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Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9970
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 15 9:29 pm Post subject: szechuan pepper
anyone had any luck growing it?

Piggyphile

Joined: 02 Apr 2009
Posts: 891
Location: Galicia

Posted: Wed Jan 21, 15 9:38 pm Post subject:

I think I have two seedlings (from seed) coming up to 2 years old. They were very slow to germinate and don't look how I expected. Sort of reddish leaves along long branches I am hoping they are not capers. They seem to be fairly tough but slow growing. They are around 2 inches high but have long trailing floppy branches around 6 inches long. At this rate I will die of old age before I see any fruit. I can get pics if you are interested.

yummersetter

Joined: 26 Jan 2008
Posts: 3241
Location: Somerset

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 15 12:14 am Post subject:
I've bought plants and had to replace them, the original ones were attacked by slugs which stripped all the bark off. I wrapped the stems of the second set in that foam insulation tubing that is sold to frostproof water pipes and one of the two has survived and is doing well. Just replanted the other.

tai haku

Joined: 17 Apr 2011
Posts: 472

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 15 9:28 am Post subject:

yummersetter wrote:

I've bought plants and had to replace them, the original ones were attacked by slugs which stripped all the bark off. I wrapped the stems of the second set in that foam insulation tubing that is sold to frostproof water pipes and one of the two has survived and is doing well. Just replanted the other.

Interesting: mine arrived with some minor bark damage. Hopefully it will recover.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9970
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 15 9:47 am Post subject:

yummersetter wrote:

oh. not so good given the slug population here

Treacodactyl
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 25795
Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 15 12:17 pm Post subject:
Which species are you considering, there are several.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9970
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Thu Jan 22, 15 6:37 pm Post subject:

Treacodactyl wrote:

Which species are you considering, there are several.

I was looking at zanthoxylum schinifolium, but would go for the variety that thrived

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