After many years of growing chillies it’s become a habit to use artificial lighting early in the year to start my seedlings before Spring arrives in earnest. For the last few years I’ve mainly been using my old grow box which has been cluttering up the house every year for far too long. After a few…
Time seems to be flying by and as we kiss goodbye to February we’ve had a scorcher of a day here, nice and mild with bright blue skies. Thanks to my homemade grow box the first batch of this years seedlings are looking really healthy and growing at a rapid rate, as you can see…
For the last 3 years i’ve been using a home made light box to help increase the early season growth of my chillies. I’ve mentioned the box before but never really gone into a lot of detail about how it’s made. In this post i’ll break down the components used in it ans explain how i made…
I’ve left it a little late this year but I’ve finally got round to setting up my grow lights. The term CFL grow light can intimidate some chilli growers but in this post I will explain that lighting setups need not be complicated. Likewise they can be cheap while being of massive benefit to the…
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…
Up until a couple of weeks ago the chilli seedlings had been under regular flourescent tube lights down in the cellar. With the arrival of some good weather a few weeks ago I moved them outside into the mini greenhouse. Unfortunately the weather seems to have taken a turn for the worse again – sunny…