Re: [CH] My Little Story
The Gamble Family (kingfish@iprimus.com.au)
Sun, 27 May 2001 11:50:19 +0800
Hi,
Thanks for your advice on planting the seeds. I'll try that soon.
Once I've found the way I think is the best to germinate the seeds, I'll
continue with that. I'm only really experimenting to get the best technique.
Good luck with your plants!
Cheers, Beau.
----- Original Message -----
From: <raelsixty4@earthlink.net>
To: <Chile-Heads@globalgarden.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2001 10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [CH] My Little Story
> >Hey everyone,
>
> G'day...no wait, that's your line <g>...
>
> >I don't know if anyone really cares at all, but I thought I would just
tell
> >everyone what I have done regarding chilli growing. I am 12 years old and
I
> >live in Australia. About 1.5 months ago I suddenly wanted to go and start
> >growing a chilli garden. I went to the nursery and bought five chilli
> >plants, NuMex Centennial, Oriental Hot, Hungarian Wax, Thai Hot and
Serrano.
> >They are all doing very nicely except for the Thai Hot, it seems to be
> >getting eaten and shrinking. I had also bought some Cayenne Pepper Seeds.
I
> >planted them wrongly (too deep and things like that) so nothing came up.
I
> >planted some more correctly, but still they haven't come up and its been
> >about 20 days.
>
> Best method I've ever used for starting seeds was to lay the seeds on
> top of the soil, sprinkle a little soil over the seeds, water well
> from beneath the pots or whatever you're starting the seeds in, and
> cover with plastic wrap (clear, of course). Do not uncover until
> seedlings begin to show their heads.
>
> Now one can get more complex than that and follow all sorts of
> "rules" and such for feeding, watering, etc/etc, but this has worked
> for me. And the seedlings-to-be need good strong light, probably
> 12-16 hours/day.
>
> >About half a month ago I bought five more plants. One I am not sure of
the
> >type, the others are Ancho, Cherry Bomb Hydrid, Habenero Red and Hot Wax.
My
> >Ancho and Cherry Bomb plant are getting curled leaves. Can someone please
> >tell me what this means and how to fix it?
>
> Dunno. I'm not up to speed on the various diseases. Anyone?
>
> >Even though its the wrong time of year, I am trying to germinate lots of
> >different chillies. I'm Experimenting with lots of different techniques,
> >from lots of different people.
>
> My philosophy - in regards to chiles and everything else - is the
> more simple it is, the better it is. It's not that I'm a lazy turd -
> well, maybe I am somewhat - but that the more complex a task becomes,
> the more chance for error.
>
> >I record every chilli I pick and write about what I have done with the
> >seeds. Growing chillies is one of the most fun things I have done. I love
> >watching the buds turning to flowers and in the next few days the chilli
> >starts to appear. I love watching the chillies ripening to a dark red.
And
> >most of all I love eating them. I am not quite onto the Habs yet. Maybe
in a
> >few years.
>
> As for your documentation of what you're doing, good for you! That's
> a grand way to do anything, I think. Such records will give you a
> wealth of information in the future...moreso than you may think right
> now.
>
> As for eating chiles, just keep eating them. One develops a
> tolerance in time where the heat takes a back seat to the flavor of
> the chile, thus you come to know the chile better. Think of this as
> Chile Enlightenment :)
>
> >Anyway, that sort of my little story about me gardening. I hope you
haven't
> >started yawning or fallen asleep yet from boredom.
>
> El Grande bless your chiles...and keep up the good work, mon...
>
> Peace, Hendrix, and Chiles.......
> Rael64