gday from ballina australia

I agree with megamoo, make sure you mulch the pots, you can use straw or something, helps keep the moisture in and heat off the roots, and use a well draining soil. You don't want it to stay too wet for long but then again you don't want it to dry out too quickly either.
Even though I haven't listened to my own advice use a colour other than black for the pots. It holds too much heat in them.
 
goddammit now IM hungry!!!

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@wildfire... thanks for that.. i was going out tomorrow to buy black pots!! re think me thinks!! what about large styrofoam boxes??? would there be any problem with those???
 
I say that but all mine are in black though! :lol:
I've used styro for other vegies and they worked out well, just put some holes in the bottom for drainage. I think they would be good, anyone else tried it? Styrofoam doesn't leech out any chemicals does it?
 
demonseed said:
@wildfire... thanks for that.. i was going out tomorrow to buy black pots!! re think me thinks!! what about large Styrofoam boxes??? would there be any problem with those???
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Hate to point out the obvious but what about plain ole white 5 gal pails. ______________ok don't every one post at once!
 
@ spicy chicken... forgive my aussie non- comprehendus but are you talking about the old cheap plastic water buckets?? or these things???
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Welcome from casino mate, im staying here for the weekend to attend a mates wedding i live in newcastle. Have you thought about getting in se good soil and manure to amend your soil? In my experience growing in the ground produces tons more pods and is heaps easier.
 
Novacastrian said:
Welcome from casino mate, im staying here for the weekend to attend a mates wedding i live in newcastle. Have you thought about getting in se good soil and manure to amend your soil? In my experience growing in the ground produces tons more pods and is heaps easier.
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im currently pulling down a granny flat out the back and was considering building a raised garden there... i am a bit worried about it though as i dont know if building over a large slab cement is a good idea... i havent got much room other than the garden that is there now... i think because of the old septic tank the soil has dropped in level remarkebly so its a big job... the septic tank is solid concrete and i am going to have to dig in and around it too mix the soil...

i figured large pots would be ok if they were deep enough to allow root growth???
 
Hey :welcome: from Central California. Man that sauce looks good and :hell: You're absolutely right about this place great bunch of folk
 
Yeah that does sound like a pita with the septic tank situation, some growers swear by pots but you really have to keep on top of them on some of our hot days depending on the size of the pots you have to water twice a day. The bigger the pot the better if you have/ want to go that way and remember that every time you water you are washing nutrients out of your soil so regular feeding is a must if you are to maximize pod production. When i say bigger pots are better i really do mean BIG, i have the luxury of being able to make my own and my favorite size is at least 50 litres. With a pot that size all the nice micro-organisms in the soil really thrive and feeding/watering becomes less of an issue. It kind of sucks atm for me because im living in a unit and space only allows me to grow less than a dozen plants, this time last year i had enough hot stuff to feed a small army and could give lots of pods and powders away now im struggling to fill an ice cream container with pods.
Use seasol, fish emulsion, worm jizz and casings,,epsom salts, aspirin, dead magpies, road kill, egg shells, potash for flowering and you cant go wrong lol. Oh and i dont own or run the hippy seed company my friend and all round great guy Neil Smith does, he lives at ettalong beach on the central coast of nsw.
Any questions, queries, wants or similar just ask and we will be all over it mate.

DEATH TO JU-LIAR!
 
The pot size will definitely limit the growth of the plant so the bigger the better. Obviously if you get to a point where the pot is too large to move around without a forklift then they might as well be in the ground. I think if you have the room and time to do it, then a raised bed with tailored conditions like shadecloth, windbreaks, shelter from rain etc. is best. If your soil is crap then you can build up new soil. In my very limited growing experience I've found that chilli plants really appreciate stable conditions. Water on a set schudule, no dramatic temp changes, no moving the pot around all the time or potting up if you can help it.

If you can set them up right to start with they will reward you. Of course getting it right the first time isn't always what happens.
 
Yes sir, my old chilli patch had numerous corpses placed in it. Road kill rabbit, pest indian mina birds and the like. The trick is to bury them deep and in between your plants so that they get a chance to decompose properly before your roots can devour them, roots are smart and wont feed from rotting flesh until the matter is ready to be used as food. Dont be wasting the neighbours cat that you havent just dispatched with the crossbow that you dont own is what im not sayin!
 
Novacastrian said:
Yeah that does sound like a pita with the septic tank situation, some growers swear by pots but you really have to keep on top of them on some of our hot days depending on the size of the pots you have to water twice a day. The bigger the pot the better if you have/ want to go that way and remember that every time you water you are washing nutrients out of your soil so regular feeding is a must if you are to maximize pod production. When i say bigger pots are better i really do mean BIG, i have the luxury of being able to make my own and my favorite size is at least 50 litres. With a pot that size all the nice micro-organisms in the soil really thrive and feeding/watering becomes less of an issue. It kind of sucks atm for me because im living in a unit and space only allows me to grow less than a dozen plants, this time last year i had enough hot stuff to feed a small army and could give lots of pods and powders away now im struggling to fill an ice cream container with pods.
Use seasol, fish emulsion, worm jizz and casings,,epsom salts, aspirin, dead magpies, road kill, egg shells, potash for flowering and you cant go wrong lol. Oh and i dont own or run the hippy seed company my friend and all round great guy Neil Smith does, he lives at ettalong beach on the central coast of nsw.
Any questions, queries, wants or similar just ask and we will be all over it mate.

DEATH TO JU-LIAR!
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thanks mate.. and just to confirm...
very soon the "ju-liar gizzard" will be eradicated from the garden of earth... stupid pests.....
 
demonseed said:
@ spicy chicken... forgive my aussie non- comprehendus but are you talking about the old cheap plastic water buckets?? or these things???
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These buckets can be expensive in Australia if you are buying them and not recycling them. Another thing is if you don't want to put them in the ground is those big, blue plastic drums cut in half. You could fit a couple of plants in one of those.
i agree that the plants tend to grow to their full potential in the ground though and if you can build up the soil over a few seasons then it will work great.
 
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