Got flowers on my Czech Black's

I have come back from a week away and three count 'em three hungarian blacks have germinated the mind boggles I planted about 10 weeks ago

My chillis are on super slow this year.

So I guess I'll get shot if I say I've got about four cherry bombs growing already and another load of flowers ready to pollinate?

moonbells

yup

Yup here too

I've got 2 plants from the seeds Andy sent out which are only about 3" tall, plus 1 that was in a packet of freebies which is about the same size

I got the Lemon Drops or Hot Lemon or sommink simliar

Mine all seem to have germinated and I repotted them yesterday. They aren't nearly ready for fruiting though but look healthy enough. Mine are biggern yourn Flo

We-e-e-e-ll I have 5 still going and all are about 8 - 10" tall and some have ickle purple flowers on. Beginners luck I think Someone said up there ^ about pollinating them - should I? There's only about 3 flowers opened just now

Chillis self pollinate so no worries.

well they sort-of self-pollinate. We just redistribute pollen to be sure (we've already had one fruit drop off due to it not working)

moonbells

K - I'll have a go. Tomorrow. I'm-too-tired-tonite-yawn. Ta you two.

Have fun being a bee

Our cherry bombs (1.5cm) have now been joined by a couple of jalapenos (1cm) and the Thai Dragon (last one to germinate and a small plant) has caught up with a vengeance and opened its first flower too.

Sir is awaiting them with glee.

moonbells

I now have three Treffiti seedlings ... 'purple dragon' ... they are varigated I think but so far lovely dark purply leaves

It's the monster Friar's Hat I'm looking forward to. It's already 2' high and trying to take over the conservatory...

moonbells

I failed to overwinter the Friar's Hats The plants were very healthy (out on the plot last year) but they didn't fruit so tried to overwinter them in the greenhouse but they died. Cost a ruddy fortunate them seeds anorl

Good luck with yours MB. If they fruit they should look fabulous. Hot too I think

Shame, Wardy. I'll hopefully have some fresh seed at some point!!!

I'm still upset that my little purple ones didn't grow this time. They're lethal!

moonbells

Little purple lethal ones - what variety are those? D'yer know?

Like hot uns

So...(just to make me feel better ) are all these flowering and fruiting chillis snuggled up in conservatories?

cos if they are....my poor 'outdoor in soggy clay' ones are bound to be later aren't they?

Mine are snuggled up in the conservatory, in pots between 5" and 8" diameter. They should all be in 8" really but at £1.75 each at our local GC, they can take a flying jump! I shall repot as they look like they need it, into pots I've recycled from something else.

Wardy - they're Purple Venezuelan, originally from Real Seeds but they no longer do them (Sniff!) so I have to rely on collected seeds now. Have still got quite a few so I can try again next year...

moonbells

the Friar's Hats looked dead promising but owing to the orrible rains and generally crap weather and no bleeping sun, they didn't get chance to fruit before the first frosts, so they were doomed from the start So I read about overwintering them, and I did prune them as suggested and wrapped the pots in bubble wrap but they went mouldy. Sob

Oh well

So far the only ones I have managed to over-winter is a varigated Fish Chili and an Ancho but that one has no heat what so ever !!

Looking forward to my Triffiti chilis to grow ... they are call Purple Tiger ... sounds hot!!