How to grow chili flakes

It is quite simple: you leave your setup during summer in Hong Kong, and when you get back, the mix of high heat, evaporation, and caterpillars you'll have dry chillies !

 

Ok, I modified my setup in July, and it wasn't a bright idea... I ended having a tiny leak at the bottom of the sump/filter and I couldn't manage the daisy chained water tanks to work properly.

But now the temperatures went down a bit, it's time to grow things again.

Lots of seeds !!!

During the summer break in France, I was able to collect some seeds for my friends at Amazing Green Hydroponics (I got my seedling foam & nutrients from them).

We'll give a try for some different species. I had some help from the Gamm Vert sales guys picking species that grow during the heat season, so we'll see how they perform in Hong Kong.