Chillis
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@MN5 Getting the water right is the critical factor in the germination. What are you germinating them on?
If they feel dry I'd give them a light mist from a spray bottle.
I always leave a few chillis on my bushes and have a fair degree of success with self germination, but Wellington is probably too cold for that, given you want to give the plants as long a growing season as possible to develop flavour in the fruit.
Growing them in the little dirt things that came in the package. Pic for reference !
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@Hooroo yeah we barely get frosts up here, think we had 3 very light dustings this year, but where my chillis are (in planter boxes or big pots) def doesnt get touched by any frosts.
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@taniwharugby My chillis' are just planted out in the vege garden.
I thought you were the winterless north? I haven't had a frost at my place in 27 years.
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@dogmeat I'm in an open rural area, so we have a nice little micro climate out here, including fog in the middle of summer, and they are looking at moving the airport out here...
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@taniwharugby Whangarei has an airport
Seriously Air NZ to Akl and an airline with a well dodgy safety record to the Barrier, Hamilton and Tauranga.
Anywhere else?
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@dogmeat yeah mate, shes a rocking provincial airport that often closes due to fog, and they want to move it a foggier spot...
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@taniwharugby said in Chillis:
@dogmeat yeah mate, shes a rocking provincial airport that often closes due to fog, and they want to move it a foggier spot...
... a rocking provincial airport on a peninsula that can't be extended right! And a long way from SH1.
Nothing is as foggy as New Plymouth airport. That place gets fogged in all. the. time.
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@nzzp yep, well up the end of the Harbour right now....but as always, council failed to do due diligence, bought up land, and have recommended a move, but are now looking at recording weather data for a possible move in 10 years....TBH, it wont impact me directly, and may even improve some of the infrastructure out my way, but as always,, council miss the mark in getting to decisions.
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@MN5 well you are trying to grow chillies in Welly, weather was always gonna be a factor!
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@taniwharugby said in Chillis:
@MN5 well you are trying to grow chillies in Welly, weather was always gonna be a factor!
I can’t fault that logic
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After a tense few days we’ve had a single sprout appear !!!! Amazing stuff. ( one ferner even gave it a like on FB )
One out of 10. What are the chances of the rest appearing ? Where to from here fern ?
Start a blog from the viewpoint of the chilli sprout.
He has a mate now. Everything is just going brilliantly !
