Chilli Fusion from seed

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Istari
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Chilli Fusion from seed

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Hey all,

Just thought id share some pics of this one thats been entertaining me recently :) I dug it up the other day to see how it was doing and have some up to date pics but i thought id start from the begining. Feel free to give me feedback on how to progress with this one/further styling. I was thinking broom style but its early days so we'll see how it goes.
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So when we made the decision to free up some of the pot (none of them had fruited because there wasnt enough room for them to spread out leaving me with a bunch of winter bashed squirts :P) I dug a few out and decided to have some fun with them. The ones that had very little that was interesting about them (tap root straight down like a carrot) ended up for my very first trial run of fusing.
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The leaves that were left on fell off and new shoots started budding a shot while after that pic.
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When I was happy enough that they were healthy enough to move back outdoors (yes its been a spoilt little plant in my tiny little appartment) I dug it up and washed out the roots to see how things were going.
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So now its a waiting game again. I dont like this part as much :)
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Great stuff! You do realise though, some chilli plants are annuals? :)
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Re: Chilli Fusion from seed

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yes I had heard that, this one seems to make the grade tho. the seeds came from a plant that my mothers had for years. Needs a chop back every couple of years to improve its vigour but is maybe 10 - 15 years old now? i cant remember, i planted that one from seed too :)
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