[Zak the Rabbit]

i had some 50 chili seedlings, cayene and jalapeno, growing on top of the microwave. I pricked them out into seperate cells and put them in the greenhouse yesterday.

Last night we had a bad frost, and every one of them has wilted over :cry: none seemed to recover during the day, even though ive put propagator lids on them (didnt have any yesterday)

have i lost them?

[Sadgit]

think so.. imo it is waaaay too early to put them in the greenhouse just yet..

[Zak the Rabbit]

it just didnt occur to me! oh well, live and learn  just let the desire to start get the better of me

ive still a small selection of seedlings in the kitchen, about a dozen each of cayenne, jalapeno, and two types of sweet pepper, so not all lost

[Sadgit]

I've only just planted my chillis so plenty of time to start again OMG I forgot about sweet peppers, must buy some this weekend..

[tessiesplot]

zak i did the same last weekend.... got 3 chillis left :cry:

[kezlou]

I planted all mine in the house about a week or so ago and none of them have started growing. Guess peppers and chilli's are not for me either.  

[GrannieAnnie]

I tried starting mine off in February last year, lost the lot even though I protected them from the frost.  I haven't yet started planting anything, as we've had MIL here, but now she's gone, I can get started!!!!!

[Sadgit]

I planted all mine in the house about a week or so ago and none of them have started growing. Guess peppers and chilli's are not for me either.  

They can take time to germinate.. what type are they?

Where in Boro is your plot?

[moggy]

sorry to hear abouti your disaster, dont give up thought, it happened to me when i first started growing chillis...the only way is up.

just remember to keep them warm until they have at least 4 or 5 decent sized leaves and the temp gets above 4 degrees.

[Little Miss Muffet]

think so.. imo it is waaaay too early to put them in the greenhouse just yet..

oh poop
i have 7 different trays of chillies two are in the house ,three are all in a propegator in a heated green house and the rest is all in my unheated green house. :oops:

[gobs]

I think, you might have done, but completely agree with SG, it is just the right time to sow.

[Zak the Rabbit]

i'll sow another batch this weekend, and will keep them in the kitchen!

[digital_biscuit]

Last year i was really really late getting everything sown, but i had a bumper crop of everything so dont worry about taking your time! Better to wait a little than keep disappointing yourself with dying seedlings!

I personally wont be starting anything off till the end of the month, although that decision was dictated by the wind destroying my greenhouse!!!

[agapanthus]

They should be fine as long as they are kept warm and out of draughts....don't forget to watch the nighttime temperatures too if you turn your heating off at night

[babe]

i have cayenne chilli's in the green house. i only planted one seed in each plug, and they are just over an inch tall. with a prop lid on too.

i think they are doing ok.. its all quite exciting