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Self Watering Planters

December 6, 2011
Self Watering Container - Plans

One problem i face every year is what to do with my chilli plants when I go away for a few days during the summer. It can be soul destroying to put so much effort into nurturing your chilli plants right through the winter and spring only to have them fry during a hot summers [...]

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Treat Em Mean & Keep Em Keen

August 3, 2011
F1 Super Chilli Plants

Back in April I talked about how some Super Chilli F1 seedling got badly scorched after I left the propagator they were in on a sunny windowsill on a particularly hot day. Seedlings that are so small are incredibly susceptible to a change in their environment as i found out to my cost.

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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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Drip Watering

August 10, 2010
Drip Watering

After recently going away for a few days before I left I had the usual worry about how to keep my crop of chillies (and other plants such as container grown french beans) alive while i was away. After recently moving to the area i’ve not yet managed to find a friendly chilli waterer I [...]

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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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Watering Chilli Peppers – A Few Tips

June 3, 2009

One question we get asked a lot here at The Chilliking is how much should I water my pepper plants?
Below we’ve compiled some watering tips to help you give your peppers the right amount of water they need to flourish.
Chilli Watering Tips

Plant your seedlings in clear plastic drinking cups. Not only will this save you [...]

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Chilli Plant Flower Drop

September 5, 2008

One of the questions we get asked a lot is why do the flowers keep dropping off my chilli plants without any fruit (chillies) forming?
Flower drop (known to some as “blossom drop”) is a relatively common problem faced not only by chilli growers but by gardeners growing all kinds of fruit and vegetables. It happens [...]

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