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One of the benefits of living in Southern California is that my habanero plants I planted in ground have a brand new crop of peppers already and more than last year's. They are still green but full size and it's only January 4th. I can't wait for my seeds to arrive this year, going to plant them immediately. Looking forward to watching yours and my chilis grow this year!
Year two and three are usually better than the first. For the people living in cooler climates it's often not very easy to overwinter them though, so you don't see a lot of people doing it. Won't get much better than Cali though when it comes to pepper climate.
Every year....I mean EVERY year I get to March/April, and I say that I should have started my seeds later....I think I have probably said it on a few of my videos too! But man, it is just so tempting to get them going.
Not ideal, nowhere near enough light outside then, plant abit later, you would see a massive difference in quality of your plants, not enough hours of light, wait until there's atleast 12-13 hours of light per day, early to mid march
@nemesis8626 I had 2.4k off 2 chilli plants last year. This years are looking better than ever. Admittedly still on the window sill as no where near warm enough yet to go out, but thriving 😁
Where I live, cold soil is an issue that stunts them. It can still be cold weeks after my last frost date. Mulch makes it even worse, unless pulled off in early spring. I use pots for some of my peppers and have learned to take soil temp and not put any in the garden till the soil warms up, regardless of the date.
Too late! Mine are in!! First time I've gone this early but I'm in a really mild part of the country and it should all be okay 🤞🤞 Brilliant video Shaun
Believe me...I am tempted. But its easy enough to look back at my older garden updates and see the frustrations it can cause. We will see how it works out! You starting under lights?
im in florida. i start mine off in mid to late december. ive already potted up a few reapers and cayenne's from the peat moss seed pods to solo cups. i have almost 30 sprouted and theyll be in pots so i can bring them in from the weather if it gets real cold again, once they get big enough to get off artificial light
Mine will be in the kitchen, by the window which has a pleasant little jungle in it - so the light seems to be OK. I hope they work - mostly because chillis look good, but also in the hope of growing some actual crop. Thanks for the vid.
(Canada) I have a seedling bed in a greenhouse which is made from stainless steel. It's 6 feet wide, 3 feet front to back, 5 inches deep, and it's filled with.1/8th inch minus crush. I put in 2 inches of crust, then a heater wire was zigzagged throughout in ~6 inch rows across the whole thing. This was then covered in around another 2 inches of crush. The heater's only 100W but it seems to have no problem keeping the bed at 20C even when its close to freezing outside. The most expensive part was the stainless bin (had a metal shop bend/weld if for me, cost 170 bucks). Last frost here is around May 1st, and yet I've had no problems starting seeds in mid march even with the occasional frosty night.
Good advice! I live in zone 3 and start my super hots around st pactricks day and the rest April first. It’s hard to wait, I’ve been getting seed catalogs for two mths now. Thanks for all the great advice tips and tricks to get the most out of our crops❤
I'm gonna start my Carolina Reaper and Birds Eye seeds and another one i forget the name of it this weekend in the house with grow lights and heat mat, Im in Stoke On Trent UK
Some great information Shaun! Really appreciate you sharing it with us. I plan to start a couple super-hot chili’s this weekend. Just a couple plants. I intend to grow a couple of them in the tent all year. Just going to keep the same plan as last year and have some in the tent, some in pots outdoors, and some in the ground. Thanks again for all the help. Stay Spicy! V/R Shane
I'm not growing my plant for harvesting, just to have a lil pal, his name will be Timothy Jr (Timothy, my original Thai Dragon Chillum plant I had for roughly two years, passed last year shortly after my pet bird) and he will be potted in my bedroom. He once more will be a Thai dragon but unlike his counterpart, the late Timothy, he will be grown from seed, cause b&q don't have the starters in yet and my mother is persistent they won't get them back in again even though I've told her they not in season. I think I might also get a strawberry plant but I've never succeeded in raising a strawberry plant so idk if I will.
i had a stroke of genius just before christmas, i booked a ski holiday for the second week of January essentially preventing me from planting seeds before mid jan!
@@ChilliChump yes its not been a great season so far, thankfully i had the foresight to book one on the higher resorts that is ok, long range forecast has a little glimmer of hope that things might improve at least a little!
Great video but my problem is that my summers are not hot enough for growing outside, last frost date for my post code is 28 of March but none of my Lipstick peppers had any peppers last season. Jalapeños and Fushimis outside did well... So as Scotch Bonnet but this one germinated in Sept and I kept it indoors. I live in Northern Ireland, rainy weather mostly...
Cheers Shaun, Just bought my first seeds and was wondering when to start them and with your years of experience you have answered my question (I live in west Lancs so similar climate to you, except more rain). I'm planning on growing hydroponically using the Kratky method - is this something you have tried and if so have you any advice?Keep up the great work.
I started my tomatoes waaaaay to early this year anticipating that they would already be in the ground by 3/15 give or take. However, here in Northern California zone 9b it has been storming more than expected and looks to be unstable for quite some time. I have a FOREST of tomatoes spread out over a large and long dining room table. 😂 I wish I would’ve of saw this video and listened to your advise back in January.
very looking forward to heating insights form you. i've tried it in an un-insolated greenhouse for a month or two and got 300+ eur electricity arrears. never doing it again this way.. in Slovakia i've found over the years that easiest is to plant chilies on a windowsill during march (never earlier), because plants planted in this way will always catch up with those planted under artificial light within 1-2 weeks. the superhot varieties are not doing me a favor to be honest and although it is very tempting to plant some every year I almost always end up end up with green, unripen peppers in october / november.
yes im guillty ... started 3 types.. but i have a massing grow light and a room to push it to the limit for fun..along with other quick grow veggies to pass the time in my empty room at my shop
Starting some seeds in mid Summer so the seedling are hardened off through Autumn. They'll then survive Winter indoors. Gives a great head start for flower development once Spring returns.
Be very wary of the so-called last frost dates. Last year as an example, in the South West of England we head frosts here in early May! If you've planted out mid April, always keep an eye on the weather. If a frost is on the way, then just put a big plant pot over the plant at night.
I'm considering growing my chillies complately indoors this year. Last summer, I had to take my plants inside while they were flowering for the second time but it was too cold for them outside. Sadly, the insects loved being moved into a warmer space and I couldn't get rid of the plague. 😢 I wonder if I keep them inside the whole time, I could perhaps extend their growing season. I live in Norway btw
I wonder if the challenge on holding off early January planting could be simple winter time boredom? Lack of something to do? Or if mid winter awakens the child in all of us? Here I can point to where everything is stored away in anticipation of seed starting in a few weeks. Meanwhile, Stay Spicy! -Bob...
@@ChilliChump Here I could presently go with what I have on hand at the moment. But what fun is that when there could be new discoveries (seeds, potting solutions, nutrients to try) out there lol.
Zone 5a here. I am an overwaterer. Cant help it.😂😂 I also have 105 seedlings already started.....😳😳. Have a new grow tent so we will see how long we can keep them in there!!😅😅 Thanks for the great video!! Hopefully next year I can show some restraint.... 😬😬
Hi, I live in South Africa so do I have to wait until winter to plant my chilli plants. I have abundant red chillies at the moment so I wanted to use seed from these chillies to plant. I love on the North East Coast where we have fairly mild winters.
Hey Shaun, if finally get your sugar rush stripey as a Christmas gift and I’m so happy to have them 😁😅👍🏻. So now I want to seed them but what is the best time for me ware I live and what is the best time for the seeds? I live in Germany between Bremen and Hamburg. And thanks for your video’s they helped me a lot last year 😊👍🏻👍🏻
You are going to love those! If you have a greenhouse or outside sheltered area, then get them started towards the end of Feb. Otherwise wait until middle of march. Also depends on if you have grow lights etc.
@@ChilliChump I have small Greenhouse and I would put them in a pot. I do not have growing light and I’m a hobby chilli grower. It’s just for fun for me. But if set some goals for me what I want to try, like your sambal 😉👌🏻😁😊
Where I live the peppers often survive over winter. They really seem to take off when the night low is 55+ . Same with the cucumbers, no reason to plant if nights are cold, they will just sit there and not grow,.
I plant seeds around Feb 1st and my last frost is possible until almost June 1st. I do find some plants don't do well being indoors for almost 4 months while others seem to get a giant headstart. Either way it's 50 - 60 plants and the 2023 season is about to begin!
So i been growing habanero . They grow very slow. I am in Egypt . I wish I could upload a picture so you understand. They are now getting 🌿 but very small on top of the first leafs
Great video, my first attempt at growing chilis went well after watching your videos in the past year. Do you have an recommendation where to get new seeds in the UK?
I have a couple videos where I tested this....back in my 2018 Update series....didn't work unfortunately. Nice idea though. I even tried a few things to really give the best chance for it to be a success.
Hi Shaun, i am in Perth Western Australia which i believe is zone 4, i start my chilli, capsicum & tomato's in seed trays under direct sunlight & water daily because of the heat & sun, is there anything you can suggest to keep getting good crops? regards, Denis
Another massive factor to think about is the photoperiod, even if you do use a heated greenhouse or start indoors, no plants appreciate winter light cycles, they will just grow weak, even of you plant a month or 2 later these plants with more ideal conditions will not only catch up but will grow into stronger plants anytime before mid to late Feb is far too early unless you have grow lights and without lights mid March to early April is better because there are enough hours of light for plants to thrive and not just survive
I have a couple heat mats coming very soon so I can get my seeds germinating indoors immediately as my last frost is usually mid February. I had a fairly successful growing season last year but I didn't get any plants outside until May or June and I was pretty stupid and didn't try to get my habaneros going until September, never got one to grow bigger then about half a foot and never got any peppers, not going to do that again. I did however find out that Carolina Reapers greatly dislike Florida summers as I didn't get a single pepper from my almost 7 foot tall plants, every flower bud immediately fell off after pollination, that is until it started cooling down and around October pods started popping up absolutely everywhere.
Mid Feb for last frost....that would be amazing! Definitely get your seeds going, next year you could start then even earlier if you wanted (mid December). Have a great season!
Have one jalapeño plant this year that I started in early January which is the earliest I’ve ever tried them. It is currently the most tall and leggy pepper plant I have ever seen. It’s comical how dumb it looks. The plant is easily over 2ft talk but it wouldn’t have any more than about 20 fully developed leaves Where the first two flowers formed and split the stem there is easily 5 inches between the first set of flowers and the next set of leaves above😂 I don’t have a grow light so I think that’s my problem. Typically our early springs are very sunny where I live but this year has been an exception and it has cost my plants.
Hi Shaun, so this year I had my first go at growing chillis. I Watched your video here alongside your others and tried to follow all the tips provided. I had 7 different varieties of seed and I planted 3 seeds per pot in February. I also bought a heated propogator tray to help. I put them on the tray on the propogator in my office and I just don’t know what I’ve done wrong I’ve kept moist but haven’t over watered. I have persevered but still haven’t even had a single sprout and am well aware I’ve missed the start of the season now. Any tips for me to try again next year :(
Good day sir I would like you to help me please I'm from sa and I really want to grow a monster chilli one whan that you did I would like to know is it only doset Naga that can grow so big or can you use any other chilli and then how big must the surfers by to plant it on or in because I don't have a green house
Other varieties can get large like that too. You don't need a greenhouse to grow it that big, especially if you have a better climate than I am working with. In SA it should be a lot easier.
Is there a good reference book or site that gives more details? Most of what I see out there from state agricultural departments and other vegetable grow sites lump all peppers together and don't break it down into varieties of hot peppers. I'm in Zone 5b and don't have a greenhouse or poly tunnel. Last year, I started prop too late and many varieties had lots of peppers that never ripened.
This is through decades of experience and experiments. I am working on a paper that will be submitted once I have completed my work, that's still a way off though. It covers more than just this topic.
I started all my chilis indoors under lights in mid jan. Now I’m a bit over run. They grew faster than expected and I’m running out of indoor room. When is too early to keep them outside in a plastic grow house? I’m in southern England.
@@ChilliChump thanks! You’re an inspiration. I can bring them inside if forecast weather is too cold. I know 0 is too cold, but is 5 overnight also too cold? The plastic grow house might add 1 of warmth.
Live in the northeast and always start chillis in January and always out them in the polytunnel in march and they always plough through😉 might just be lucky haha
@@ChilliChump I’m in Newcastle and my last frost date is the last week in may but I’ve seen airfrosts into June and honestly it’s never effected my plants but I grow everything hydroponically for the last 7 years and think that has a massive play in the reason for it. Chillis are hardy down to 0 degrees and very rarely frosts take my poly tunnel below 0 in march. It may only hit as low as 5 degrees Celsius so some subtle stunting is usually all they get or more like they just act dormant because I usually put them out quite big. 6-10 inches? With tonnes of energy in them which plays a huge part in frosts. Especially silicon, keep potassium silicate levels and calcium/magnesium levels high is my key through frosts/droughts
@@ChilliChump ohh I’ve also got Instagram videos of my outdoor kratky systems that I left outdoor even through -4 Novembers frosts that started on November the 10th and lasted into December and my chillis just absolutely ate them like it was nothing, the video in question still shows a very hard possibly the hardiest chilly I’ve ever grown outdoors called apache still vigorous and green with ripe chillis and it’s my absolute pick for anybody wanting to grow chillis outdoor and heat level around 80k scovilles. It’s blown my mind and made me even question whether they can now handle lower degrees of 0 if they’re hybrid
@@saltytree729 are you heating your water for your hydro? The plant itself can handle freezing temperatures, but if the roots freeze...the plant will die
@@ChilliChump no that’s crazy I wouldn’t dream of heating my roots they would die they love cold stable temperatures. Even if I wanted too Shaun I don’t think I could heat 100L and 200L reservoirs. Again in my instagram I have a 100L tote with 4 chillis in it. They current rainfall for the month was 125mm and the average temperature was 5 degrees for the month with frosts of minus 4 My peppers didn’t even degrade until December. I have never seen anything like this pepper called “apache” But I’ve always out my peppers out in march. Again for the last 7 years in the freezing north, I was on the pottymouth podcast because I had my plants in my polytunnel in march and picking jalapeños in April and may 😂 again it may just be the method of hydroponic growing (I personally believe it is) allowing the plant all of the nutrients it doesn’t get easily in soil so it is extremely strong. But I’ve did this for years on my neck of the woods Shaun! My friends also put there’s out in march and they usually get knocked, they plant in a mixture of pots and soil and I definitely believe it is due to a hydroponic growing medium Your point on roots freezing is a good one though. I believe because my reservoirs are so big they do not freeze as water acts as it’s own insulation at those lower temperatures. It’s like a river, it never freezes in the winter even below 0 for a few weeks because of the insulated water below it. Maybe that is what is keeping the roots insulated and alive and very interesting if it is something just clicked in my mind then. I think you need to test it as I’ve got video evidence of many years and footage from last years insane frosts minus 10 some days in Newcastle and plants still alive. My peppers just died last week eventually.
Chilli seeds often need a period of dormancy before they will sprout. Also, it's possible that chillies you took the seeds from were picked before they were fully ripe so the seeds won't be properly developed.
Do you guys even get frost? Mozambique is the near-perfect growing environment! The biggest challenge you will have there is planting out, and hardening off. Like you say, shade netting will do the job.
I’ve sown Apache F1 and Serrano in an elec propagator. Both packets showed Jan sowing. Is it still too early for those? I intend to grow the Apache to maturity on a sth facing windowsill, under a lamp until the days are longer.
Its ok to start them earlier if you like...you just may find things get a little tough to manage as you get closer to April. It really depends on your last frost date Deidre.
cant count on proper seasons these days. we had no spring, and summer began in 2nd month of summer. cold and floods. chillis and other warm season crops sat there for months, not growing.
@@ChilliChump oh waw that's great I will definitely order.. I was also wondering if you have any Trinidad perfume.seeds for next season I couldn't find any ? Can u help 🙏 I'm a new grower and I had a great season this year thanks to your tips and already excited for next year..
Hi Linda. Sorry to hear you are having problems. Have you been following my beginners guide to growing series? Beginner's guide playlist ru-vid.com/group/PLuQ_ySnkV1en8UPfuoJVWCLT9dIZnKCQa
@@LindaPenney I would look at the seed starting video again, and make sure you are following the instructions there. If the seeds are viable and from a reputable source, then you should get them started
@InsideDYC what was the name on the seed pack? There are hundreds of thousands of different varieties of chillies. They all have different tastes and heat levels.
😂 I think I made this video as much for myself as I did for you guys! I have to be strong and not start them too early! Almost every year I get to March/April, see my jungle, and I tell myself not to start so early next year!
First of all chillis are not peppers. Second it was the Portuguese or Spanish that First encounter New vegetable witch came from central America. when eaten they tried to describe what it tasted like and the only thing that they compare it to was the peppercorn witch it originated from India.
I cover that in this video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-vrUMdlPIvQE.html The problem is I have a global audience, a large number from America...where they still call them peppers. Other countries have their own names for chillies too.
They are NFC tags. The same technology that is inside a credit card or debit card that allows you to tap and pay. You don't have to use them, you can just label your plants with numbers, and type the number into SeedsIO to bring up the plant. Or you could use the QR code, which my app can generate for you.
