Thriving chiltepin and 6.5″ pequins (Melbourne, Australia, balcony grown)
Thriving chiltepin and 6.5″ pequins (Melbourne, Australia, balcony grown)
by -Dansplaining-
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-Dansplaining-
Hello all, I thought I’d post something a it different to the usual chinense varieties that seem to pop up here a lot.
Some images of a thriving chiltepin and two pequins I have growing on my balcony in Melbourne, Australia. The chiltepin is a beautiful and unusual variety I find. It almost gives a Christmas vibe when its in full bloom.
The pequins are from seeds I got in Oaxaca in 2019 and grow like crazy. These two plants were 7 feet until I had to trim some of the topmost branches due to an aphid breakout.
All three are growing in pots with a ratio 70% potting mix to 30% expanded clay balls (I also mulch with the clay balls). I go hard on the nitrogen in the first two months then switch to heavy phosphorous to encourage blooming and flower retention. In the bottom third of the pot I mix a lot of blood and bone so once the plant grows to maturity and the roots reach the bottom they get a hit of fertilizer and really take off.
North facing balcony in Australia means they get sun all day.
Dean_Lev
Gorgeous, but dang that’s gonna take forever to harvest!
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Hello all, I thought I’d post something a it different to the usual chinense varieties that seem to pop up here a lot.
Some images of a thriving chiltepin and two pequins I have growing on my balcony in Melbourne, Australia. The chiltepin is a beautiful and unusual variety I find. It almost gives a Christmas vibe when its in full bloom.
The pequins are from seeds I got in Oaxaca in 2019 and grow like crazy. These two plants were 7 feet until I had to trim some of the topmost branches due to an aphid breakout.
All three are growing in pots with a ratio 70% potting mix to 30% expanded clay balls (I also mulch with the clay balls). I go hard on the nitrogen in the first two months then switch to heavy phosphorous to encourage blooming and flower retention. In the bottom third of the pot I mix a lot of blood and bone so once the plant grows to maturity and the roots reach the bottom they get a hit of fertilizer and really take off.
North facing balcony in Australia means they get sun all day.
Gorgeous, but dang that’s gonna take forever to harvest!