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2012 Germination Update

January 29, 2012
Chilli Pepper Germination Update

As i’ve discussed before there are loads of different ways to germinate chilli seeds and everyone has their favourite method. I usually use a regular propagator placed on top of a reptile heat mat in order to boost the heat delivered to the seeds (it’s also much cheaper than a heated propagator). I did this for the fist week after [...]

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Hey it’s Chilly Out There

August 3, 2011
Chilli Propagators

Growing chillies continues to grow in popularity  and as a result there is an ever increasing number of varieties of chilli seeds available, some of which are slower to grow than others. One aspect of growing slower varieties that some growers find quite difficult is the propagation of the seeds. By maximizing germination rates and [...]

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Looking After Chilli Seedlings

April 9, 2011
Scorched Chilli Seedling

Disaster has struck. Yesterday morning i forgot to take the propagator lid off one tray of chillies that were on the conservatory window sill.  I got home and discovered that the seedlings that had germinated had been frazzled by the heat. The conservatory itself got up over 35 degrees so it must have been even [...]

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Germinating Chilli Seeds

February 27, 2011
Germinating Chilli Seeds

It’s that time of year when I’m starting to get some chilli seeds planted ready for the season ahead. I’ve had a few requests from readers to describe the best way t germinate chilli seeds so I thought i’d put together a small guide.

The Wet Tissue Method
I have found this to be the quickest method [...]

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Pepper Germination Success

April 9, 2010
Chilli Peppper Seedlings

Just a quick update. Thanks to the heat mat i mentioned on my last post most of the seeds i planted just over a week ago have germinated, even some of the bhut jolokia which is pretty impressive considering they’ve only been planted just under two weeks!

The above seedlings are mainly cayenne and are looking [...]

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Speeding Up Pepper Germination

March 29, 2010
Speeding Up Pepper Germination

If like me you don’t get round to planting your peppers early then there are a couple of ways you can speed up the germination and growth of your chilli plants in the early stages of their life.
In this post we’ll take a look at how you can speed up the germination of your chilli [...]

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