Chillies, Toms & Sweet Pepper growing

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Scotch Bonnets survived the Winter, well one of them did at least. Healthy growth spurt now the days are getting longer

 

[Dave the OAP]

almost every house in our close has cats and they chose my small veg patch as a toilet, so its all full of crap.

BUT the positive side is that my rhubarb has taken off and I hace around 20 shoots with leaves.

just about to propogate tomatoes, chillies, beans, lettuce and spring onions.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

almost every house in our close has cats and they chose my small veg patch as a toilet, so its all full of crap.

BUT the positive side is that my rhubarb has taken off and I hace around 20 shoots with leaves.

just about to propogate tomatoes, chillies, beans, lettuce and spring onions.

It's that time of year - I have some 'tasty' chilli varieties to try this year. A selection of Habaneros plus some other fiesty lads.

Gonna setup my propogator this week and away we go.

 

[The Large One]

Got our peppers and chillis into our plastic greenhouse (£11.99 at B&Q) over the weekend.

Our first go at them. Here's hoping...

All advice welcome.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Got our peppers and chillis into our plastic greenhouse (£11.99 at B&Q) over the weekend.

Our first go at them. Here's hoping...

All advice welcome.

Be very wary about frosts, which will kill them all. I'll keep an eye on the forecasts and provide a warning if we're due any.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Morning pepper heads. I need your advice on a Jalapeño plant.

I grew a plant on a windowsill earlier in the summer in direct sun and it struggled. Mrs CBH lobbed it outside in slightly less direct sunlight and it subsequently thrived.

It's now a foot tall and covered in flowers. I assume it's way too late for them to mature into chillies, but the question is, what do I do with the plant now?

I know they can be over wintered and they hate the frosts. Bring it back in? Prune it? And where will it be happy over winter? I want to give it a chance because it's a beauty. Please help.

 

[happypig]

Morning pepper heads. I need your advice on a Jalapeño plant.

I grew a plant on a windowsill earlier in the summer in direct sun and it struggled. Mrs CBH lobbed it outside in slightly less direct sunlight and it subsequently thrived.

It's now a foot tall and covered in flowers. I assume it's way too late for them to mature into chillies, but the question is, what do I do with the plant now?

I know they can be over wintered and they hate the frosts. Bring it back in? Prune it? And where will it be happy over winter? I want to give it a chance because it's a beauty. Please help.

We've overwintered chilli plants with varying degrees of success. You need to cut it right back so there's just a stalk. Keep in indoors on a south-facing windowsill if you can. Water every couple of weeks, soil should be moist but not damp.

I've grown six paper lantern plants this year and they are ripening nicely now. I put the chillies straight into the freezer and they should last until next year at least. I'm going to overwinter a couple indoors and I'm going to plant one outside and see what it does.