Chillies, Toms & Sweet Pepper growing

[Marc]

in that case then i'd wait abit before picking just to see what happens, if they start to turn colour then wait abit longer but if not then pick them. Jalapenos can be picked from green anyway so try one out first and see what its like if its very tough to eat/cut through then its too early so wait a little longer.
If you leave them too long then any chilli would do what all fruits do and drop/die off anyway so if one does that then you know the others need to be picked soonish.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

If you leave them too long then any chilli would do what all fruits do and drop/die off

Are they still OK to use if they drop off naturally?

 

[Marc]

Are they still OK to use if they drop off naturally?

personally it depends purely on how the chilli is when it drops off, I had some two years ago that started going mouldy instantly so binned them. But sure if the chilli feels fresh and no signs of mould/death then I see no reason why not.

Remember you can freeze chillis, I'm still using some in sauce & general cooking that I picked almost a year ago now!

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

personally it depends purely on how the chilli is when it drops off, I had some two years ago that started going mouldy instantly so binned them. But sure if the chilli feels fresh and no signs of mould/death then I see no reason why not.

Ah right, cheers. Presumably even with signs of mould on the chilli, the seeds could be salvaged for future planting?

 

[Marc]

Ah right, cheers. Presumably even with signs of mould on the chilli, the seeds could be salvaged for future planting?

would'nt know, I never save seeds as its cheap to just buy a fresh packet. I did try to grow seeds that had been frozen but none of them germinated.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

would'nt know, I never save seeds as its cheap to just buy a fresh packet. I did try to grow seeds that had been frozen but none of them germinated.

Guess you're right. £1.50 pack from Fiery Foods is hardly going to break the bank.

 

[Marc]

Guess you're right. £1.50 pack from Fiery Foods is hardly going to break the bank.

exactly! plus you know they have the highest quality seeds, I get mine from Nickys Seeds (Dorset way I think).

once again I'll plug this forum
Chillis Galore Forums Index page

you have to join to see all the forums but its chock full of information, recipes, the guys there are very very helpful too.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

exactly! plus you know they have the highest quality seeds, I get mine from Nickys Seeds (Dorset way I think).

once again I'll plug this forum
Chillis Galore Forums Index page

you have to join to see all the forums but its chock full of information, recipes, the guys there are very very helpful too.

 

[footychick]

depends what type of plant it is, generally you can pick anywhere from green to red (or other colour!) stage, post the name of the plants as that will help.



again the name of the plant would help a great deal, if you dont know the name post a picture and I'll try to track it down for you

I've no idea as I bought it off the front of someones house, they are skinny and green if that helps.

 

[Marc]

I've no idea as I bought it off the front of someones house, they are skinny and green if that helps.

right then, that forum I linked too above, join that and post a picture in one of the forums and someone will (should) know what you have

 

[Tricky Dicky]

My Jalapenos are coming on just nicely, have about a dozen fruits of various sizes at the mo. The Cayennes are a bit behind, but just starting to come out now. My Lantern variety are fruiting too, but they seem to be a much smaller variety and seem to be turning a blackish colour quite quickly - but still loook healthy.

 

[London Calling]

my red alert are doing fine, the rest eg shirleys etc are just not doing nowt.

 

[London Calling]

I started growing 50 jalepeno's a xmas pressie.

Mine are now just flowering, but I bought over 40 seedlings into work, to share around the office, and some are now growing chilli's.

 

[Marc]

many of mine are starting to turn red now, finally the Tabasco has flowered so hoping that catches up and fruits as everything else has. The Jamaican Bell is looking great and the first Tomato will be picked tomorrow....YAY!
Sweet Peppers being abit weird, they've grown to a size and stayed there for weeks..very odd!

will post some pics soon

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

many of mine are starting to turn red now, finally the Tabasco has flowered so hoping that catches up and fruits as everything else has. The Jamaican Bell is looking great and the first Tomato will be picked tomorrow....YAY!
Sweet Peppers being abit weird, they've grown to a size and stayed there for weeks..very odd!

will post some pics soon

Don't forget to catch the THPP chilli webcam update on 25/08/2009

 

[Skaville]

A whole batch of mine got some kind of blight. The leaves started going all white and the chillis started going blotchy. Threw away four of my six plants yesterday

Still, the outdoor plants are doing great...

 

[B.M.F]

went out to check on my tomatoes over the weekend due to the warm weather in NY and the were destroyed. We had the wettest July on record then scorching temps which turned what looked like some beauty toms into mush

 

[Marc]

phone pictures came out abit rubbish so gonna borrow a decent camera this week.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Clear evidence of chilli growth action on completion of Month One. Height six inches. Not all of it upwards which may or may not be a good thing. I suspect not, as aforesaid plants should surely be capable of supporting their own body weight. Else it does not bode well for when they have to support chilli weight also. Hm. Should I prop the plants up with chip forks or something, anybody know?

Tune in on 25th September for the next instalment of THPP’s thrilling Chilli Adventure

 

[Marc]

they should be fine THPP, I do prop mine up with plant wire/supports anyway just to be safe