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  • chillies germinated on cold windowsill

    Rules are made to be broken, eh?

    After telling all and sundry that chillies need about 18C* to germinate and grow happily, my Razzmatazz have only gone and sown themselves on a windowsill (admittedly south-facing) without heat and with pretty low night-time temps.

    The seedlings are an inch high now and more are coming through daily.

    (pic to follow)


    * btw, does anyone know how I can get a little 'degree' symbol?
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    i managed some like this last year, i think it also depends on the variety (chinese, etc)...a prop will increase chances but isnt necessary... Nice one!
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    • #3
      I sow everything tender on a windowsill. I do bring them onto the dining table at night though.
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      • #4
        How long ago did you sow them?
        Elsie

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        • #5
          Just goes to show rules don't always apply

          TS the asci code is ALT+0176 18°
          Location....East Midlands.

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          • #6
            a degrees symbol is apparantly the keystroke ALT+0176 but I can never get them to work, so I just load up "charmap" (if using windows) - find it and copy/paste: °

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            • #7
              beat me to it! I was faffing around

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              • #8
                I've got that link bookmarked
                Location....East Midlands.

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by elsie-scot View Post
                  How long ago did you sow them?
                  About 10 days ago when I was picking dead leaves and greenfly off the mother plant. I just sprinkled a few of the dried pods into the same pot "just to see"

                  Originally posted by Bren In Pots View Post
                  TS the asci code is ALT+0176 18°
                  That doesn't work... when I try it I get thrown off this thread and back to the main menu
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                  • #10
                    18°

                    does work leave out the + bit....ie if you pres Alt and with it held you then press 0176 it will appear when you release the Alt key

                    If not try it with the number lock on.

                    There are a few sites with the Alt codes 'key XL' is one

                    I never knew the degree one so thank you for that.

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                    • #11
                      The easiest way is hold down ALT and type 248 on the number pad.
                      °.

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                      • #12
                        ° Ohhhh...Alt 248 does work too!....yeah forgot to mention must be number pad and not the no. keys at top of board.

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                        • #13
                          I potted up 6 different chillies, but couldn't get them to germinate so I put a pot on the radiator. Sure enough it germinated so I moved the other 5 onto it and 4 of those did, but the fourth wouldn't.
                          So I put two new seeds into it and put it back on.

                          Knocked the whole pot off last night!
                          I cobbled the compost back into the pot, but no idea where within it the seeds are.
                          Fingers crossed.
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                          • #14
                            My early jalapeno this year and my pretty in purple last year all in a non heated propogator on my bedroom window.

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by OllieMartin View Post
                              Knocked the whole pot off last night!
                              I cobbled the compost back into the pot, but no idea where within it the seeds are.
                              Fingers crossed.
                              I never admit to doing that. I do it all the time, but I never admit to it.
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