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What should i do now once the chili have popped outoff soil?
sinderyt151R93x17HK
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i planted Thai bird chili about 1.5 weeks ago and now its starting to come outoff the soil, what do you guys suggest, is doing the same proccess that i do for basil good for the chili, do the chili like to get the soil watered or should i only feed the roots using those pots with a container of water below the soil. Should i replant those seedlings that have popped outoff soil now or do i wait until they grow bigger? im still waiting on 4 more seeds from that same pot im using now to pop out, i planted 8 seeds together in it. It's all being growd indoors under grow lights and stable heat. trying to keep it around 22-25C in the soil now during the seed to seedling process as i was told germination for chili is faster if its above 22C in soil.
Indoor grower due to our cold climate in Norway
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“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Keeping them warm wont be a issue, its indoors and i dont like to freeze.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
And your saying they like to have dryish soil then?
and do you know if the chili like to rather have the soil watered or if the roots likes better to have access to water beneath them? like with a flowerpot that have a container of water under it.
If you look at the top of the page of the main site, (gardenersworld.com) rather than the forum, you'll see 'plants' under which is 'how to grow tomatoes'. That's a good starting point for chillis. Or look on the RHS website which also has loads of advice, often for specific cultivars
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
https://www.gardenersworld.com/
but here’s some
https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/grow-plants/how-to-grow-peppers-and-chillies/
and here’s Monty Don’s video
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=0A4dnySSSew
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It says " Transplant seedlings into individual 7.5cm pots when the first true leaves appear. "
doesnt my chili on the picture already have their first true leaves or what do they mean with first true leaves?
Im a lil bit autisct so my understanding works different so i like to ask questions to be sure i understand correct.
At that point the seedling only has a tiny root and you'll probably kill it trying to transplant it.
When the 2nd pair of leaves appear (called true leaves), then the seedling will have several roots and it's safe to gently move them on into their own pots. The true leaves are just appearing on yours.
Your seedlings are not crowded, so I'd leave it for 3-4 more days before moving them.
As Dove mentioned above, basil likes it warm and humid, chili like it warm and dry.
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then i guess those pots with water containers under them like i use for basil is not needed, or would it still be better as the soil then can be dry while the roots have access to water in later stage when the chili is bigger?