Intro
Hi my name is Paul AKA FireMe, I a 26 year old from the United Kingdom. I have no real previous growing experience of any kind always wanted to try it out. I have a love of hot and spicy foods and with a visit to the eden project UK which are artificial bio-domes (pictures below of eden project) last year and looking at the variety of chillies there are. I never really realised the amount that there was.
at the end of my visit I was inspired and decided to purchase some packs of seeds from the shop they had and give it ago. The types I purchased Early Jalapeno, Pencil Cayenne and Prairie Fire.
I was eagerly awaiting as I wanted to germinate the seeds. I did my reasearch and it seemed that UK growers would start there germination in January. For harvest in June/July and later. So to give them the best chance I ended up purchasing a heated propergator. From a company called Garland which was a trio top electric windowsill propagator(picture of the prop).
January -
I planted 10 seeds of each chilli that I had purchased a few weeks later I had a full ten shoots from the Early Jalapeno, Pencil Cayenne but not one shoot from the Prairie Fire. two weeks later with still no sign I decided to uncover the seeds I could find (which was 7) and put them on surface with damp kitchen paper on top a few days later I had shoots and then the Prairie Fire soon overtook the other chillies that I had replanted in to individual pots(picture below).
Febuary -
The Early Jalapeno and Pencil Cayenne started to look realy leggy, but the Prairi Fire looked fine still in propergator. I asked on this forum which I was advised to add light to them. after looking around on the internet I decided to go with a product from the same company of the propergator and I puchased this Grow Light Garden system. Which they are now reciving constant light 16/7 (picture Bellow)
some of the seedlings had died off before I had chance to get the system, so I am down to a total of 20 seedlings now under the light. 7 of which are the Prairie Fire and the other 13 are a mixture of the Early Jalapeños and Pencil Cayenne haven't had a good look to see how many of each I think there are more Jalapeños.
Thanks,
FireMe
Hi my name is Paul AKA FireMe, I a 26 year old from the United Kingdom. I have no real previous growing experience of any kind always wanted to try it out. I have a love of hot and spicy foods and with a visit to the eden project UK which are artificial bio-domes (pictures below of eden project) last year and looking at the variety of chillies there are. I never really realised the amount that there was.
at the end of my visit I was inspired and decided to purchase some packs of seeds from the shop they had and give it ago. The types I purchased Early Jalapeno, Pencil Cayenne and Prairie Fire.
I was eagerly awaiting as I wanted to germinate the seeds. I did my reasearch and it seemed that UK growers would start there germination in January. For harvest in June/July and later. So to give them the best chance I ended up purchasing a heated propergator. From a company called Garland which was a trio top electric windowsill propagator(picture of the prop).
January -
I planted 10 seeds of each chilli that I had purchased a few weeks later I had a full ten shoots from the Early Jalapeno, Pencil Cayenne but not one shoot from the Prairie Fire. two weeks later with still no sign I decided to uncover the seeds I could find (which was 7) and put them on surface with damp kitchen paper on top a few days later I had shoots and then the Prairie Fire soon overtook the other chillies that I had replanted in to individual pots(picture below).
Febuary -
The Early Jalapeno and Pencil Cayenne started to look realy leggy, but the Prairi Fire looked fine still in propergator. I asked on this forum which I was advised to add light to them. after looking around on the internet I decided to go with a product from the same company of the propergator and I puchased this Grow Light Garden system. Which they are now reciving constant light 16/7 (picture Bellow)
some of the seedlings had died off before I had chance to get the system, so I am down to a total of 20 seedlings now under the light. 7 of which are the Prairie Fire and the other 13 are a mixture of the Early Jalapeños and Pencil Cayenne haven't had a good look to see how many of each I think there are more Jalapeños.
Thanks,
FireMe
