The Start of the Forest…
2 weeks on, and the first of the chilli plants to pop their heads up are going to need to be transplanted into some little pots tomorrow. They’re just about hitting the top of the seed lid cover! They are actually a lot bigger than they look in the photo below.
I’m really happy that I seem to have the knack of sprouting the seeds though. Some people seem to have all sorts of trouble, but they always seem to come up pretty quickly for me. I planted 12 (ish) of each of the 4 types, so I’ll have far, far too many plants for the window sills we’ve got if they all sprout! I suspect the hard part is going to be keeping track of which is which soon.
If you’re interested in which are doing what (and even if you’re not), it’s like this…
- Riot: These are the most advanced. They were the first up, have the most up, and are the tallest so far, not surprisingly.
- Ring of Fire: These are the next most advanced. Not quite so many up, but the ones that are are starting to overtake the Riots.
- Zimbabwe Bird Pepper: These were fairly slow to get going, and the ones that have come up are a lot smaller than the first 2 types.
- Prarie Fire: These have been the slowest of the lot to poke their heads up. In fact they haven’t really. Though I can see the start of the shoots appearing at ground level… Shouldn’t be long now!
So. There you have it! All the goss!
And yes. This is the most exciting thing that’s happened in the last week. Still, at least it’s more interesting than watching grass grow…
