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Growing Chillies

Natural Aphid Control

July 1, 2010
Natural Aphid Control

Almost exactly one year on from my last battle and the aphids are back. I was actually getting excited that small flower buds are starting to form on most of my plants when I noticed the familiar sight of lots of tiny green monsters gathering around the new growth shoots at the tops of the [...]

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The Chilli House

June 29, 2010
The Chilli House

I’ve mentioned a few times that i’ve recently moved house. In my old place I only had a small yeard, surrounded by tall houses and a large tree which meant that it was shaded for most of the day. As a result the growth rates of my chillies was slow and I relied on gro [...]

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Chilli Growing Update

June 24, 2010
Chilli Plant - Growing Update

It’s been a few weeks since I last posed and update on my chillies. After re-potting last time (to 6″ pots) in mid May many of the plants were suffering from drooping leaves. I put this down to a combination of hot daytime temperatures and the shock from re-potting. The Cayenne’s are all now [...]

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Potting on Chillies: Does Pot Size Matter?

June 21, 2010
Chilli Plant Pot Size Experiment

We’ve had a lot of questions from readers about if and when they should pot on their chilli plants and what pot sizes to use. This is a hard question to answer as much will depend on the stage of development of your plants and the condition they are grown in.
Many of our readers seem [...]

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Popular Chilli Growing Accessories

June 14, 2010
Popular Chilli Plant Growing Accessories

Now that the chilli growing season is well under way and we are all worrying about our young plants I thought i’d draw together a list of some of the accessories I have found useful for getting me through this next stage in the season.

Chilli Focus Pepper Plant food – This is the only plant [...]

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Drooping Chilli Plant Leaves

June 4, 2010
Drooping Chilli Plant Leaves

Last week I came back form work and found that virtually all of my chilli plants leaves were drooping. This can’t have been due to lack of light as the weather has been gloriously sunny recently.

Potential Causes of Drooping Leaves
1. Excess heat
The plants have been spending their days in a conservatory and with the very [...]

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June Reader Growing Update: Gordzilla

June 3, 2010
June's Reader Growing Update: Gordzilla!

We’ve been getting so many great comments and discussion from some of our regular readers we thought it would be good to get to know some of them better. Each month we’ll be inviting a reader to write a guest post and answer a few questions, sharing some of their tips and advice with fellow [...]

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Chilli Plants Rapid Growth

May 27, 2010
Repotted Chilli Plants

Having moved house 3 weeks ago i now have a conservatory/summerhouse that I am able to use as a chilli house. At my previous place the garden was very small and for the most part of the day, shaded. While I expected the extra heat and light of a conservatory to help speed up growth [...]

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Hardening Off Chilli Plants

May 24, 2010
Hardening Off Chilli Plants

Up until recently this years crop of chillies have been living under lights down in my cellar. With the weather being so unpredictable this is by far the safest option as down there they avoid any cold nights in the greenhouse as well a constant supply of light from the florescent tubes. Recently, after moving [...]

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Potting On Chilli Plants

May 14, 2010
Chilli Seedlings Ready To Pot On

It is now Spring and I have a healthy batch of chilli seedlings well on the way. I’ve been extremely busy over the last few weeks moving home as well as starting a new job so i’ve neglecting my chilli plants a bit recently.
After my plants germinated back in the first week of April I [...]

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