Show your bonchis!

[Fatalii]

I plant it below the soil, but you can mix it with soil or something like that, it works every way.

You can also use cat sand (clay pieces) for the same purpose, definitely cheaper.

[MasaT]

Here is mine Bonchi-project.


Ulupica.

[MikaK]

Below couple of pictures from my first try at bonchi's. Unfortunately this plant took a hit when I was away from the office and it dried up. All the leaves dropped and any new growth was deleted as well. After it looks like it has mold on top of the soil I also have at home a lemon drop bonchiwannabe that I have cut down and it is growing nicely.

[bluesman]

Here is my Habanero sudden death 13.11.09;



Now it´s flowering. Should I stll prune it? Seems like a long stick but branches and leaves are evenly on the stem.

    The pic on the right is probably the other plant (I have two)

Strafishes (only 4 left) are drying one by one. Trying to cut the stem and branches to avoid drying.



Haven´t had the guts to reveal the roots when the poor plants are in this condition.
Then Aji cristal. The pot is horrible. I will change it when it is time to prune and reveal and cut the roots. It was planted today to akadama/peat soil from raw peat. What is akadama´s pH? Any idea? I know chilis like it around 6.

[Doc Evil]

Here's my 7 Pod. Although it's very small it has already a lot of flower buds. I'm going to remove them and the big leaf on the lower left corner of the picture and see what happens.

[Fatalii]

Bluesman, the bases of the bonchis look very promising, some of them look a little tall to me, so if you dare (why not...?) you could cut them down a little more and keep pinchin them off until the growth will be dense enough and the shape won't be too tall to start with. They will look great.

Also, after few more weeks, you could cut off the smallest roots, that will make a great difference on their appearance!

[MrFrost]

At last I spanked myself and put those plants, what Fatalii gave me 1,5 years ago to bonchi-pots

Sorry, some of those photos are blurry, as too dark room and my photographing skills are worse...

Plants are Aji Cristals.











Naga is "WTF is this?":





Saimi is wondering what daddy is doing:

[Chilicutter]

Here's my bonchi project.
It's sowed november 2009.
Toms Thumb C.Frutescens

[Fatalii]

Looking great guys!

Very nice to see pretty plants like that!
Here's my latest bonchi project I photographed yesterday, will post more pics under "my own" topic.

[rasse]

Wannabe bonchi..

[Paprikaana]

Looking great guys!

Very nice to see pretty plants like that!
Here's my latest bonchi project I photographed yesterday, will post more pics under "my own" topic.

omg! that is SO BEAUTIFUL one day i want to have a bonchi like that.

[Fatalii]

Looks definitely better than any of my first bonchis!
There's really something to it..

 

Wannabe bonchi..

[Fatalii]

Updated photo of Bolivian Rainbow bonchi:


This might look after a while when it filled with pods with different colors.

[MikaK]

Not sure if any small chili qualifies as bonchi but here is my on the workdesk growing short yellow tabasco. Nice number of growing pods and have to aim for a fatalii-like effect of a plant full of mature pods.

[bluesman]

Here´s the same Orange habanero as last winter.



What to do with this CAP1491? Cut, cut and bend with wire or just bend the branches?



Sorry, poor pics.

[Legoinsinööri]

Not sure if this falls under right category but I'm trying putting a small clay saucer under the stem to make the roots grow sideways at start.

Also got my about a month old picture of the CRH. It looks better atm and has quite a lot of flowers already. Should propably take an inch off from the top of the main stem.

I had chilis growing in only 140mm pots so didn't get those good thick stems and "branches" for base

[bluesman]

                                          Now my Orange habanero is looking a bit better.

                                                                                       
                           

[Toni.A]

It look's pretty good. Couple of pods look like! 

[sniffe]

My first bonchi (Lemon Drop)

[kowa]

Hello!

This is my first message in to these forums and I would be glad for any responses about the looks of my bonchis. Some tips to get them better looking and "finished" are very welcome!

Last autumn I cut half a year old Bolivian rainbow and one and a half year old Habanero in to bonchi stems. Here are the pics from soon after the cutting:

Bolivian rainbow: https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/40755_455283418006_612318006_5207715_6355426_n.jpg

Habanero: https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash2/73071_455283453006_612318006_5207716_4509573_n.jpg

And here are pictures I took now. They have been "bonchis" for about 9 months already... should they be "ready" by now? What should I do?

Bolivian: https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/284130_10150257674553007_612318006_7242133_1821528_n.jpg

Habanero: https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/264650_10150257674653007_612318006_7242136_7593631_n.jpg

I have the gravel on the surface cause there began to grow some mold. And I also had some vegetable mites (spider mites?) so I had to give them quite harsh 1 and a half week raiding session but now I seem to have got rid of them. everytime I water them I give them some bonsai fertilizer.