Chilifest 2013
Chilifest 2013 Like last recent years, we were a part of a Chilifest 2013 held at Tampere, Finland. The main event is The Fatalii Gourmet Naga Morich World Championship eating contest. Here are some of the photos I had the time to shoot. A shot from inside our booth. Fellow chileheads enjoying the chilifest. […]
ZENGROW – Tabletop Garden
ZENGROW -hydroponic system The growing systems I’ve seen so far aren’t something you could use to decorate your house with. That’s why I was really happy to find an exception! When I first saw ZENGROWtm I was amazed by it’s design. It could be held anywhere at your house or office! This growing system is […]
General growing tips
General growing tips Here are some tips that might help you to ease up your growing and to maximize your pod production. don’t overwater the plants, this is very common, especially among beginners, if the soil is mostly dry from the surface, you shouldn’t be worried, theres still plenty of moisture deeper give your chiles […]
Fatalii’s simple bucket hydro
Fatalii’s Simple bucket hydro Now this is a simple way to start growing chiles hydroponically! This is not a bubbler which uses small bubbles to create oxygen for the roots. This is much more efficient way, this simply circulates the water and “breaks the surface”, which gives much more oxygen for the roots. That’s why water circulating […]
Easy growing -guide
Easy growing -guide! Written by: Leka Edited by: Fatalii New to growing chiles? Then read this! Interested in growing chiles but intimidated by all the hydroponic, and other hi-tech growing systems, high powered lamps, special nutrients and other hi-fi that seems necessary to the growing process? Don´t worry, the real secret to growing chiles […]
Taking cuttings with a rooting hormone (soil)
Taking cuttings using Rooting hormone and soil 1. Helpful items when taking cuttings: Dymo (to make labels of the varieties being used), Clonex-rooting hormone, sharp knife, branch from the desired variety, and a small tray filled with peat or soil. (I personally prefer just peat, or peat-based soil.) 2. Branch from the desired variety. I […]
Taking cuttings with a rooting hormone (rockwool)
Taking cuttings using Rooting hormone and rockwool 1. Helpful items when taking cuttings with rockwool cubes: Dymo (to make labels of the varieties being used), Clonex-rooting hormone, a sharp knife, scissors, a branch from the desired variety, a small rockwool cube, a toothpick (for poking a hole in to the rockwool cube and work […]
Taking cuttings with a rooting hormone (Cuttingboard)
Taking cuttings using Rooting hormone and Cuttingboard First I have to tell that you can take cuttings using the methods below, but instead of using rooting hormone or cuttingboard, you can simply put the cuttings to a glass of waters and let them stay there for couple of weeks. At some point, they should start […]
Cuttings
How to take cuttings from your chile plants Rooting cuttings with soil Rooting cuttings with rockwool Rooting cuttings with cuttingboard
Breeding
Crossing and Breeding Chile Peppers (how to create your own hybrids!) Anatomy of the chile pepper flower a. petals b. stigma c. pistil d. stamens e. blossom end f. calyx Ok, enough about the science, let’s get into some action! Here’s a simple way how to breed your own varieties by mixing your favorite varieties. […]