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Katrin How on earth did they do it?
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Yes, that would sort of fit that aspect - but you can also go from bits of woods to sticks if you ar...
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I'm definitely jealous! Mine disapeared except for one pathetic little flower. But the first daffodi...

Slowly, slowly...

I've already told you about my chili plants, at least a few things - and now, finally, they are starting to bloom. Slowly. And with some hiccups.

There's a variety of chili breeds in my pots (moved, again, outside, but out of hare's reach, or so I thought), and some of them are unknown (as the seeds came out of my spice rack, so it's either Ecuador Purple or some unstabilised mixed breed). All of them were started rather late, with the seeds sprouting mid-April, and there have been some losses due to snails and hare bite.

Now one of the larger plants has sadly lost its head.



I don't really know how that happened; it was not eaten, the lost crown lay beside the plant in the pot. With all the nice little buds it had. I'm quite sad about that, especially as I have only that one so far along of the kind, but I hope it will rally itself and make a bunch of side branches with flowers.

That was one of the more vegetable-y peppers, which tend to be quicker than the chilis in my lineup here. One of them actually has produced fruits already:



They will take a bit longer to ripen, though I'm very tempted to try how they taste still green. I like green peppers best anyways...

But yes, slowly, the chilis are getting ready as well. There's no open flower yet, but that is a question of days, as the buds are growing larger and larger on some:





And here's a view of Ecuador Purple buds - pleasingly purple, too:



I'm quite happy about all that, I just hope there won't be more losing of heads to whatever made that one plant shorter!
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Bruce on Dienstag, 11. August 2020 17:05

Your answer may be chicken wire - that hexagonal pattern woven wire used to make fox resistant chicken coops. Just make a cylindrical shape big enough to accommodate the plant and wire the ends together - then place the plant inside making sure the bottom of the cylinder is pegged down securely. If using pots you can either tie the cylinder to the pot or run a couple of wires from side to side under the pot. A friend had an 'indoor' rabbit that learnt to climb plant stands from her cats, that was how she kept her balcony garden safe. People often throw out odd pieces of chicken wire so you may be able to salvage some for free from cleanups/trash depots.

Your answer may be chicken wire - that hexagonal pattern woven wire used to make fox resistant chicken coops. Just make a cylindrical shape big enough to accommodate the plant and wire the ends together - then place the plant inside making sure the bottom of the cylinder is pegged down securely. If using pots you can either tie the cylinder to the pot or run a couple of wires from side to side under the pot. A friend had an 'indoor' rabbit that learnt to climb plant stands from her cats, that was how she kept her balcony garden safe. People often throw out odd pieces of chicken wire so you may be able to salvage some for free from cleanups/trash depots.
Katrin on Donnerstag, 13. August 2020 14:20

Ah, yes, that would definitely work. Though I can't rule out that I have accidentally sheared off the top of the one plant myself, the hare and the slugs would have had a harder time! I was not suspecting any of that to happen, though.
Also... it's a lot of pots, including quite small ones, and while it's a bit annoying to lose a plant or two, it would be a lot of work to provide all the pots with a wire cylinder. So I guess laziness will prevail, and I'll take my chances in the future again. Though I'll probably try to keep the special ones out of hare's way by placing them somewhere higher!

Ah, yes, that would definitely work. Though I can't rule out that I have accidentally sheared off the top of the one plant myself, the hare and the slugs would have had a harder time! I was not suspecting any of that to happen, though. Also... it's a lot of pots, including quite small ones, and while it's a bit annoying to lose a plant or two, it would be a lot of work to provide all the pots with a wire cylinder. So I guess laziness will prevail, and I'll take my chances in the future again. Though I'll probably try to keep the special ones out of hare's way by placing them somewhere higher!
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