero. For low/medium heat farmers market jalapeño, Hungarian black, Havana gold.

It may surprise you, I’m not a fan of eating very hot chillies.


RE: Looking for some guidance - Spec - 01-01-2021

Sc when you say big do you mean wide or tall, as I had been thinking of growing them in a tiered system


RE: Looking for some guidance - Small chilli - 02-01-2021

(01-01-2021, 11:42 PM)Spec Wrote: Sc when you say big do you mean wide or tall, as I had been thinking of growing them in a tiered system
Both. Tall & wide. Some varieties can stay quite short and wide ( basket of fire & Trinidad perfume springs to mind ).


RE: Looking for some guidance - Vinny - 02-01-2021

(02-12-2020, 12:52 AM)Small chilli Wrote: They don’t mind sharing with others or in their own beds.  They can get quite big, which is something to keep in mind.

I can highly recommend for no heat, Padron, Trinidad perfume, pink habanero. For low/medium heat farmers market jalapeño, Hungarian black, Havana gold.

It may surprise you, I’m not a fan of eating very hot chillies.
That's really helpful SC. Cool

Being a wuss, I will search for Padron,Trinidad Perfume and Pink Habanero. Would these all be suitable for greenhouse staging or are they too big? I have grown Padron in the past so I know these are suitable. Smile
My greenhouse bench is slowly filling up with chillies and I blame you for that! Tongue Big Grin Looks like it's partly chillies again this year. Rolleyes


RE: Looking for some guidance - Small chilli - 02-01-2021

If you’ve grown Padron on your greenhouse staging before, the other two will be fine as well. Trinidad perfume I find to be quite a compact plant, pink hab can get quite big but no more than a Padron.


RE: Looking for some guidance - Vinny - 02-01-2021

(02-01-2021, 01:26 PM)Small chilli Wrote: If you’ve grown Padron on your greenhouse staging before, the other two will be fine as well. Trinidad perfume I find to be quite a compact plant, pink hab can get quite big but no more than a Padron.
Is pink Habanero the same as Apricot Habanero? I am trying to find a firm that will supply me with all three types of seed. I am looking at Sea Spring Seeds but if you can direct me to a better website I would be deeply obliged.