Chillies 2019

@Loki I do my hanging pots that way. I put rounds of metal cloth on the top of the soil too. The seeds germinate and grow up through it and the naughty squirrels can pull the seedlings out.

 

Ok don't laugh but scotch bonnet and carolina reaper just appearing, well chuffed

 

@mazambo you're doing well. I had re-start some of my hot pepper seeds as the first lot never germinated and I have many that could compete with yours for youngest!

 

I wish this weather would go away and give us real February temperatures. I'm sure that its trying to get me to sow my chilli seeds early and then hit me with a cold snap

 

@shiney I'm sorry to hear about your unwanted guests but glad to hear you are eliminating them.

My second sowing of some of my peppers is still not producing anything much so I may switch to your paper towel plastic bag method. I figure if they're not going to do anything, I'd prefer to have a visual of them not doing anything rather than staring at little cubes of dirt. (deja vu experience after last year's miserable King Protea failure).

Perhaps sometime I could send you a SASE and some compensation and you could please mail me some Shiney Hyrbrid Seeds? Over here, we really need hardy plants!

 

Jalapeño Some mixed chillies I've just pricked out

Horace the 3 yr old habanero is flowering , bad pic ,but there's definitely flower buds
Sorry about the white fly shiney, I'm sure you'll get it sorted though

 

I have received seeds from India and other places. They just put them in a small bag marked seeds (in this case it would be Chillie Seeds) and then into a letter envelope along with a short note to say hello. Customs never bothered about them.

My only prohibition on bringing seeds into Canada is when they are on my person/in my luggage. It's a big no no because that is part of the contract I agreed to when applying for my Nexus pass. I imagine, at some time in the past, some numpty must have tried to bring in enough for a farm and that is why they added that rule.

Thank you for your offer. I will pm you my address although by rights, I should send you an SASE, I do have some of your country's postage stamps left from last May

 

Would Jalapeños do well when planted in a sheltered sunny spot?

 

My experience with chillies in general is that they will grow outside but prefer to be in a greenhouse. As they ripen later in the season you may be fighting the weather to get the last fruits off.
Do you have space for a small greenhouse ? Some of the mini greenhouses will comfortably hold two plants and give shelter for cool nights

 

Oh I see -
Space isn't the problem but due to my storm-prone region a mini greenhouse would be destroyed in no time. Perhaps I can find a wee corner in my polytunnel

 

@shiney they didn't see my fingers crossed behind my back. I shared my paperwork proving I have secret level clearance with the feds. All nicely stamped and signed by the RCMP. They still cautioned me that I cannot be running across the border with 10,000. Çanadian dollars... as if ... I tried hard not to laugh but a giggle did slip out.

I'll try to remember to take a pic of my little sprouts when the lights come on after 7.