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Growing Chillies

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  Posted by ChefMelanie (U14208214) on Monday, 7th March 2011

  Hello everyone,
  
  So for my birthday (In November) one of my friends bought me a "grow your own chillies" set. It contained compost, liquid chilli feed (like tomorite i guess but for chillies) 5 "Apache" variety chilli seeds and like an incubator pot thing to go over the plantpot, to help set off germination.
  
  I am just checking, as this was not mentioned on the kit, do chillies take a while to germinate? Because I planted the seeds 11 days ago and none of the seedlings have come up yet. They are planted indoors and nearish a radiator, so their environment is warm enough.
  
  So yeah, first time chilli grower asking here- do they just take a while to produce seedlings?

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  Posted by Miss-polly (U14402803) on Monday, 7th March 2011

  Hi ChefMelanie
  
  I've start my chillies off on the kitchen window cill - and they take took about 10 - 14 days before they poke their little head out - i'm so Impatience, it feels ages when you waiting doesn't it? but they are now up and I'm now waiting to pot them on in their owm little pots.
  
  Good luck

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  Posted by Italophile (U12516505) on Monday, 7th March 2011

  Like tomatoes, chillies benefit from warmth from beneath to help germination. You can put them on top of a heater, coffee machine, whatever. Just don't let them get too hot.

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  Posted by julio (U14806365) on Monday, 7th March 2011

  Hi,
  I have just started some chillis from seed. I planted them in pots - I placed the pots(with compost) in the boiler cupboard at home the day before I planted the seeds-this armed the compost first.
  I then covered the pots with clingfilm and left in the dark boiler cupboard for another 7-10days. After which time, 95% germinated and are now 2" high in a propagator. Last year I tried soaking the seeds first ( as I read on the web) but only one seed sprouted then eventually died. So far this year I have been lucky.
  I reckon you should know in the next day or two if you've had any luck.
  If not - get some more seeds and try again-you still have time.
  Cheers
  

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  Posted by Ian W (U8604472) on Monday, 7th March 2011

  I planted my chilli seeds at the same time as my tomato seeds. Tomatoes are ready for potting up but the first chilli is only just breaking the surface of the soil. I'm guessing it's taken about 4 weeks.

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  Posted by Italophile (U12516505) on Monday, 7th March 2011

  That's quite a while. I've found that chillies and capsicums take a bit longer than tomatoes but not excessively For that matter, they take longer to develop too.

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  Posted by cool_breeze_uk (U14359426) on Monday, 7th March 2011

  I did a batch of chillies yesterday. Up to a month for germination is quite normal for some varieties. Apache, from experience, I'd say two weeks is about right until they start to sprout. Its a good all rounder; you should get a decent yield and plant stays relatively small so ideal for a windowsill. The key with the seeds is not to ensure the compost is evenly moist, not wet, or your seeds will just rot. Moisten with a spray bottle rather than a watering can. And when they have sprouted, you want good light but not too warm, otherwise you may find the seedlings get really spindly then collapse.
  
  This year I'm trying Aji Golden, Calico, Medusa, Fresno, Orange Thai, Tokyo Hot, and Trinidad Scorpion. My favourite varieties that I do every year: Feugo F1, Hot Lemon, and Padron.

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  Posted by Lokelani (U8896212) on Tuesday, 8th March 2011

  I planted my chillis, peppers & toms 24th Feb & the toms are up, one apache chilli is just peeping through & the rest have only a few days before I have to turn the propagator off & go on holiday eek!
  
  My house is very cold so the electric propagator is essential. If yours aren't in one they may take more than the 7-14 days I think the packet says.

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  Posted by ChefMelanie (U14208214) on Friday, 11th March 2011

  15 days for these Apache seeds and still nothing yet!
  
  Keep watching in anticipation!
  
  Mind you, i googled for more information about this, and many websites say that apache seeds can take up to 4 weeks to germinate, and that some varieties of chillies (like Habanero) can take up to 6 weeks!
  
  So it still might be a while before i see any seedlings pop their heads up!

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  Posted by Paull2 (U14064177) on Friday, 11th March 2011

  Apache are one of the more decorative of the chillies, I found. Lots of blue flowers and bright red fruit which when used proved to be one of the hotter varieties. I grew a few Apache every year at one time, using the previous year's seed. In an electric propagator, they came up in less than a week... no problems other than what to do with all the plants later. I don't think that the seeds are difficult to germinate given a week or so of warm moist conditions to kick start them. After 15 days, I'd be tempted to start again.

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  Posted by ChefMelanie (U14208214) on Thursday, 24th March 2011

  Hey guys, forgot, i should have updated y'all!
  
  Well, after 3 weeks, the first chilli seedling sprouted, and then over the next couple of days three more germinated.
  
  Its been four weeks now and the fifth one aint coming up, so i reckon im just gonna end up with 4 plants this year.
  
  Anyway, shows me i've gotta be a bit more patient! Hope they grow a little quicker than they germinate! lol!

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  Posted by DeaconBlue (U2964851) on Sunday, 27th March 2011

  As an experiment, I successfully grew a few chilli plants from seeds gathered from a Tesco's chillies pack. I sowed the seeds in a seed tray November 2009 and planted six of the very best seedlings out into pots the following January. By mid summer last year the plants had all produced small 2cm long green and red chillies. My wife and I were amazed at just how hot the chillies proved to be, much hotter than the dried chillies in the original Tesco pack. Perhaps it was a case of fresh is best when it comes to cooking with and eating chillies.

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