Ultimate Chilli Growers Kit

The Chilligrow was specifically designed to produce bumper chilli harvests. It produces healthier plants and bigger harvests by providing your plants with constant access to water without ever over-watering.

Chillies, like all plants, need to constantly replace the water they use, but overwatering prevents roots from accessing oxygen and is the number one cause of plant demise. Incorrect watering causes most gardening problems, including blossom end rot and fruit splitting.

What happens when we overwater?

If the soil is over-watered the pores in the soil become blocked and the roots can't access the air. This lack of oxygen means the roots suffocate and die, which then means that the roots can’t take up water or nutrients. A plant weakened by overwatering becomes susceptible to disease, particularly fungal attacks.

What happens when we underwater?

If we undewater the plant can not carry out the following functions effectively and the plant becomes weak, suspectible to disease, unproductive and will eventually die.

Transporting minerals and nutrients

Plants use water to move minerals and nutrients from the roots around the plant, and to move glucose (from photosynthesis) from leaves to other cells in the plant. Photosynthesis About 5% of the water absorbed by plants is used to make glucose during the photosynthesis process.

Transpiration

As well as water, plants need carbon dioxide for photosynthesis (they combine water, carbon dioxide and light to produce glucose). They access this carbon dioxide through microscopic openings on their leaves and stems. These openings are called ‘stomata’. The stomata open and close regularly to absorb carbon dioxide and as they do this they also release water, this release of water is called transpiration. If the plant is short of water it won't open its stomato as frequently and therefore it won't photosynthesise as much. Sunny, hot weather increases the rate of transpiration, which is why plants need more water in these conditions.

It's not science, but here's a bit about our love of chillies

Chillies are quite simply our favourite crop. We’ve been growing them in our visitor greenhouse for 10years, but John, our chairman, has been growing them for himself for 40years. We are proud that our Grow planters and Vitopod propagators are used by such fabulous chilli growers as Chillies Galore, Upton Cheyney Chilli, Simpsons Seeds, Wiltshire Chilli Farm, Chilli Seeds, South Devon Chilli Farm and the Chilli Queen.

Chillies are the star attraction at our greenhouse in Lancashire, where we grow between 9 and 15 varieties each year including our five year old Trinidad Scorpion. This year we are growing Rocotto Red, Big Jim, Joes Long, Lemon Drop, Trinidad Scorpion, Friars Hat, Ring of Fire, Prairie Fire, Padron and Ebony amongst others. All of our planters are designed with chillies in mind, from the Chilligrow designed in close consultation with several of the chilli growers name checked above; right up to the Hydrogrow planters that produce plants that grow up to 7ft tall, each producing several hundred chillies.

Chillies were the inspiration behind the Vitopod propagator’s temperature range; it can be set as high as 30°C to get really hot chillies off to a head start, and it can be set as low as 5°C to overwinter in an unheated polytunnel without subjecting prized chillies to frost. We can’t take all the credit though, ideas for our products are inspired by the great people we meet at the chilli events we attend each year including the West Dean Chilli Fiesta.

Because we are such huge chilli fans some of us are active on the chilli forums, we’re there in our spare time for fun, but we are honest about working for Greenhouse Sensation, so if you spot us feel free to ask any Greenhouse Sensation related questions.

UK Delivery

The maximum Mainland UK Delivery charge is £4.95
You will receive your delivery 2 workings days after placing your order

UK Standard Delivery (standard items and all orders over £40.00):  £4.95

UK Light Items Delivery (small items): £2.95

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Returns

If you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, simply return the items to us in their original condition and packaging within 14 days of receipt and we will issue a full refund (excluding original delivery charge).

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Courier: If you have paid £4.95
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Gifts
If your order is for a gift add 'Gift' to the Comments section when you place your order, or if you are ordering over the phone just let us know and we will email you the receipt instead of including it in the parcel. There will be no other indication of price in the parcel.

Propagator - L75.5cm x W20cm x H17cm (L29.5in x W7.9in x H6.7in)
Chilligrow Planter - L79cm x W24cm x H27.5cm (L31.1in x W9.4in x H10.8in)

This Ultimate Chilli Growers Kit includes:

- Chilligrow Planter with 500ml Plant food 
- 60 Chilli seeds: 1 x 20 Pack of Piquant d'Algerie (Mild to Medium), 1 x 20 Pack of Jalapeno (medium) and 1 x 20 Pack Nepali Orange (Very Hot) 
- Propagator 
- 6 x 9cm pots
- 6 x Jiffy pellets 
- Chilli Grow Guide