Recent content by Slyboy

So for my 2014 grow I have been having problems with fungus gnat flies so this weekend repotted all my plants and covered with perlite and vermiculite and will now bottom water to try and get rid of them. I have also been using fly papers and bug killer pot inserts to get rid of them. After...

Looking really good. I started with hydro last year with a number of flood and drain systems and it was surprisingly easier than I thought it would be once you get used to adjusting PH and EC levels. One thing you haven't mentioned is about adding H2O2 to your reservoir. I'd recommend adding...

Very nice indoor set up. Looks like you will have a good crop come summer!

Looking good. I grew fatalii jigsaw last year in hydro, but started it a bit late so never had any pods before the weather turned. I have overwintered it this year and am hoping for great things come spring.

With the different varieties, the hotter chinense types (scotch bonnet, fatalli & bhuts etc) can be harder to germinate and typically take longer to reach fruit than other types like cayenne. For a first year you are right to restrict the number, as many of us can testify on here its very easy...

So this year I had a number of hydro turtle claw plants (also known as Aribibi Gusano) and ended up with about 1kg of them in my freezer. About a month ago I dried a load of them and then blended into a fine powder, seeds and all, intending to use it as a condiment on things like chips.   So...

So I have been having a problem with aphids and black fly on my plants. Been spraying with pyrethrum which is keeping them at bay as well as using paper sticky strips to catch the flies which seems to be working.   I have been germinating my chinense seeds over the last week or so and have done...

I used pyrethrum EC5 spray to clear out an infestation of aphids last year after trying loads of other sprays and methods and it was the only thing that worked. It's quite expensive but the concentrated mix I have has lasted me more than a season. Its so good I keep a bottle of mixed solution...

:welcome: from new jersey USA. Nice plants. Are the white things in the greenhouse fans or lights. I'm using an iPod and it's hard to tell. Hi scarecrw, thanks for the welcome. These white objects are yo yo hangers, which are retractable plant supports to hold the branches up as they grow...

Hi Izzy, they are the Garland super 7 heated propagator. I got mine from amazon. Details here http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garland-Electric-Windowsill-Propagator-G51/dp/B000YA43HC Works really well too.

Pieter Probably a stupid question but as I haven't used an Arduino system beforehand I'm going to ask it anyway! I take it you assemble all the parts, then somehow you need to upload the program you have written to the board. How do you do this and what program do you use on your computer? I...

So in the UK it's winter and I have kicked off my 2014 grow quite early. Here are the varieties I am growing this year. 1. Gourmet Jigsaw 2. Naga morich 3. 7Pot 4. Lucy 5. Habanero Carribean red 6. Long slim cayenne 7. Dorset naga 8. India Jwala 9. Zimbabwe bird 10. Joes long slim 11. Monster...

Thanks folks. A few pics from my grow this year.

Love the Arduino irrigation system. I may have to have a go at that for my soil plants.

So a new member here from the UK. My name is David and I have been growing chillies for about 5 years now. Generally I have been growing on a domestic scale and last year I got into hydro using flood and drain systems as well as soil and a quad grow passive hydro with a variety of peppers...