misskittin's Chilli "Cayenne" x 1 Harvesting
Plant: Chili pepper (Capsicum annuum longum group) | Variety: Cayenne
- 2
- 0
Year old seed. 9 planted in heated propagator (soil temp was 23C), 9 germinated, in 8 days. First flowers last week June, first fruit set about 10 days later
As of 22/02/11: 1 fruit on each of the plants still ripening, and now they’re trying to flower! No pruning back, or anything!
28/03/11. The flowers aren’t opening (too cold, I think), but that doesn’t seem to matter… 4 have set fruit! (this did involve a little “manipulation” to get the flower off!)
31/03/11: Another 4 fruit have set! Really, this is ever-so exciting
29/04/2011: The first fruit that set really aren’t looking happy. They’;ve sort of shrivelled and gone yellow. On the up side, this is now flowering profusely (the flowers are opening properly, and everything), and more fruit seems to be setting
02/08/2011: Had a downsize. Only 1/2 left!
Photos
Collections
Planting Data
misskittin's Chilli "Cayenne" Care Instructions
Look to ensure a distance 1.95 inches (5.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - cover at a depth of at least 0.2 inches (0.5 cm) deep if you are going to sow this directly in the garden.
Ensure you have enough space in your garden for this plant - Chili pepper 'Cayenne' is known for growing to a height of approximately 45.72 cm (that's 1.49 feet in imperial).
Chili pepper 'Cayenne' likes a position of full sun light, which is a perfect fit for your garden.
Remember to water moderately.
Your garden's USDA Hardiness Zone (8b) is within the ideal range for Chili pepper 'Cayenne'. The recommended range is between Zone 5 and 12.
Chili pepper 'Cayenne' requires a soil ph of 7.0 - 8.5 meaning it does best in neutral to alkaline soil.
Bacterial Leaf Rot, Tobacco Mosaic Virus, Aphids, White Fly, and Nematodes are common problems for Chili pepper so keep a note of any developing symptoms.
More information about Chilli "Cayenne" is available in the Folia gardener's wiki. All Chilli "Cayenne" Care Instructions have been kindly provided by our members.
Harvest Tally
Milestones
-
10 Oct 2011
Harvesting day 603
2.0 x item
-
06 Oct 2011
Harvesting day 599
7.0 x item
-
01 Oct 2011
Harvesting day 594
4.0 x item
-
26 Aug 2011
Preserved day 558
-
11 Aug 2011
Harvesting day 543
1.0 x item
-
02 Aug 2011
Flowering day 534
After picking the first crop of Chillies, a 2nd flush of flowers is forming
-
02 Aug 2011
Setting Fruit day 534
-
25 Jul 2011
Harvesting day 526
3.0 x item
-
21 Jul 2011
Harvesting day 522
1.0 x item
-
17 Jul 2011
Harvesting day 518
1.0 x item
-
13 Jul 2011
Harvesting day 514
1.0 x item
-
10 Jul 2011
Preserved day 511
Pickled with a clove of Garlic. They look rather beautiful packed into the jar
-
08 Jul 2011
Harvesting day 509
2.0 x item
-
06 Jul 2011
Harvesting day 507
3.0 x item
-
04 Jul 2011
Harvesting day 505
5.0 x item
-
30 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 501
First proper size fruit
1.0 x item
-
21 Jun 2011
Ripening day 492
-
18 Jun 2011
Potting Up day 489
1 has gone into a 12" pot
-
17 Jun 2011
Harvesting day 488
And another 14 set already!
1.0 x item
-
13 Jun 2011
Ripening day 484
-
24 May 2011
Setting Fruit day 464
I’ve counted 10 so far!
-
29 Apr 2011
Setting Fruit day 439
-
27 Mar 2011
Flowering day 406
-
27 Mar 2011
Setting Fruit day 406
-
23 Mar 2011
Potting Up day 402
-
02 Mar 2011
Budding day 381
-
15 Jan 2011
Ripening day 335
-
02 Jan 2011
Harvesting day 322
1.0 x item
-
26 Dec 2010
Harvesting day 315
1.0 x item
-
16 Nov 2010
Harvesting day 275
1.0 x item
-
07 Nov 2010
Harvesting day 266
1.0 x item
-
02 Nov 2010
Harvesting day 261
3.0 x item
-
26 Oct 2010
Harvesting day 254
1.0 x item
-
21 Oct 2010
Harvesting day 249
1.0 x item
-
17 Oct 2010
Harvesting day 245
1.0 x item
-
30 Sep 2010
Harvesting day 228
2.0 x item
-
24 Sep 2010
Harvesting day 222
1.0 x item
-
22 Sep 2010
Harvesting day 220
1.0 x item
-
14 Sep 2010
Harvesting day 212
1.0 x item
-
11 Sep 2010
Harvesting day 209
3.0 x item
-
07 Sep 2010
Harvesting day 205
3.0 x item
-
23 Aug 2010
Harvesting day 190
1.0 x item
-
14 Aug 2010
Harvesting day 181
1.0 x item
-
12 Aug 2010
Ripening day 179
-
14 Feb 2010
Sown day 0
Comments
Apache wrote:
Nice job overwintering – did you have to do anything special?
Posted on 04 May 11 (about 2 years ago)
misskittin wrote:
Nothing at all, to the Chilli and Etna: TBH, they were still growing well and had fruit ripening into January (Conservatory heated part of the time), so I just left them to get on with it. The Aji died back somewhat, so I pruned them to just above leaf nodes. They sulked for a bit, but are now putting on lots of growth, although there isn’t a sniff of a flower bud yet!
Posted on 05 May 11 (about 2 years ago)
Like to add a comment? You'll need to sign up for a free account, or log in if you're already a member.