I am living in a nice condo in the Colognoe area which has a relatively mild climate. To that condo there belongs a sort of balkony/terrace wich is at ground level. Until summer last year I had some lavendula, rosemary bushes and some roses planted around it, which after some years really looked horrible. It was untidy, chaotic and yust a wilderness. Even though on pics it had really a romatic touch (depended on the angle).
Early last year I had payes my last rate (last part of money) for my condo, so I could save money, and the first project was my terrace/balcony. I made a complete rebuild. It looked quite nice, but hooribly naked.
I bought a little rosebush and a colleague gave me 2 little chiliplants. I also bought a third one, and i planted them into big pots, and enjoyed the second half of the summer, by watching my chilis grow. So far so good. Up to now I still dont know what I harvested, but it was fun.
This winter, as so often when the weather is lousy, I did my Indian cooking, and I thought...boy I really need fresh chilis...hmmm and I really would like to grow my own again, and not thoses "standart" stuff.
OK lets take a lokk at the WWW....
So I orderd "Bolivian Rainbow", "Habanero Cappuccino" and "Lemon Drops" seeds, but only because they fit into my color scheme I planned for my terrace. I also orderd some tomatoes (Black Cherries and Yellow Pearshaped)
I dunked the seeds into soil, watered then, and THEN I started reading....ooooohkeyyyyy....
After that it became expensive, I needed a little plant house, a plant heating mat a bigger plant house, fertilizer etc. etc. I guess you folks from the colder parts of the plante know the whole thing
Here some pics from my plants in the early state
The seeds in the small planthouse in a small aquarium 25th or so february 2010
The first plants see the light
The first plants enjoy the "sun" light
My Chili and Tomatoe grow station
Such a big open aquarium with special lamps can come very handy, if you dont have the technical equipment some Chili heads have...
The plants stayed on the tank for some weeks and grew nicely. The tank water was nice to water and fertilize the plants. I just dunked them, great thing.
Bolivian Rainbows
Habaneros
Lemmon Drops
Early last year I had payes my last rate (last part of money) for my condo, so I could save money, and the first project was my terrace/balcony. I made a complete rebuild. It looked quite nice, but hooribly naked.
I bought a little rosebush and a colleague gave me 2 little chiliplants. I also bought a third one, and i planted them into big pots, and enjoyed the second half of the summer, by watching my chilis grow. So far so good. Up to now I still dont know what I harvested, but it was fun.
This winter, as so often when the weather is lousy, I did my Indian cooking, and I thought...boy I really need fresh chilis...hmmm and I really would like to grow my own again, and not thoses "standart" stuff.
OK lets take a lokk at the WWW....
So I orderd "Bolivian Rainbow", "Habanero Cappuccino" and "Lemon Drops" seeds, but only because they fit into my color scheme I planned for my terrace. I also orderd some tomatoes (Black Cherries and Yellow Pearshaped)
I dunked the seeds into soil, watered then, and THEN I started reading....ooooohkeyyyyy....
After that it became expensive, I needed a little plant house, a plant heating mat a bigger plant house, fertilizer etc. etc. I guess you folks from the colder parts of the plante know the whole thing
Here some pics from my plants in the early state
The seeds in the small planthouse in a small aquarium 25th or so february 2010
The first plants see the light
The first plants enjoy the "sun" light
My Chili and Tomatoe grow station
Such a big open aquarium with special lamps can come very handy, if you dont have the technical equipment some Chili heads have...
The plants stayed on the tank for some weeks and grew nicely. The tank water was nice to water and fertilize the plants. I just dunked them, great thing.
Bolivian Rainbows
Habaneros
Lemmon Drops
Not that kind of pearl necklace, I'm just offering bribes....
