I was checking out my over wintered scotch bonnet plant at the weekend. Since sprouting new shoots back at the start of March my one surviving plant from last year has been putting on some good growth. I’ve got plans to try and take some cuttings from this plant once the plant has put out…
When buying regular potting compost the first decision you’ll face is whether to opt for peat free or not. Peat free has traditionally been the best kind however it is particularly bad for the environment as it is harvested from the natural environment, usually from areas with fragile and diverse eco-systems. While there are some…
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…
One of the most important things you need to do to maximize the growth of your chilli plants, particularly in early spring when the days are short, is to maximize the amount of light they are getting. Without large amounts of light growth rates slow down and the number of ripe chillies you can harvest…
Now that some of my chilli seeds have germinated my main aim is to get as much light to them as possible. While we’ve had a few glorious Spring sunny days the weather is still a bit unpredictable and the days not too long. As a result it is crucial to get as much light…
Well it looks like Spring is here after a week of glorious sunshine. I’m still waiting for some of my seeds to germinate and am going to get busy planting some more in the next week or so. As you can see below the one surviving chilli plant from last year is really getting going…
It’s that time of year when I start to think about germinating chilli seeds and planting up ready for the season ahead. I’ve had a few requests from readers to describe the best way to germinate chilli seeds so I thought i’d share the guide below. The Wet Tissue Method I have found this to…
I posted a few days ago about how one of my over wintering plants has suddenly sprung back into life, just as I was about to give up hope that any of the plants had made it through the winter. This has inspired me to finally get round to planting some chilli seeds. [ad name=”square”]…
I’ve been receiving a lot of mail from readers recently about our recipes. We’ve been posting chilli related recipes on the site for quite a while now so I thought I’d pull together a list of our top 10 most popular recipes we’ve posted here on the ChilliKing over the last few years in case…