Growing chillies

Jake'sGran

Last year I grew different types of chillies for my son who makes curries all the time
He said the hottest one was the one with multi coloured chillies.. Mine are about 3" tall at the moment but I'm not sure where they germinated. It might have been in a heated propagator in the potting shed or in the kitchen under a lamp. Whichever it was it was easy. Coriander was easy too. I was really surprised at how fast the seeds germinated.

balloo_2

wayne1983 wrote: »

Cheers, odd place but if it works. We have a greenhouse but not sure if its warm enough for them:beer:
Actually could you grow these inddors full stop ?

Grew mine in greenhouse last year done well for my first attempt had so many saved the seeds dried them out on the windowsill and planted them this year I have a few nice looking chili's 2 for me 2 for my dad, 2 for my brother-in-law and 2 for my nephew. free chilli's this year and hopefully next year etc etc

PhoneGuru

I bought a plant from the garden center last year called "super chilli". Really colourful and made a great decorative plant. The wife has been using the chilis we got off it ever since. I started some seeds off in the airing cupboard in Jan, took them out of the airing cupboard as soon as shoots started to show, potted them on and now have plants approx 5" tall in the conservatory. Can't wait to see if they fruit.

Jabberwock

I keep my chillies for 3 years and then either take cuttings or start again from seed, I find that because the growing season is so short here that I never get a great crop in the first year but years 2 & 3 they are brilliant, I cut them back quite drastically in the dormant (winter) season and around February/March I plant them into a larger pot each year and they romp away. I don't have a problem over-wintering them I reckon the secret is not to over water them and always keep the soil on the dry side. I don't grow my chillies outside and when I grew them in the greenhouse I found them to be susceptible to pests so only grow them indoors now and have never had any problems.
Good luck they really are beautiful house plants and productive too:)

wayne1983

Thanks for the replies, i will buy some chillie plants already growing then and will keep them in the house if this is where they are most productive:beer:
Also what size pot is best for them indoors, cheers

Jabberwock

Hi Wayne,
I tend to transplant mine into bigger pots when I see the roots coming through the bottom of the pot it's basically the plant telling you it needs more room. It really depends on the type of Chilli you are growing as to what size pot, some grow very large whereas others stay quite compact. I tend to grow mine in single cells then pot on to 3" pots and then up to 5" then 9" and so on however it all depends on how deep your window sills are and how big you are are prepared to let them grow.

Miss_Imaginative

We got a box of "grow your own" chillies from a relative for Christmas and we planted them late Feb/early March time. They've been kept on the window-sill which receives the most sunlight during the day and slowly but surely they're all growing (all 5 varieties!). They're only about 2cm tall at the moment, but we'll see how they go. We potted them in the pots they came with (about 3"), but we'll start moving them up pot sizes when they start needing more room. We've been told they'll just keep going, unlike tomatoes. Can't wait to start using them in curries!

Miss_I