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How to Grow Chillies from Seed
February 13, 2009 by Linda
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Question:
I wish to start a veg garden this year; it will be my first time and am a complete novice. I've de seeded some birds eye chillies and dried the seeds for about a fortnight. I planted them in some multi purpose compost in cut down loo rolls. They went in on 22/1 and to-date I have two or three shoots with a pair of tiny leaves but the rest look like blades of grass about 60mm high. the 'grass' appears to be coming out of the drills I made to put the seeds in but I'm confused.
Answer:
Although it is possible to grow chillies from your own dried seeds this method tends to less reliable and germination can take longer. You will also find that the variety that fruits will not be the same as the one you took the seeds from due to the possibility of cross pollination. However, it is good that you have managed to get the two or three shoots. All seeds germinate with a pair of leaves which are not true leaves, the next two leaves will be the proper chilli leaves so at this stage you just need to nurture them until they get bigger. They will need some sun and heat, a sunny windowsill will do. I can’t think what the “grass” may be. Perhaps weeds got into the soil at some point and have germinated, I would discard these and concentrate on the true seeds. I have found a few articles about growing chilli seeds which may be of use to you.
http://www.southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/growing-chillies.php
http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/chillies-seeds-grow/
http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/pages/growingtips.html
I have also found a
selection of chilli seeds from Suttons in case yours don’t succeed.
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