Not Enough Heat

So the problem with these super hot chillies is that Ireland really doesn't have the weather for them. Some of the seeds I have require around 22-30 degrees celsius to germinate. We'd be lucky to see above 10 here at the moment.

Up to this point i've been dealing with this by placing some of my seed trays in the airing cupboard. However, I have already used up the spare room in there with the current 3 seed trays so I needed an alternative. So I ordered this:

Heated Propagator

A heated propagator. This thing is great. It's got an 8w heat cable built into its base that keeps a constant temperature of around 20 degrees, a capillary mat so I don't have to water as often, 2 seed trays and, best of all, its the exact size of my current seed trays so they can just drop straight in.

I need to pick up some more seeding compost before I plant my scorpion strains so in the mean time, I've dropped in a tray of Cayenne's.

This was actually taken at 10pm. My 6500k grow-lights are fantastic!

I've got a soil thermometer on its way, so if this proves to keep a good constant temperature all day long, I will think about picking up a second/third at some point.

Deliveries!

Yesterday my first shipment of the super hot's turned up and I made a start on planting some of them as well as a couple of packets I had picked up from the local garden centre.

So planted so far are:


40 x Cayenne
14 x Little Elf
12 x Butch T

40 x Tomatoes
40 x Bell Peppers

The Little Elf and Butch T are being started in the airing cupboard as it's still a little cold out in the greenhouse at the moment. Hopefully by the time they sprout the weather will have warmed up some more.
They will be joined in the airing cupboard by the Trinidad and Moruga Scorpion strains tonight as they turned up at the same time.

I also managed to find this little guy who had survived being outside through the ice and snow:

Survivor!

It's the only Strawberry plant that didn't get thrown away when I moved house. I honestly had forgotten about it and it had been left outside through the entirety of the winter. It's in the greenhouse now so we will see what comes of it.

This afternoon this arrived in the post:

Delicious!

My main batch of seeds. These will get planted tonight/tomorrow. Looking forward to these ones. Scotchbonnet and Habanero's are two of my all time favourite chillies.