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17 Jul 11, Barb (Australia - temperate climate)

What is the best way of preparing the seeds from last years chilli crop before planting them this year. Do you need to soak them before planting?

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04 Feb 12, James (Australia - temperate climate)

Like pumpkins and tomatoes you need to ferment the seed at room temperature until mold forms then wash and dry, this removes a layer on the seed which can prevent it from germinating next season. Alternatively you can rub it off with your fingers but might be hard with the seed size, or you can dry flesh with the seed and it will ferment next season you plant it but germination may take longer. Hope this helps.

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09 Jul 11, Stephen (Australia - temperate climate)

My chilli plants got frosted in the last few days, is it worth pruning them back a little and cover them or do I just start again in spring with new plants? Now, what to do with 2.5kg of chillies???

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01 Aug 11, Chrys (Australia - temperate climate)

Hi Stephen New to the gardening world - but I pickled my excess chillies this year and they worked out great! Pickle in Vinegar and pickling spice and Store for a min of a month. That way you have chillies you can use all year round. Chrys

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06 Jul 11, Confused little chilli plant (Australia - temperate climate)

I've bought my potted chilli plant inside over winter so that it doesn't bite the dust like my previous bush did last winter. So it's staying nice and warm and is catching a lot of north sun on my windowsill but I just noticed that it is starting to bloom flowers already!! I think it's confused about the season it's in. Anyhow, will it still be ok to produce flowers/fruit in spring/summer if it's already started flowering now? Should I prune off the flowers or leave them to die off as they won't see any action from bees...

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08 Jul 11, Liz (Australia - arid climate)

lol. I'd leave the flowers on. You don't need bees for them to pollinate, just walk over and give the stems a little shake, they're self pollinating :)

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31 Jul 11, Bek (Australia - temperate climate)

Thanks Liz! I didn't realize they self-pollinate, I've noticed that they are starting to produce baby chillis now which I'm really excited about for this time of year! Looks like it's not so confused about after all...

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11 Dec 10, Robert Godson (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Are Chilli Plants a defence mechanise against anything; do they assist other plants by keeping away bugs or other infestations

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20 Sep 11, Ines (Australia - tropical climate)

are there any plants that can protect my chilli from being eaten by little bugs and birds?

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12 Oct 10, Craig Rachow (Australia - tropical climate)

Hi I picked up some Chili Tomatoes from a hardware store today, i don't know if they are a type of chili or a spicy tomato. There is no info with them. One is almost ripe enough to try so ill eat it in a day or so. Have you heard of these or can you shed any light?

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