Siling Pangsigang - Update #2

July 07-08, 2018

I have transferred the Siling Pangsigang to the seedling bags.

It had been 35 days since I planted the seeds in a seedling tray.  I think they are big enough to transfer to a bigger container.  It took me 2 days to transfer 70 pcs.

I had to buy some soil and seedling bags.  6 bags of soil (₱200.00) and 100 pcs of seedling bags (₱100.00).

Let the transfer begin!

How I wish it was that easy.  It takes patience, I had to do it 70 times. 

These are the Chili seedlings in the tray.  The one that I planted last June 02.

So, this was how I did it.

First, I filled about half of the seedling bag with soil.  Then I dug a little hole in the soil where I would plant a seedling.  After that, I took out a seedling from the tray.  And dropped it in the hole, then covered the roots with some more soil.  That's it!  Easy.

The seedling tray really was very useful, the roots were not damaged, or any damage made to the roots was very minimal and would not hurt the plant.  I would really recommend using the tray.  

To get the seedling out of the tray you would just need a nail.  There is a drainage hole in each of the sections in the tray.  Just push the seedling out of the tray using a nail through that drainage hole and the seedling would come out easily.

The first picture in this post are the ones that I was able to transfer yesterday (July 07).  36 pieces.

These are what I have accomplished today (July 08, 2018).  34 pieces.

My plan is to put a little more soil as they grow.  That is why I did not fill up the bag with soil.

When I bought the two plants that are now in PachamGarden, they were just in seedling bags this size, so I hope I could also make these seedlings grow to bear some chilies while they are in these bags.

Now, that's a lot of Chilies if that would happen.  And I do hope it will.

Until next time.

Siling Pangsigang - Update #1

This picture was taken last June 24, 2018.  

Here they look very nice and healthy.  But it was not always like this.

We bought them February 24, summer time.  March and April were really hot.  Just look at this picture taken last April 14, 2018.  

The leaves are withering.  They needed to be watered daily.  Luckily, they survived the summer.

There were a lot of rain the first two weeks of June and that had helped a lot in their recovery. 

But even though it was summer, they have continued to bear fruits.  We harvested some last April 28.

I also saw one that already fell on the ground.  I took it and will use its seeds.

June 02, 2018 I planted them in a seedling tray.

Hopefully, they would grow.

Until next time........

Siling Pangsingang (Finger Chili)

This chili has many names, but here in Cavite, it is commonly known as Siling Pangsigang.

Some of its others names are Siling Haba, Siling Tagalog, and Finger Chili.  But I will stick to Siling Pangsigang.

My wife and I went to our favorite Garden store last February 24, 2018, and my wife saw this plant.  It was just in a seedling bag but it already has some chili fruits.  She said that we should have some of it because Sinigang is our sons' favorite food, and she often buys that chili.  So if we have this plant, she would not need to buy it anymore.  She cooks Sinigang at least once a week because my son eats a lot every time we have Sinigang on our table.

This Chili is used in many Filipino dishes, another one that I can think of is called ‘Dynamite’.  The chili is stuffed with meat (pork I think).  Will ask Lanie to write the recipe and I will post it in the Recipe section if this site.

I remember that we had this plant a few years back, and I only planted it in a pot.  It did not turn out well, and it died, maybe because it was in a small container.  But now I am ready to try once more.

We bought 2 of this chili, and on that same day, I planted those two (or I think it was my uncle who planted it) in PachamGarden.  The picture above was taken last February 24.  I forgot to take pictures while they were still on the seedling bags.

This is how they look as of April 07, 2018.

Will make an update on this next time.