Hi Bendigo,
The hot chilli situation is still on the go. I believe that when I last posted on this, I was obtaining the Carolina Reaper seed from locally here in Australia which arrived in a small sealed bag, 10 seeds only. I did Google the best method to grow them and found that I required a temperature of around 26-27 deg for germination.
I thought I was going to be able to obtain this by leaving the them near the wood heater however after 3 weeks nothing happened. I parted the soil from around the seed and found that they hadn't germinated.
I had only 5 seeds left so I borrowed a small heat mat to slip under the growing tray. This worked well, they were just breaking the soil surface in 4 weeks however they were so slow in growing from there on. They took another 4 weeks to get to a height of 30mm I was too scared to apply liquid fertiliser to them just in case they died.
After 3 months they were still only 50mm in height. I transferred them into a larger pot and added some blood and bone to the soil mix. They must have liked this as they then took off. I have them currently in a 300mm pot now and they are approx. 800mm in height, however they have not flowered as yet. They do have a few stalks protruding from the plant that have a small bud on the end that look like they may turn to a flower.
I did also buy from Bunnings a Habanero variety just in case things didn't turn out. These are going well with some fruit forming and coming into colour.
I am still waiting on the Carolina Reapers to happen before I get the daughter’s boyfriend. My thoughts are if its going to happen I want it to be good and especially when I found out he had been into my fishing gear whilst I was on holiday in Qld.
I have the plants in a hot house, so with the good summer weather happening at the moment I am hoping it may be around Easter before they fully fruit and ripen to maturity.
The Mrs says it is cruel of me to attempt such a thing especially when the boy is on his way to be family. I told her it was normal boys play and to get used to it if he was going to be a part of our family.
Regards
Wombat
- Forums
- Pets
- GPS Animal Trackers
GPS Animal Trackers, page-6
- There are more pages in this discussion • 1 more message in this thread...
You’re viewing a single post only. To view the entire thread just sign in or Join Now (FREE)
Featured News
Featured News
The Watchlist
LU7
LITHIUM UNIVERSE LIMITED
Alex Hanly, CEO
Alex Hanly
CEO
SPONSORED BY The Market Online