Sunday, August 16, 2009

Mini Capsicum


Mini Capsicum
What: Seedling (Floriana Capsicum Mini Mama).
Where: Large square self watering planter.
When: March 2009 (?).

Sown in: Top 100mm of Yates Premium Seed Raising Potting Mix, rest Yates Regular Potting Mix.
Fertiliser: Thin layer of RICHGROW: Organic Blood and Bone + Trace Elements & Sulphate of Potash 100mm below surface. Weekly application of YATES: Multi-Nutrient Plant Food with Seaweed at 5ml/L.

Advertised Germination: Seedling
Actual Germination: Seedling

Advertised Maturity: Not shown.
Actual Maturity: 10 weeks.

Medium infestation of Aphids sprayed with MULTICROP: Pyrethrum + Garlic Insect Spray on the 20th June 2009.

VERY small capsicum although numerous and very tasty.


April 2009







23 June 2009





Pruned this back quite a bit just because I could.


5 July 2009



Am drying the seeds of the 'biggest' Capsicum and will attempt to grow a new plant.

5 July 2009




Last capsicum snipped off and plant dumped on 1st August 2009.


THE NEXT GENERATION


Mini-Muma Capsicum
What: Seed (From seeds shown above).
Where: 1 x 1.5L Soda Container - Open and 1 x 1.5L Soda Container - Closed.
When: 4 August.

Sown in: Re-used Seed Raising Potting Mix.
Fertiliser: Thin layer of Blood and Bone 100mm below surface.

Advertised Germination: Unknown (1st generation removed from purchsed seedling).
Actual Germination: 14 days.

Advertised Maturity: Unknown
Actual Maturity:

I picked the biggest and best looking seeds to plant and just 2 weeks later:

22 August 2009

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Looking good so far although with no back-ups planted it's all or nothing on this one plant....

19 September 2009

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This plant died off with leaf curl......

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