I bought my seeds online from specialized eshops. They have very wide range of seeds from all over the world. Using jiffy pellets for seeds to germinate which was very successful last year for me. You just soak them in water and let it absorb the water then plant the seeds and wait. That plastic mini greenhouse helps with humidity and warmth and I also have new seedling heat mat from amazon which helps with germinating times (should be half the time which it usually needs in standard conditions) and also improves the successfull germination. Got a nice setup from last year with growing lights to help them out during winter/early spring months and they should go into green house/ plastic greenhouse in May. Planted these already because they need extra time compared to others (especially rocotos).Yes! Last year I planted some seeds from super market chilis (green & red jalapeno, cayenne and habenero)
To my surprise many of the seeds sprouted! I made the mistake not to label each seedling so I had no idea which plant was which. Also, because the space in my window and on my balcony was limited I only selected a few. Still I had some nice small peppers for harvest, which I used to make my own fermented hot sauce (tabasco-style). This year I wannabe try the same, maybe I can find some more exotic types at the local farmers market!
I am not sure what kind of insect are these. The pictures are not sharp enough. Were they sucking the leaves or were they flying around too?I grew my own chili last year. The leaves and in some cases the chili's themselves got covered in small insects and even though I followed pretty much all tips and tricks I could find online, I could not get rid of them I stopped growing chili's after that.
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Yeah, they were so incredibly small that the camera couldn't focus on them. I think I had a friend tell me they were aphids or something.I am not sure what kind of insect are these. The pictures are not sharp enough. Were they sucking the leaves or were they flying around too?
Yeah, they were so incredibly small that the camera couldn't focus on them. I think I had a friend tell me they were aphids or something.
Yes those are aphids. Depending on how many and which species there are on a plant they give no to a lot of nuisance. If there are not too many just removing them by hand might be the most straightforward solution.Yeah, they were so incredibly small that the camera couldn't focus on them. I think I had a friend tell me they were aphids or something.
Yea I fought last season with aphids, whiteflies and spider mites. Also snails/slugs liked to eat the fresh leaves of chilli plants outside. I also noticed that ants can live in some symbiosis with aphids. It even feels like they are farming them lol. They definitely help them spread since they like the sticky secrete which aphids produce.I actually noticed pests are a real problem when keeping plants inside probably because the lack of predators (ladybugs, small spiders, and other small carnivors) I noticed when I put my plants outside the pests were instantly gone. Also I know that once one plant is suffering from an assault by lice, the damaged plant would release signals which actually attracts more insects so your healthy plants can become a target as well, it is therefore advised to isolate your damaged plant.
Putting the plants outside furthermore helps them to strengthen (robust stem) and to (self) pollinate. Sadly, here in the Netherlands hours of sunshine and especially warmth (during the night) is limited so I didn't have a very long season and a somewhat disappointing harvest.
Still, because I'm a 100% DIY grower that just started with a pot of soil, a few chilis from the supermarket and some fertilizers, I was very pleased with the successful result.
Since I have been super interested in fermenting hot sauces the past year I have watched a lot of ChilliChump. He is a youtuber who ferments chilis to make hot sauces, and who grows a large variety of chilis in his greenhouse in the UK. I can recommend following him on YouTube!