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Planting chilli seeds

Jamie DJayJamie DJay Posts: 62
in Fruit & veg
Evening all, I just received ‘cayenne purple and satans kiss’ chilli seeds... is it too late to plant them?

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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Realistically I think it is
    They need an early start.
    I sow end of Feb/early March in a heated propagator
    You could try sowing a few and treat them as houseplants and they may produce some chilis much later in the year

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Jamie DJayJamie DJay Posts: 62
    @Pete.8 I did think it was a bit late. I mean these are patio chillies so I may get a bit lucky... I’ll do a couple of each and see how we go
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Good luck!

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I sowed a few Cayenne a few days ago ... worth a try ... we might get an Indian Summer (we deserve one after this long cold spring ... )

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,831
    Not a single Padron germinated.  I started them in Feb and a second batch two weeks ago. I can’t bear the thought of us not having any this summer.   They always remind us of holidays in the Canaries and Madeira.  

    Our other chillies are doing well, but it’s only my OH who eats them.  
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    As well as the Cayennes we're growing Hungarian Black for the first time ... apparently they're fairly mild but with a good flavour ... OH has discovered the fierce chillies upset his innards suffin chronic so DS and his friends got all our pickled very hot ones from last year.  Hopefully the Hungarian Blacks will be kinder but still be flavoursome.  I sowed them a while back and got almost 100% germination. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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