tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87484572804360254512024-03-13T12:53:16.512+08:00Cara dan panduan menanam cili dalam pasu atau polybagCara dan panduan menanam cili dalam pasu atau polybag. Sayuran cili menjadi salah satu ramuan dalam kebanyakan resepi masakan mampu hidup lebih subur didalam pasu sekiranya ditanam mengikut kaedah penanaman yang betul. Jom dapatkan cara dan panduan menanam cili disini.Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-58289005692686287342015-08-11T12:00:00.000+08:002015-08-11T12:00:05.647+08:00Chilli Health<span class="C_HeadBold_R" style="background-color: white; color: #990000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;"><b>Chilli Health</b><strong>:</strong></span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="C_Body" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Chillis are loaded with vitamin A, a potent antioxidant and boost to the immune system. As the pods<img align="right" alt="health pic" border="0" height="130" hspace="5" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/grow2001pics/wd9.jpg" vspace="2" width="130" />mature and darken, high quantities of vitamin C are gradually replaced with beta carotene and the capsaicin levels are at their highest. Due to these capsaicin levels, some believe that eating chillis may have an extra thermic affect, temporarily speeding up the metabolic rate, hence burning off calories at a faster rate. Whatever, you certainly do sweat and actually cool down in hot climates as sweat evaporates. Your nose runs, your head clears ... you can breath! And with that extra flow of saliva, the gastric juices also flow. The alkaloids from the capsaicin stimulate the action of stomach and intestine improving the whole digestion process!<br /><br /><img align="left" alt="health pic2" border="0" height="130" hspace="5" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/grow2001pics/wd1.jpg" vspace="0" width="130" />Beyond soothing gastric wonders and taste delights, the very nature of fiery capsaicin has been medicinally beneficial down through the ages and put to use for some chronic health woes. These same heat inducing properties have a cumulative effect and over time are believed to alleviate pain when used in transdermal treatments for arthritis, nerve disorders (neuralgia), shingles and severe burns ... even cluster headaches. The mucus thinning properties promote coughing and can act as an expectorant for asthmatic conditions. Other claims are boosts to the immune system due to the antioxidants, lowering cholesterol, and blood thinning properties beneficial for the heart and blood vessels.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-35156764222209188592015-07-28T12:00:00.000+08:002015-07-28T12:00:05.890+08:00Chilli Species 2<div class="style2" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">
<span class="C_HeadBold_Gr" style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"><strong><span style="color: #009900;">Capsicum <i>frutescens</i></span></strong></span> <span class="C_Body">coming from the Amazon basin in Brazil and the Mexican city of Tabasco, hence the most recognizable one being the Tabasco. Now finding their way to India and the Far East where they are called bird pepper. Bushy type of plant growing to 4 feet, with smooth oval leaves up to 2.5 inches. Flowers have greenish white corollas with no spots and blue anthers, erect pods up to 1.5 inches long. Makes good pot plants.</span></div>
<ul class="style2" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">
<li><span class="C_Body">Tabasco</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">African birdseye</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Malagueta</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Thai pepper</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Demon Red</span></li>
</ul>
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<span class="C_HeadBold_Gr" style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #009900;">Capsicum <i>pubescens</i></span></span> <span style="color: black;">originates in Bolivia, now being cultivated from the Andes to Mexico and Central America. The common name for this species is <i>rocoto.</i> Sprawling plant up to 4 feet high and two foot wide with oval light to dark green leaves being up to 3 inches long and very hairy. Flowers have purple corollas, purple anthers and stand erect above the leaves. Hardy plants with a long growing season. As the pods are so fleshy they are usually eaten fresh in salsas or stuffed but they are very hot.</span></div>
<ul style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">
<li class="style2"><span class="C_Body">Manzano Amerillo</span></li>
<li class="style2"><span class="C_Body">Manzanoi Rojo</span></li>
<li class="style2"><span class="C_Body">Rocoto</span></li>
</ul>
Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-34703623448623600862015-07-14T12:00:00.000+08:002015-07-14T12:00:03.180+08:00Chilli Species 1<div class="style2" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">
<span style="color: #009900;"><strong>Capsicum <i>Baccatum</i></strong></span> <span class="C_Body">originated in Peru or Bolivia and are now found throughout South America. The plants are tall up to five foot with large dark green leaves. This species is distinguished from the other species by the flower corollas being white with distinctive dark green or brown spots, and anthers being yellow or tan. Fruity flavour being used in salsas or dried and ground into powders. Types include:</span></div>
<ul class="style2" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">
<li><span class="C_Body">Ají</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Brazilian Starfish</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Piquanté (Brand name Pepperdew)</span></li>
</ul>
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<span class="C_HeadBold_Gr" style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #009900;"><strong>Capsicum <i>chinense</i></strong></span></span> <span class="C_Body">is often referred to as Habanero but there are hundreds of similar pod types. Originating from the Amazon into the Caribbean and then spreading into Central and South America. Growing from 1 to 5 feet high with pale to medium green large and wrinkled leaves. Flowers have white to greenish corollas and purple anthers and filaments. Slow growers with a long season. Most Countries have their own name for the<i>chinense</i></span></div>
<ul class="style2" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">
<li><span class="C_Body">Habanero</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Congo Pepper</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Goat pepper</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Scotch Bonnet</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Ají Limo</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Ají dulce</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Datil</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Fatalii</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Red Savina</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Madame Jeanette</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Naga Jolokia</span></li>
</ul>
Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-56378623552762014052015-06-30T12:00:00.000+08:002015-06-30T12:00:01.768+08:00Chilli Species<div class="style1" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">
<span class="C_HeadBold_R" style="color: #990000; font-weight: bold;">Chilli Species:</span> Capsicum terminology can be confusing. Pepper, chili, chile, chilli and capsicum are used interchangeably to describe the plants the pods the cooking of the genus <i>Capsicum.</i> I have chosen to use chilli throughout this site so I don't want any protesting from Southwest and Latin America where you would prefer 'chile,' or 'pepper' as would probably be used in the States.</div>
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Here is a quick guide to the naming. The genus is <i>Capsicum</i> from the Greek <i>kapto</i>, 'to bite' and then there are five species:</div>
<ul class="style1" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">
<li><span class="C_HeadBold_Gr" style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #009900;"><i>annuum</i></span><i>,</i></span> meaning "annual," which is an incorrect designation, include most of the common types like Nu Mex, Jalapeño, Bels and Waxes.</li>
<li><span class="C_HeadBold_Gr" style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #009900;"><i>baccatum</i></span><i>,</i></span> meaning "berrylike," which consist of the South American chillis known as <i>ajís.</i></li>
<li><span class="C_HeadBold_Gr" style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #009900;"><i>chinense</i></span><i>,</i></span> meaning "from China," which is also an incorrect designation, this species include the habanero's.</li>
<li><span class="style3"><span class="C_HeadBold_Gr" style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"><i>frutescens</i></span><i>,</i></span> meaning "shrubby or bushy," includes the Tabasco's .</li>
<li><span class="C_HeadBold_Gr" style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #009900;"><i>pubescens</i></span><i>,</i></span> meaning "hairy," and includes the rocotos.</li>
</ul>
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<span class="C_HeadBold_Gr" style="color: #009900; font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: #009900;"><strong>Capsicum <i>annuum</i></strong></span></span> <span class="C_Body">is the most extensively cultivated throughout the world and because it cross pollinates so easily there are probably thousands of varieties existing. Annuums are really divided into two categories: sweet (or mild) and hot. Too many leaf variations to describe but flower corollas are white with no spots. Popular <i>annuums</i> include:</span></div>
<ul class="style2" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">
<li><span class="C_Body">Ancho, Anaheim</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Big Bertha, Bolivian Rainbow,</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Cayenne, Cherry Bomb, Cayenne, Cubanelle, Chimayó, Chiltepin</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Fresno, Fiesta, Firecracker</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Goat Horn</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Hungarian Yellow Wax</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Jalapeño, Jaloro</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Nu Mex</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Mulato, Mirasol</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Peter Pepper, Peruvian Purple, Pasilla, Piemento. Poblano</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Spur, Super Chili, Santa Fe Grande, Sweet Banana</span></li>
<li><span class="C_Body">Thai Hot</span></li>
</ul>
Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-38616810016305235932015-06-16T12:00:00.000+08:002015-06-16T12:00:05.356+08:00Chilli Heat 1<span class="C_Body" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Recently however several super-hot peppers have challenged for the record. Experts at the Defence Research Laboratory in the army garrison town of Tezpur in the North-Eastern state of Assam, claimed a locally grown Naga Jolokia was nearly 50 per cent more pungent than the Red Savina Habanero at a blistering 855,000 Scoville units. Seeds of the same Naga-Bih Jolokia pepper (sometimes also called the Bhut Jolokia) cultivated at New Mexico State University have stood-up to testing and in February 2007 a specimen registering a staggering 1,001,304 Scoville heat units was officially acclaimed by the Guinness World Record as the new worlds hottest pepper. Naga Jolokia is nearly twice as hot as the previous holder, the Red Savina. This has now been overtaken with various crosses of the Trinidad Scorpion and the Naga, giving the Infinity, Naga Viper and the Trinidad Scorpion"Butch T". Heat scales are still going up, as of Nov 2013 the Carolina Reaper has just had a top scale of 2,200,000 SHU confirmed and is currently the hottest in the Guiness Book of records</span><span style="background-color: white;">.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-23785433845648257872015-06-02T12:00:00.000+08:002015-06-02T12:00:10.730+08:00Chilli Heat<span class="C_HeadBold_R style8" style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Chilli Heat</span><span class="C_HeadBold_R" style="color: #990000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">:</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="C_Body" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">In 1912 Wibur Scoville</span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span class="C_Body" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(1845-1942) developed a method for measuring the strength of capsicum in a given pepper, which originally meant tasting a diluted version of a pepper and giving it a value. Nowadays it can be done more accurately with the help of computers to rate the peppers in Scoville units, which indicate parts per million of capsaicin. The fiery sensation of chillis is caused by capsaicin, a potent chemical that survives both cooking and freezi</span><span class="C_Body" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">ng, but apart from the burning sensat<img align="left" alt="scoville" class="C_Body" height="125" hspace="5" id="scoville" name="scoville" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/artwork/scoville.jpg" vspace="3" width="105" />ion it also triggers the brain to produce endorphins, natural painkillers that promote a sense of well being.</span><span style="background-color: white;"></span><span class="C_Body" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The Scoville scale begins at zero with the mild bell peppers. Until about year 2000 the <a href="http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/index.asp" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">Guinness World Records</a> had the world’s hottest chilli pepper as the Red Savina Habanero. Generally these peppers range from 350,000–570,000 Scoville Units as compared with a score of 2,500–5,000 for the jalapeno pepper. The record breaking pepper was produced by GNS Spices Inc in 1994 in Walnut, US and measured at 577,000 Scoville units. </span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-90998136366279948832015-05-19T12:00:00.000+08:002015-05-19T12:00:06.442+08:00Chilli Facts<span class="C_HeadBold_R style8" style="background-color: white; color: #990000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;"><b>Chilli History</b></span><span class="C_HeadBold_R" style="background-color: white; color: #990000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;"><b>:</b></span><span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;"><span class="C_Body" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Chillis, come in all shapes, sizes and colours ranging from tiny pointed extremely hot, birds eye chilli to the large mild fleshy peppers like the anaheim. Indigenous to Central and South America and the West Indies, <img align="right" alt="facts1" height="192" hspace="5" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/artwork/facts1.jpg" vspace="2" width="218" />they have been cultivated there for thousands of years before the Spanish conquest, which eventually introduced them to the rest of the world. Mexican cooking is one of the worlds oldest cuisines, the explorers of the New World brought back the tomatoes and peppers, red hot chillis, avocados, various beans, vanilla and chocolate, these flavours were to change the flavour of Europe.<br />Today there are probably 400 different chillis grown, and are one of the most widely cultivated crops today, grown from the Far East, China, Japan, Thailand and Indonesia to India to Mexico. Some of the more commonly available fresh chillis include jalapeño, serrano, poblano, yellow wax, birds eye, habarnero and cayenne are now being stocked by many stores and markets. If you cannot find the required chilli called for in a recipe try substituting with one of similar size and heat scale, or grow your own as they are as easy to grow as tomatoes especially in a greenhouse in pots. In the next few pages different varieties can be seen accompanied by a picture with recipes, sauces, snacks and growing advice and also where to purchase the seeds or chillis.</span></span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-6269525886868339282015-05-05T12:00:00.000+08:002015-05-05T12:00:08.313+08:00Problems & Pests 2<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span class="C_Body_R" style="color: #990000;">Red spider mite:</span> Common pest in the greenhouse in hot dry conditions, causing leaf discoloration and affecting growing adversely. Glasshouse red spider mite can be difficult to control as it breeds rapidly in warm conditions and some strains of the mite have developed resistance to some insecticides. Biological control is an attractive alternative to using insecticides, but again there are plenty available.<br /><span class="C_Body_R" style="color: #990000;">Grey </span><span class="style1" style="color: #990000;">M</span><span class="C_Body_R" style="color: #990000;">ould:</span> Irregular watering may cause brown sunken areas on the chillis which will in turn go soft and mouldy. Always keep chilli plants well spaced, well ventilated and well watered, always removing dead or dying plants leaves or stems.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><br /><span class="C_Body_R" style="color: #990000;">Leaves </span><span class="style1" style="color: #990000;">Y</span><span class="C_Body_R" style="color: #990000;">ellowing:</span> Nutrient deficiency, give the plants a liquid feed such as seaweed.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span class="C_Body_R" style="background-color: white; color: #990000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Blossom End Rot:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> Usually caused by erratic watering, or too much nitrogen, the tips of the fruits will appear brown which will work up the fruit and go all mushy, remove fruit and give a calcium feed, and try to keep a regular watering regime.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-28262563096670637982015-04-21T12:30:00.000+08:002015-04-21T12:30:02.408+08:00Problems & Pests 1<span style="background-color: white; clear: left; float: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img align="right" alt="growtips3" height="184" hspace="10" id="plant6" name="plant6" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/growtips_4.jpg" vspace="5" width="200" /></span><span class="C_Body_R" style="background-color: white; color: #990000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Aphids:</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> These small bodied pests are a hazard throughout the whole growing season, but watch out as they seem to like the small fresh plants in the Spring. Sap-feeding insects, infest plants, especially on the shoot tips, flower buds and the underside of younger leaves. The foliage may be sticky due to the sugary honeydew that aphids excrete. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">A black sooty mould often develops on the honeydew. White cast aphid skins often accumulate on the upper leaf surface or soil beneath where the aphids are feeding. Aphid damage can result in stunted growth with curled/crinkled or distorted leaves. Sooty mould and cast aphid skins. Numerous sprays, dusts and soaps are available to help remove them which are quite effective especially when caught early, they also have natural enemies, including ladybirds which are available as biological control.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-48620837935960053522015-04-07T12:00:00.000+08:002015-04-07T12:00:02.295+08:00Problems & Pests:<span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">Diseases are not that common on chilli peppers, but here are the main culprits, the main thing is to catch them early, over wintering a plant will need careful monitoring in the Autumn especially bringing it in into a warmer climate.<br /><span class="C_Body_R" style="color: #990000;">Damping Off:</span> Most seedlings are potentially susceptible to this, fungus attack on the new thin stems fairly close to the base, weakening and thinning of stem and then plant collapses, not much can be done although there are treatments to water in before it happens but generally it is time to dispose of plant. Always plant in clean trays with good compost and clean water to start, a watering of a copper fungicide may also help prevent attack.<br /><span class="C_Body_R" style="color: #990000;">Slugs & Snails:</span> Like fresh new growth to snack on, some damage can be limited by watering in the morning as slugs are most active at night and are most efficient in damp conditions. They also dislike venturing over rough and sharp ground such as shingle, sharp sand or even fine wood mulch, coffee grains also act as a deterrent. Seaweed if available puts them off with the salt content, so a mulching of this may well help, or try a beer trap as they are quite partial to a bevvy. Set a small amount of beer in a shallow wide jar buried in the soil up to its neck, slugs will crawl in and drown, as they are attracted to the yeast and barley in the beer.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-26015078407062180412015-03-24T07:39:00.000+08:002015-03-24T07:39:00.181+08:00Grow Your Own chillis 14<span style="clear: left; float: left; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img align="left" alt="growtips4" height="174" hspace="10" id="plant5" name="plant5" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/growtips_3.jpg" vspace="5" width="200" /></span><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Saving Seeds</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">:</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">Keep a couple of ripe chillis for next years crop. Hang the chillis in a dry atmosphere and then when dried out, collect all the seeds and seal in an envelope, label up and keep in a dry cool dark place for following year. Unless you have only grown one type of chilli in your greenhouse, or isolated a species, it is likely that most of your plants will have cross pollinated especially the <span class="C_BodyCopy_Ital" style="font-style: italic;">annums,</span> therefore the following year will not give a true variety. Germination may not be as high as bought treated seeds but enough seeds from a couple of plants should yield a satisfactory number of plants for the next season, if you're only growing for enjoyment and culinary uses, does it really matter if you get a slightly different cross pollinated strain. The degree of cross pollination, will be influenced by a number of factors, closeness of plants, amount of insects and if growing outside wind conditions, to ensure no cross pollination occurs</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span class="C_HeadBold" style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">plants must be completely isolated or grown winsome kind of mesh canopy.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-23985173485245115032015-03-10T07:38:00.000+08:002015-03-10T07:38:00.583+08:00Grow Your Own chillis 13<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Drying is the oldest and most common way to preserve chillis. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><img align="right" alt="grow tips 7" height="200" hspace="10" id="plant3" name="plant3" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/growtips_7.jpg" vspace="5" width="200" /></span></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Avoid any damaged, pitted or marked chillis as they may mould before drying and infect others. On a dry hot day spread the chillis out on a metal container to collect the heat, which will speed up the process, or string them up through their stalks and hang out. Here in the UK we have successfully dried out string of chillis in about 2 weeks, weather depending, if the weather turns out bad midway through gather them up and lay on a metal sheet on top of the boiler or hang in the airing cupboard . A quicker way is simply to buy a home dehydrator which will speed things up. Once completely dried store in airtight bags in the dark or remove the seeds and grind down either to a fine powder or coarse flakes.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-22233336985061465432015-02-24T07:37:00.000+08:002015-02-24T07:37:00.248+08:00Grow Your Own chillis 12<div align="left" class="C_Body" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">
<span class="C_HeadBold" style="font-weight: bold;">Harvesting:</span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">Check your variety for the mature pod size and then as they reach full size, the pod should feel firm and look fairly glossy, if it still feels soft to the touch it is still immature. Pods can be picked early but they really need to be fully developed to develop their full flavour and heat. </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">The best time to pick chillis for drying is just when they start to change colour. This picking will stimulate the plant to produce more flowers and eventually chillis, and the picked chillis will continue to ripen <img align="left" alt="growtips15" height="177" hspace="10" id="plant2" name="plant2" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/growtips_15.jpg" vspace="5" width="200" />as they dry, even totally green chillis may ripen to completely red after being picked.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">Picked chillis will stay fresh for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator if kept in a sealed container. When using some of the hotter chillis they are best prepared wearing gloves when removing the seeds and inner pith, as any contact with the skin afterwards </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">will </span><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">cause burning when you touch your face or any other delicate parts, which is inevitable, take my word for it, washing with water afterwards will not remedy the situation.</span></div>
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Nutrient film technique (NFT) is where the plants grow in a plastic tray which is gently sloping, a constant flow of nutrients is maintained along the tray, and the roots grow into dense mats, with a thin film of nutrient passing over them, the nutrients the plant does not take, is drained back into the reservoir, and circulated around again via a small submersible pump, the tank is then periodically changed with fresh nutrient solution. In an Ebb & Flood system <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><img align="right" alt="growtips14" height="189" hspace="10" id="plant1" name="plant1" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/growtips_14.jpg" vspace="5" width="200" /></span>nutrient solution is pumped at pre-set intervals from the reservoir over the roots and back into the reservoir over and over again. (ii) Passive systems are much simpler, your plant is placed in a container (pot or bag) of growing medium, and the container stands in a tray of nutrient solution. For more information on the system we used,which can be seen on the 2004 growing diary visit, <a href="http://www.greenhousesensation.co.uk/" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">www.greenhousesensation.co.uk</a> or for a more overall picture of complete hydroponic with a range of systems visit, <a href="http://www.hydroculture.co.uk/" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">www.hydroculture.co.uk</a>.</div>
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There are 6 basic types of hydroponic systems, Wick<strong>, </strong>Deep Water Culture<strong>, </strong>Ebb and Flow (Flood & Drain), Drip (recycle or non-recycle), N.F.T. (Nutrient Film Technique) and Aeroponic<strong>, </strong>There are hundreds of variations on these basic types of systems, but all hydroponic methods are a variation (or combination) of these six. Visit the guide link below to see a more detailed explanation with diagram guides.</div>
Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-41637152489719343972015-01-27T07:36:00.000+08:002015-01-27T07:36:00.513+08:00Grow Your Own chillis 10<span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Hydroponics</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">:This method is where you grow the plants in a nutrient rich water solution, which is given directly to, and absorbed by the bare roots. </span><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;"><img align="left" alt="hydro" height="181" hspace="10" id="hydro1" name="hydro1" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/growtips_8.jpg" vspace="5" width="200" /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Plants grown in hydro systems soon develop strong healthy roots, have easy access to oxygen, water and nutrient, and therefore overfeeding and underfeeding is prevented. Plants grow a lot faster with this method than they would in a normal soil bed. They are also healthier, making them more resistant to pests and diseases. There are no soil-borne diseases, no weeding and the plants can be placed very close to one another, this will allow for a large amount of chillis to be produced in a small amount of space. In this method of growing the soil is replaced with an inert substance such as vermiculite, perlite, clay granules, gravel, coir fibre, or cocoa bean shell, which is there just to support the plant. Nutrients, mostly combinations of nitrogen, potassium and phosphate with other trace elements such as calcium, magnesium and sulphates, are delivered as a solution directly to plant roots. Hydro systems can be active or passive, (i) active systems are where the water and nutrient is automatically pumped from a reservoir, around the plant roots.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-74951420581756260492015-01-13T07:35:00.000+08:002015-01-13T07:35:00.192+08:00Grow Your Own chillis 9<span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Q.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> What’s the difference between a budget grow light for £70.00 and a high end one for £150.00?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">A.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> Believe it or not, it’s normally just the reflector. High end reflectors have been optimised to spread the light and lamp heat out over a wider area, budget reflectors tend to concentrate the light directly under the lamp, which occasionally be too much for these plants and cause heat stress. However, in reality the very high end reflectors tend to be used for higher value crops and research, most budget versions are fine for chillis.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Q</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">. I’ve seen it mentioned that you should use ventilation in indoor growing areas where HID lights are used, why is this?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">A.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> If you use HID lights in confined spaces heat build up can be a problem, especially with 600W versions and above. In this case it makes sense to use a small extractor fan of some kind to remove some of the hot air and keep the air in the area fresh and full of CO2, this can become depleted quite quickly in indoor growing areas.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Q.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> I’ve seen a lot of talk about digital grow lights on the internet, are they as good as all the websites make out?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">A.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> No, not really, claims they use less electricity are thoughtless at best, if you see a website using this as a selling point be very careful when dealing with the company, they are either ill informed or unethical. Certain Digital ballast used in conjunction with certain lamps can produce higher outputs, but you’ll always end up using more electricity to do so – it’s a straight forward law of physics.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-89956526823494351802014-12-30T07:34:00.000+08:002014-12-30T07:34:00.722+08:00Grow Your Own chillis 8<span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Lighting FAQ’s</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Q.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> How much do these lights cost to run?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">A.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> Electricity is charged per 1000 watts per hour (kilowatts), so a 400 watt light uses 40% of one Kilowatt hour. If you’re paying 10 pence per kilowatt hour, you will therefore pay 4 pence for each hour that the light is turned on. Putting a timer onto the lighting system and running the lights overnight will obviously keep the cost down if you are on a day and night rate.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;"><img align="right" alt="growtips10" height="166" hspace="10" id="cfl4" name="cfl4" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/growtips_10.jpg" vspace="5" width="200" />Q.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> Are grow lights safe?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">A.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> Very, as long as you buy from a reputable retailer and use a timer unit where applicable. Bear in mind that with HID lighting the lamps become very hot when in use, so make sure children and pets do not have access to them.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Q.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> All I want is something to get my seedlings going earlier in the season, which light is best for me?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">A.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> CFL blues are perfect for this and reasonably priced, always go for the 200W if finances allow.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Q.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> I want to grow chillis year round indoors, which lights do I need?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">A.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> If you’re feeling flush then get a blue CFL light to get them started, then switch to metal halide to bring them on to the point where you would like to flower them, then switch over to high pressure sodium. Have a look around for “combi deals” on grow lights, some retailers include both MH and HPS lamps at a discounted rate on certain grow lights.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-85134878236862839222014-12-16T07:33:00.000+08:002014-12-16T07:33:00.268+08:00Grow Your Own chillis 7<span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">Light Emitting Diode (LED) Lighting</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Still in its infancy for the mass market, (written April 2010), they do look like the energy efficient way forward to light up your plants. LED lighting is actually a cluster of individual units.</span><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;"><img align="left" alt="LED Lighting" height="138" hspace="10" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/LED.jpg" vspace="10" width="200" /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> Many of these produce white light but others generate light of other wavelengths, and although for coverage LEDs are initially somewhat more expensive than conventional HID lighting at the moment and only available in small blocks, the overall savings on your electric bill and the long life (approx ten years depending on use) should make up for this. LEDs roughly use only 20% to 30% of the electricity of conventional HID lighting depending on the colour of the LED and will run warm rather than hot so will not need cooling. As with all the other plant lighting it now comes down the wavelength part of the spectrum which is usefull to the plants. Blue LEDs speeds up leaf development, plant growth and provides maximum plant health while the Red LED lighting will trigger bud development, flower blossoming and fruit growth. Recent technology also now includes full spectrum LEDs that are for accelerating growth and flowering to use throughout the season. All LEDs turn on instantly and can be used with standard timers to give your plants 14-16 hours lighting a day which probably makes them a good choice for home hobbyists, also being more rugged in durability as they have no fragile filament to contend with, and no fragile tube, they are resistant to heat, cold, and shock.. For a more detailed read on LEDs visit </span><a href="http://www.gizmology.net/LEDs.htm" style="background-color: white; color: #990000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; text-decoration: none;">www.gizmology.net/LEDs.htm</a>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-77020173417064801952014-12-02T07:32:00.000+08:002014-12-02T07:32:00.452+08:00Grow Your Own chillis 6<span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">High Intensity Discharge (HID) Lighting</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">As with CFL lights HID lighting are also available in blue (Metal Halide - MH) and red (High Pressure Sodium - HPS) spectrums. However, they are generally more powerful than CFL lights and this makes them more suitable for covering larger areas, or for replacing sunlight all together.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Metal Halide lamps are effectively the next step up from CFL lamps for propagation and early stage plant growth. </span><img align="left" alt="CFL" height="148" hspace="10" id="cfl3" name="cfl3" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/growtips_13.jpg" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" vspace="5" width="200" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Where CFL lamps need to be used as close to plants as possible and therefore will only really cover the area directly under the reflector, MH lights put light down over a larger area, around 1square metre for the top selling 400W version. Typically this light would be used by people looking to establish larger numbers of plants into their final growing pots before putting them outdoors, or as a total source of light in indoor situations for early stage growth before switching over to HPS light for flowering. Prices for the 400W versions start from around £70.00 for a decent quality budget system, but you can pay as much </span><img align="right" alt="MH lamps" height="153" hspace="10" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/MH_Lamps.jpg" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" vspace="3" width="200" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">as £150.00 for a high end version with quality reflector.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">High Pressure Sodium Lamps should only really be used with chillis for flowering, although they will make a plant grow in the early days, but the growth tends to be leggy and uncontrolled. Because of this HPS lights are generally used as a complete source of light for chillis grown indoors, the 400W and 600W versions are the top sellers. Wherever possible these lights should be purchased with Grolux lamps, these have been slightly tweaked for horticultural use and chillis generally seem do slightly better under them. Expect to pay around £70.00 for a basic 400W version, the sky’s the limit for high end 600W versions.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Both MH and HPS </span><a href="http://www.rotherhamhydroponicscentre.co.uk/Grow-Lights" style="background-color: white; color: #990000; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; text-decoration: none;">grow lights</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> of 400W and above will require a special timer unit to turn them on and off, if you try to use a normal household it will normally fuse together and stop working. Ask your retailer which product is suited to the light you plan to buy, they start from around £20.00 for a one light controller.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-39424932524341547402014-11-18T07:32:00.000+08:002014-11-18T07:32:00.178+08:00Grow Your Own chillis 5<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">If what you want from a grow light is to be able to get a handful of healthy young chilli plants ready to be planted outdoors early in the summer, then the blue spectrum </span><span class="C_HeadBold" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;"><img align="right" alt="growtips9" height="139" hspace="10" id="cfl2" name="cfl2" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/growtips_9.jpg" vspace="3" width="200" /></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">CFL lights are the natural choice. The 125W does a reasonable job over a smaller propagator, but if you really want to get things moving quickly then the 200W and 250W versions are much better. Don’t forget that you will also need a timer to turn the light on and off, up to 250W can be safely run off a normal household segmental timer, with most chillis responding well to 14-16 hours light per day. There is now also purple CFL version (Bio Tropic 2500K), this lamp will do all stages of the plants life cycle because it produces light from both ends of the spectrum. Blue benfits growth and red benefits bloom, so fit purple and your plants will get the full range!</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-21933998519111706432014-11-04T07:31:00.000+08:002014-11-04T07:31:00.289+08:00Grow Your Own chillis 4<div align="left" class="C_HeadBold" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;">
Artificial Lighting: <span class="C_BodyCopy_Ital" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: normal;">courtesy Tom Green of <a href="http://www.hydroculture.co.uk/" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">GreensHorticulture</a></span><br /><span class="C_Body" style="font-weight: normal;">Artificial lighting for plants, or Grow Lighting as it’s also known, is becoming increasing popular in all forms of horticulture. It can be used to extend the growing season outdoors, or as a complete source of light for indoor growing. Choosing the right grow light can look a little bit daunting at first, but is in fact very easy when armed with some basic knowledge. The two main types of grow lighting commonly used with Chilli’s are Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL) and High Intensity Discharge (HID) lighting.</span></div>
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<span class="C_HeadBold" style="font-weight: bold;"><img align="left" alt="light" height="154" hspace="10" id="cfl1" name="cfl1" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/growtips_12.jpg" vspace="5" width="200" />Compact Fluorescent Lighting (CFL)</span><br />CFL lights are available in blue (Daylight 6400K) and red (Warm White 2700K) spectrums, and in four different wattages between 125W and 250W. The blue spectrum lamps are by far the best selling of the two, they’re excellent at all forms of propagation and early stage plant growth - chilli’s seem to be especially suited to this type of light . A basic lamp and reflector starts at around £40.00 for a 125W version or £60.00 for the 200W version, twin lamp reflectors with 200W lamps can cost as much as £150.00. Red spectrums CFL’s are something and nothing, they do an average job as a complete light source for chillis in indoor areas with no sunlight at all, they can at least keep plants growing. However, even the most powerful red spectrum CFL lights seem to struggle with making chillis flower properly, for this purpose you should really look at HPS lighting.</div>
Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-88262729964037134862014-10-21T07:30:00.000+08:002014-10-21T07:30:01.181+08:00Grow Your Own chillis 3<div align="left" class="C_Body" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">Now weather and variety depending, they will grow to over a metre high, although they can be encouraged to bush out by pinching out the growing tip when 15 to 20 cm's tall if they look like they are going to grow into a tall stick. Probably the only ones that will need a pinch out are the <span class="C_BodyCopy_Ital" style="font-style: italic;">annums, </span>this will help with bushing and giving a greater amount of chillis on the bush. Always keep well watered, but not saturated, especially if they are grown in <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><img align="right" alt="grwo pic6" height="203" hspace="10" id="seed3" name="seed3" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/growtips_6.jpg" vspace="10" width="200" /></span></span></span></span></span>pots or grow bags, as they tend to dry out fairly quickly, erratic watering will lead to problems such as blossom end rot or cracking of fruits. Mist the plants regularly to keep down pests and encourage fruit set. Once flowering and fruit has begun to set a potash feed (tomato food) will be beneficial, with every other watering, this will help with forming and developing the flowers, and swelling and ripening the fruit. On heavily laden plants some kind of support will be necessary to hold the weight of the chillis, </span>either use canes up the main stalk or wire across the greenhouse with string hanging down which can be twisted around the stems as they grow.</div>
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Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-61665096971984069472014-10-07T07:28:00.000+08:002014-10-07T07:28:00.502+08:00Grow Your Own chillis 2<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">Higher temperature can be used giving quicker germination, but overall germination percentage may then be lowered. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><img align="right" alt="growtips1" border="0" height="149" hspace="10" id="seed1" name="seed1" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/growtips_1.jpg" vspace="10" width="200" /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>Light is no factor in germination. Electric heated propagators help, and start at about £20 from the larger DIY stores for a basic tray with heat, if you want better precise control over the heat, use one with a thermostat, these will obviously cost a bit more. If you haven't a heated propagator cover your seed tray with cling film which will hold the heat in and humidity up and place in airing cupboard, on top of a boiler or somewhere near a radiator, keep a regular check on them, because as soon as the seedlings are up they will then need maximum light to stop them going straggly and getting weak. When they are large enough to handle, about 4 true leaves, lift them by their leaves and pot them on into individual 5 cm pots discarding any weak plants, try not to disturb the roots too much, and give them a nitrogen liquid feed to maintain growth, or you can now use a dedicated chilli nutrient feed, <span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;"><img align="left" alt="grow tips 2" height="184" hspace="10" id="seed2" name="seed2" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/growtips_5.jpg" vspace="10" width="200" /></span></span></span>such as <a href="http://www.growthtechnology.com/chillifocus.asp" style="color: #990000; text-decoration: none;">chilli focus</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> which are now starting to appear on the market, the nitrogen will promote leaf growth and will green up its leaves. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">The plants will still need a minimum temperature of about 60ºF, so will need to be kept indoors, or outdoors in a larger heated propagator or heated greenhouse. Artificial lighting is now beneficial to maintain a sturdy healthy growing plant, in poorly lit conditions they will quickly grow tall and thin and start to keel over. After about 8-12 weeks they should now be large enough to transplant which can then be left in an unheated greenhouse or outdoors if weather is suitable, leave about 30-40 cm between plants. Small ornamental plants will grow quite happily in 2-3 litre pots as they may only reach 40-50 cm high with a good crop on, but other bigger bush types will need at least a 5 litre pot, and support so they don't topple over, but for a larger bush and maximum cropping they like to be planted straight into the ground in the greenhouse. The advantage of pot growing is they can be moved around.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-54089107023007061552014-09-23T07:28:00.000+08:002014-09-23T07:28:00.321+08:00Grow Your Own chillis 1<span class="style2" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">Getting Started</span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">:<br />First thing is to get organized, so get some label sticks and an indelible pen, as it is too easy to muddle the whole lot up once they start germinating. A bag of potting compost and some kind of seed tray, whether its just a plain tray, cell blocks or jiffy pellets. </span><img align="left" alt="starting" height="159" hspace="10" id="fertiliser" name="fertiliser" src="http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/Pics/growtips/growtips_11.jpg" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" vspace="5" width="200" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Jiffy pellets are probably the easiest and best option, they have got got everything you require for seed germination, there's enough nutrient and compost to keep the seedling going until it’s got a good healthy root system. Soak them for approximately five minutes depending on water temperature and pop the seed in. As with all seedlings do not over soak them as this will restrict the root growth, and could eventually kill the seedling. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif;">For a good greenhouse crop you will need a fairly long season especially on the <span class="C_BodyCopy_Ital" style="font-style: italic;">chinense</span> varieties, so aim to start sowing seeds in Feb/March, or earlier if you have means of extra light and heat. If using cells sow in about 3 cm cells with 2 seeds in each and thinly cover in compost. Pre-soaking the seeds may help getting some harder to germinate ones going. Germination can then take up to 6 weeks depending on variety, in a temperature of 75ºF - 85ºF, although the majority of seeds germinate in the first 2 weeks. </span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8748457280436025451.post-78400246720073251322014-09-09T07:25:00.000+08:002014-09-09T07:25:00.676+08:00Grow Your Own chillis<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Times New Roman, Times, serif; text-align: -webkit-center;">Chillis are grown as ornamental decorative plants and for their fruits, these can then be harvested when green, for some cuisines, or be left to ripen, mainly to red but some will turn orange, yellow or even chocolate brown depending on variety, this usually takes about another 2 to 3 weeks. Chillis will grow in similar conditions to tomatoes although better results are achieved in higher temperatures and humidity. A better crop<span class="C_Body">will be achieved by growing under glass, although they can be cultivated outdoors in sheltered sites with plenty of sun.</span></span><span class="C_Body" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; text-align: -webkit-center;"> Plan to grow your plants to give them a long season to ensure ripe fruits before the days shorten and cooler weather arrives, therefore sow in early Spring with a heated propagator, transplanting when all signs of the last frost has gone.</span>Yusrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12322225579800981975noreply@blogger.com1