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From seedling to young plant

    Introduction After I had planted the seedlings and they had reached out of the ground, it was time for them to get enough light and water to form leaves and develop into a young plant. In this article I describe how I set up the growing bowls, what means I used for lighting and how I watered the plants. Finally, I look at the results and deduce improvements for the next season. Methods and procedures Setup The trays were placed side by side on a table next to a large window.   A soft box, as used in photo studios, was also installed for additional lighting. The soft box contained four light bulbs. Two of them emitted light with a color temperature of 7000 Kelvin, the other two with a color temperature of 5900 Kelvin. The soft box was connected to a timer.   The timer was set so that the lamp was switched on from 5:30 to 9:30 and from 19:30 to 21:30. This gave the plants a total of 16 hours of light. The room temperature was constant at about 21 de...
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My approach to seed germination

  Introduction My first season of growing chilies was not easy. I had many ups and downs. But in the end, I learned a lot from it. The main goal was to grow the seeds I had received in Hungary. Impatient as I am, I could not wait until spring. So, I went to my local garden center and bought some seeds there. My intention was to do a kind of test run to be ready for the Hungarian paprika. In the following I will concentrate on the process of seed germination. At the beginning, I will tell you how I proceeded and which methods I used. Then I will show you the result and the conclusion I have drawn from it.   Procedure and methods I have planned to plant six different chilies this season. Trinidad Moruga Scorpio, Paprica Giallo, Piccante Tondo Calabrese, Chocolate Habanero, White Habanero and Tabasco. I bought the seeds in my local garden center, from which I also bought the soil and the growing bowls. I used two different growing bowls. One was four by six trays and the ...

Hi, my name is Michael and I grow chilies in Switzerland.

  Welcome to my blog.  In summer 2019 I visited my father in Hungary. He lives in a small village in the countryside. There I tasted the most amazing chilies, or paprikas, as the Hungarians call them. Before I traveled back home, I received some seeds as a gift from the locals. As soon as I arrived, I tried to learn everything about the cultivation of paprika. I have always liked things that grow. There is something peaceful and calming about it. And I have always liked spicy food. Therefore, I wanted to try growing Hungarian peppers here in Switzerland. Impatient as I am, I could not wait until spring. So already in November 2019 I started growing peppers with seeds I bought in the store.   How this developed and what I learned from it you can read on my blog.   Instagram:  @kyburz_paprika