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Hi Guy's
Did anyone manage to get any seeds from Troy's official site ? Obviously Troy can't send seeds internationally due to laws. And they seemed to sell out faster than hot cakes !
Did anyone manage get any ?
Hi Guy's
This season I'm doing more kratky than last I think it's my third year playing with kratky I've learned alot 🤓
First my kratky plants are way way ahead of my soil plants, which is a huge advantage here in Scotland 🙂
1.6 Litre kratky .......with my Scotch brains yellow this is the...
Hi Guy's
Here's an update on my Reaper Equis and Zing from Semilas both are in 5 litre pots of soil.
Reaper Equis...................
One of two or three pod's 👍 this and the Zing have both seemed to suffer far more flower drop than say my Peach ghost jami, Purple Death, Tiberius...
Hi Guy's
Time for Dorset naga orange from Semilas update.
Dorset naga orange in 5 litre kratky hydroponic I've removed all the side branches simply to boost light in my crowded greenhouse ! Plus I'm not trying to grow for yield simply to get a reasonable number of pod's to taste/try .
It's...
Hi Guy's
I've been playing with kratky for a couple of year's but normally I take a soil grown plant with multiple permanent leaves wash off the soil from the root's in Luke warm water.
I feed the root's through the bottom of the net pot normally cut a hole in the bottom as not to damage the...
Hi Guy's
Just got a photo of another of the Zims i gave away this one "Miguel" it belongs to Wee Alan not really a plant guy but he's loving the Zim
👍
His favourite chilli I've ever given him he says it lives in the kitchen but goes outside in the afternoons if the weathers good .....today...
No not yet the red Pods are on Dougies plant..... it's up to him 😁
Today I've just noticed the first two pod's on mine "just" stating go go red .........
Hi Guy's
This morning I took my mate Dougies Zimbabwe bird chilli plant to work for him to pick up.
I took the opportunity to take a photo this of his in 5" pot and mine in 5 litre hydroponics also noticed two pod's "just" stating to turn red 😁
Told Dougie to remove all the Red pod's to...
Thanks for the reply 👍
Some excellent suggestions..........
While I did manage to get 7 Pot Primo seeds directly from this year's release from Troy 😎 bloody took a while !! I must make it clear I did not get them "directly " from Troy as he's not allowed to send them to me here in Scotland 😕...
Hi Guy's
They say
" Fail to prepare prepare to fail"
The British army adage " Proper planning prevents piss poor performance " or " pppppp" 😁 is in the same vain 🤣
so...........
If you could only grow "6" of these varieties in 2026 ! Which 🤔 and why 🤔
7 Pot Primo ( seeds from Troy...
Hi Guy's
I'm growing too many varieties of chillies........ again 🫣😁 some will be further ahead than other's....
what plant's have "Impressed" you so far 🤔
Let us see...................
For me
Peach Ghost jami in 5 litres of soil is an utter beast ! It's way way ahead of any other...
Hi Guy's
Decided to remove the weird shaped Bengle naga pod's from the plant and see if the newer pod's grow bhut shaped.
Growth rate in the greenhouse is astonishing at present ! 😲 Due to the large amount of varieties I'm running out of space 🫣 so culling is going to have to get strict ...
Hi Guy's
Quick update on my Zim and it's sibling that I gave away that I'm looking after whiles he's on holiday.
Wee Paco still in the 5" pot I gave it to my mate in ! I've been watering it with chilli focus organic liquid fertiliser.
Nite the small ripe pod's.........and open tree like...
Your Balcony looks wonderful ! kind of a greenhouse but I'd imagine it doesn't suffer from the night time temperature fluctuations that my outside greenhouse does which will really help.
Plant's are looking good 😁
Hi Guy's
My first pod on my Zing plant in 5 litres of soil.........
Peach ghost jami in 5 litres of soil.........a production machine !
Fatalii gourmet Jigsaw in 5 Litre kratky and 3" net pot this particular plant seems much more productive and earlier than specimens of this variety...