The Life of Chilli Seedlings

[Waspie_Dwarf]

This year I decided to, once again, grow some chilli plants from seed. I have had varied success in the past but haven't done any growing for a couple of years,

I decided to combine a couple of hobbies, the chilli growing and photography. I bought a timer control for my camera and the took a photograph of three scotch bonnet seedlings every 5 minutes for 48 hours. I then created a video from the images. This is the result:

 

Any constructive comments on the video, or chilli growing, will be more than welcome.

[+Desertrat56]

What kind of chilli is it?

[Waspie_Dwarf]

Just now, Desertrat56 said:

What kind of chilli is it?

Those are orange scotch bonnets.

[rashore]

Lol, you caught proof that those little guys can really move!! I'm a bit of a pepper fan and grow from seed, sometimes I know I see changes in the seedlings when they are in that stage of growth. 

You must be a hot hot fan to grow those. I only grow stuff like that when I want to make a batch of critter repellent. I tend to much lower scoville and seasoning peppers. 

[Waspie_Dwarf]

8 minutes ago, rashore said:

Lol, you caught proof that those little guys can really move!! I'm a bit of a pepper fan and grow from seed, sometimes I know I see changes in the seedlings when they are in that stage of growth. 

I wish I had kept going another 24 hours. You can just see, towards the end of the video, that the larger seedling is sprouting two new leaves. They are quite prominent now, and I wish I had caught them more in the act.

8 minutes ago, rashore said:

You must be a hot hot fan to grow those. I only grow stuff like that when I want to make a batch of critter repellent. I tend to much lower scoville and seasoning peppers. 

I do like the hot stuff, but I am growing a wide variety with varying scoville scores, from Anaheim through to Carolina Reaper and Trinidad Scorpions.

[rashore]

3 minutes ago, Waspie_Dwarf said:

I wish I had kept going another 24 hours. You can just see, towards the end of the video, that the larger seedling is sprouting two new leaves. They are quite prominent now, and I wish I had caught them more in the act.

I do like the hot stuff, but I am growing a wide variety with varying scoville scores, from Anaheim through to Carolina Reaper and Trinidad Scorpions.

Yes, that magic of the new leaves can seem to happen in hours once they really start popping. 

My edible scoville tends to end with Aji Limon and Peach Habaneros as far as growing goes. This year is minimal, we are in a bit of drought and I'm shifting some gardens around so curtailed myself. And I also still have a lot of various peppers in dehydrated storage to go through this year. And I'm on the hunt for Aji Amarillo seed to grow next year. I've grown rather fond of it in a lot of Peruvian cooking I do. 

[+Desertrat56]

28 minutes ago, rashore said:

Lol, you caught proof that those little guys can really move!! I'm a bit of a pepper fan and grow from seed, sometimes I know I see changes in the seedlings when they are in that stage of growth. 

You must be a hot hot fan to grow those. I only grow stuff like that when I want to make a batch of critter repellent. I tend to much lower scoville and seasoning peppers. 

That gives me an idea.  The neighbors cat comes over to my yard and beats up my cat.  I am going to put really hot pepper sauce on the outside of the fence.   Maybe that will keep the b***** out of my yard.

[XenoFish]

9 minutes ago, Desertrat56 said:

I am going to put really hot pepper sauce on the outside of the fence.

Ghost pepper or Carolina Reaper sauce in a can of cat food. You'll either have no further problem with the cat or no cat at all. 

[+Desertrat56]

4 minutes ago, Xeno-Fish said:

Ghost pepper or Carolina Reaper sauce in a can of cat food. You'll either have no further problem with the cat or no cat at all. 

I don't want to damage it, just keep it out of my yard.

[XenoFish]

6 minutes ago, Desertrat56 said:

I don't want to damage it, just keep it out of my yard.

Then build a Catio.

https://www.countryliving.com/life/kids-pets/a35760/catios-trend/

[+Desertrat56]

8 minutes ago, Xeno-Fish said:

Then build a Catio.

https://www.countryliving.com/life/kids-pets/a35760/catios-trend/

Those are nice.  I have such a long list though.  I will try the peppers first.

[rashore]

18 hours ago, Desertrat56 said:

That gives me an idea.  The neighbors cat comes over to my yard and beats up my cat.  I am going to put really hot pepper sauce on the outside of the fence.   Maybe that will keep the b***** out of my yard.

I would skip the hot pepper sauce. Expensive for the purpose. I would recommend you use a commercial product meant for repelling cats, and using a granular form will likely work better and last longer than a liquid form.

Another option you could try is a motion activated sprinkler. Aimed right, they can provide a good deterrent for cats. 

[+Desertrat56]

29 minutes ago, rashore said:

I would skip the hot pepper sauce. Expensive for the purpose. I would recommend you use a commercial product meant for repelling cats, and using a granular form will likely work better and last longer than a liquid form.

Another option you could try is a motion activated sprinkler. Aimed right, they can provide a good deterrent for cats. 

Thanks.   I can't do the sprinkler idea though it would work really well.  I live in the desert and water is at a premium And that d**** cat comes in through my cactus garden.  I will look for products that repel cats.

[Waspie_Dwarf]

Some more chilli seedling shenanigans.

I noticed that my Carolina Reapers seeds had germinated and were breaking the surface of the soil. I decided to film the process. The video was made over 14 hours, with one shot taken every two minutes.

I would have filmed for longer, but I needed the camera for the eclipse.

 

[HandsomeGorilla]

If heat is your goal, when fruiting, consider adding in 'dry' periods. How long will depend on genetics