Chili Plant?

balloo_2

I have been given a chili plant (long dong) but to be honest i use chili's for cooking i havent got a clue where to start growing them. Inside outside greenhouse small pot large tub???? helllllppppppppp. :eek:

Lotus-eater

I tried googling chilli "long dong" and tbh the kind of stuff it brings up isn't really made for polite conversation (unless you are in parts of Wales of course)

I would be very interested in seeing the resulting fruits from this, the OH says she would be very interested as well and would you please pm her where you bought it from.

Inside greenhouse if you have room, black plastic flower bucket sized pot.

annie123

I've grown chillis for years and never heard of that one, are you sure on the name?

Jake'sGran

Maybe they are having us on! I grow a lot of chillies too and have never heard of that one but I have noticed there are a lot of different chillies. I will just Google the name and see what happens. Meanwhile, just sow the seed indoors and then move to larger pots when big enough and keep in GH - this is what I do.

SEE

balloo wrote: »

I have been given a chili plant (long dong) but to be honest i use chili's for cooking i havent got a clue where to start growing them. Inside outside greenhouse small pot large tub???? helllllppppppppp. :eek:

Perhaps they meant, Lombok, or Long Zhu?

point3

Treat the plants in a similar way to tomatoes. These will do better in a greenhouse or indoors.

The roots like to be fairly compact so transplant them into growing pots in stages i.e. move them into the pot the next size up rather than transplanting from a seed tray to a 10 litre bucket! A soil-based compost is best to give the plant stability, but you could get away with a peat-based multi-purpose compost.

Pinch out the tops and stake the plants when they get to about 6-8 inches tall. This will encourage side shoots and form a stockier plant.

Feed weekly with tomato feed (rich in potash) once the flowers form.

As the chillis ripen on the plant they will turn from green to red. The red ones are supposedly hotter, but in many cases the green ones can be just as fiery .

In our climate, chillis are usually treated as annuals and will die at the end of the fruiting season. If you are careful however they may overwinter indoors and fruit the following year.

balloo_2

Hi Ok now i have 2 and they are called Long John From Suttons (Long Dong) :doh: HeeHee they say old age doesn't come alone. :whistle:

annie123

still cant find them, do you mean this one :
http://www.suttons.co.uk/Shop/Vegetable+Seeds/Chilli+Peppers+(Hot)+F1+Joes+Long+Seeds+159913.htm

balloo_2

annie123 wrote: »

still cant find them, do you mean this one :
http://www.suttons.co.uk/Shop/Vegetable+Seeds/Chilli+Peppers+(Hot)+F1+Joes+Long+Seeds+159913.htm

Most prob they are. But as i said i have never grown chili's b4 so not sure they are still about 6" yet. Is there a difference in the way different chili's are grown?

hungrynurse_2

Ive always done all chillis on a kitchen window sill in a 20cm teracotta pot, & theyve done well

annie123

all the info you need and more:
http://www.chilefarm.co.uk/growing.html

http://www.chillisgalore.co.uk/pages/growingtips.html

http://www.thechilliking.com/growing_intro.shtml

hth