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This seems a cool and very easy way to get seeds to germinate. I can then discard the ones that dont shoot, and easily putthe good ones into a small pot or some rockwool.
Piece of piss!





Oooooh my, ohhhh fucking hells yes....

I will be dabbling in BONZAI CHILLIS!!!
Have some of those bady boys!

WTF how'd you get bonzai chillies. Some frankenstein type experiment?

I always thought Bonzai trees were a diff species, butthey aint, they are normal trees which you prune the ass off. Takes some know how.
Its the same with the chillis, you just prune a plant ina deliberate way.

I got the info from just googling around all things chilli growing:
http://www.fatalii.net/growing/index.ph ... Itemid=114

Seems like a good way to keep a number of plants alive over winter without dominating the house. For me, it just looks damn cool, so i reckon ill have a go.
I lose nothing, as the plants are free, and other than a lamp the basic kit i need is hella cheap.

You know you want a bonzai chilli, dontcha?

You realise that it takes decades to grow a decent bonsai tree right?

4 months from a cutting, 8 months from a seed for those ones pictured.
Chilis grow like crazy. I dunno what to expect but i do know they look fucking cool.

There's no way you're making a bonsai in 8 months. Look how thick the stems are on some of those bad boys. They're like tree trunks. That's far more than 8 months worth of growth.

I just read from that link.
Id never have considered a bonzai (even though i do like them) as it takes too much know how. From that guide i read it seems pretty straightforward and quick.
I know when you prune or harvest it leaves more energy for the plant to grow, so a trimmed plant will grow faster than a normal.

My Mothers bonsai tree is roughly the same age as she is. And it cost about £400.

I looked at Bonzai trees in Brighton a while back, and they were hundreds of pounds, frigging ace though.
The dude was discouraging me from getting one as they take a lot of know how.
Part of what the shop did was babysit peoples bonzais when they were away, a bit like putting a dog in a kennel whilst away.

The chilli bonzais, seem to be a diff thing, ill have to read around it more, but the dude in that link talks through it pretty easily and within a year.

They look like mini christmas trees

Yeah they do take a bit of maintainence. Ma Spandexs goes for an annual check-up at the bonsai place.

If your interested, check this picture thread out from a n00b, who like me only has a balcony.

http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/phpBB3/v ... f=2&t=8306

This little one looks cool, I want a couple of small ornamentals.


This big bad boy looks interesting.

This what i plant to get set up by January......

quite the set up. just make sure the authorities aren't on to your little grow operation. They can detect it with infared sensors!

Mine wont be anything like that Koz lol.

This is cool, we all have one pretty set up right now, nobody would even know!