you'll have time to get some chilies before winter!
This isn't the US or even the Eastern states...in perth you can grow for longer than 3 months.
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This isn't the US or even the Eastern states...in perth you can grow for longer than 3 months.
Super David is right. We're the best around. Nothings ever gonna keep us down.
Just got back to my place in Bunno. Plants seem OK since I put up the shadecloth barrier.
I can see what some people are saying about Green Life's mix. The guy is a legend, but the pots way a freaking tonne days after watering. There's a lot of retention there. I've cut the last lot I've potted up with about 30% perlite so we will see what happens. My poor plants have so many challenges at the moment it's not funny what with scorching easterlies and battering sea breezes and waterlogged soil -- not to mention a plague of rat's at my other place. I think this season is very much a learning curve.
I've just been out on the balcony and pruned off all but the least damaged of the leaves on my big purple capsicum and jalapeno what got smashed into black crispness by the wind before I put up any sort of barrier. There's regrowth all over the place even before the pruning so let's hope that it goes well. Does anyone know if there's a way to encourage chillies to grow laterally instead of tall? The top of my taller plants is still getting a bit whipped around and burnt.
The balcony battlers:
Left to right - Poblano bought as a seedling from Green Life - Heavily pruned Jalapeno that was recently assaulted by rats and then crisped by wind -- Tomatillo seedling -- Habanero Rojo & "Mystery pepper" (both from Megamoo and not looking anything like as healthy as the ones still in Bull Creek) -- Orange Capsicum.
Left to right - Unknown chinense -- Unknown -- Cheiro Goias -- Unknown -- Anaheim (hiding) -- Absolutely pummeled Purple Capsicum
Not chillies. I thought I'd let them grow all over the side of the apartment building to give it that post-apocalyptic look
I can see what some people are saying about Green Life's mix. The guy is a legend, but the pots way a freaking tonne days after watering. There's a lot of retention there. I've cut the last lot I've potted up with about 30% perlite so we will see what happens. My poor plants have so many challenges at the moment it's not funny what with scorching easterlies and battering sea breezes and waterlogged soil -- not to mention a plague of rat's at my other place. I think this season is very much a learning curve.
I've just been out on the balcony and pruned off all but the least damaged of the leaves on my big purple capsicum and jalapeno what got smashed into black crispness by the wind before I put up any sort of barrier. There's regrowth all over the place even before the pruning so let's hope that it goes well. Does anyone know if there's a way to encourage chillies to grow laterally instead of tall? The top of my taller plants is still getting a bit whipped around and burnt.
The balcony battlers:
Left to right - Poblano bought as a seedling from Green Life - Heavily pruned Jalapeno that was recently assaulted by rats and then crisped by wind -- Tomatillo seedling -- Habanero Rojo & "Mystery pepper" (both from Megamoo and not looking anything like as healthy as the ones still in Bull Creek) -- Orange Capsicum.
Left to right - Unknown chinense -- Unknown -- Cheiro Goias -- Unknown -- Anaheim (hiding) -- Absolutely pummeled Purple Capsicum
Not chillies. I thought I'd let them grow all over the side of the apartment building to give it that post-apocalyptic look
If your lucky enough to have a south facing garden for summer & a north facing "sun trap" in winter your absolutely laughing in Perth, the only downside i had was the extreme 40+ with no humidity, that was the biggest problem.
If i was still living in Perth & growing the good Peppers i would certainly invest in one of them mist systems, there not cheap but boy do they work well.
Mezo.
If i was still living in Perth & growing the good Peppers i would certainly invest in one of them mist systems, there not cheap but boy do they work well.
Mezo.
m8 just use a brick and sum thick put soft string and gentley pull the branches Down, don't tie it to tight . Or use copper wire like bonsai to train them they way u wantJust got back to my place in Bunno. Plants seem OK since I put up the shadecloth barrier.
I can see what some people are saying about Green Life's mix. The guy is a legend, but the pots way a freaking tonne days after watering. There's a lot of retention there. I've cut the last lot I've potted up with about 30% perlite so we will see what happens. My poor plants have so many challenges at the moment it's not funny what with scorching easterlies and battering sea breezes and waterlogged soil -- not to mention a plague of rat's at my other place. I think this season is very much a learning curve.
I've just been out on the balcony and pruned off all but the least damaged of the leaves on my big purple capsicum and jalapeno what got smashed into black crispness by the wind before I put up any sort of barrier. There's regrowth all over the place even before the pruning so let's hope that it goes well. Does anyone know if there's a way to encourage chillies to grow laterally instead of tall? The top of my taller plants is still getting a bit whipped around and burnt.
The balcony battlers:
Left to right - Poblano bought as a seedling from Green Life - Heavily pruned Jalapeno that was recently assaulted by rats and then crisped by wind -- Tomatillo seedling -- Habanero Rojo & "Mystery pepper" (both from Megamoo and not looking anything like as healthy as the ones still in Bull Creek) -- Orange Capsicum.
Left to right - Unknown chinense -- Unknown -- Cheiro Goias -- Unknown -- Anaheim (hiding) -- Absolutely pummeled Purple Capsicum
Not chillies. I thought I'd let them grow all over the side of the apartment building to give it that post-apocalyptic look
A few morning shots this one appropriate
Sun rise
Love these , white 7
Mustard slooowly turning
Supposed to be black stingers? Wtf lol
This will be a sick pod , sunrise diff angle
Sun rise
Love these , white 7
Mustard slooowly turning
Supposed to be black stingers? Wtf lol
This will be a sick pod , sunrise diff angle
Lol sod it just high pressure hose it off the balcony
YEah, you'll see that some pots have them already - I just need to get some more next time I go to Bunnings.
You'll get pods mate. Our season will run into to late march/april.
Pffff.... here in Brissy you can grow all year round.
Planted the seeds this arvo in jiffy pellets will keep you posted
any tips? Apart from trying to not let them get too cold or scorched by the sun? Watched a couple of you tube vids seems pretty straight forward? Trial and error I guess! I've planted 2 Jamaican yellows 3 Thai chillis 4 Trinidad scorpions (supposed to be butch T) and 4 Peter penis Same thing happened to me - my smaller Jalapenos looked like they had been cooked after that heatwave. I had about 7 or 8 really large ones that were unaffected by the heat, but those were eaten by rats
Led zepp said it best , as we wind down the road ..... Stair way to Chilli heaven ! so pissed 
so pissed big Jamaican red ripening up!
thanks mate!
between my red and yellow I must have a 100 of these bad boys coming out! I didn't realise they got so big! I really can't imagine eating one of these pods whole!
pictures for scale and to show some shapes
and my Mouruga...got a couple with true looking shape, the rest still look pretty hot!
