Anyone help with my little chilli's

mommame

I have just been given a chilli plant which looks really sorry for its self,I have watered it as it was very dry but after 4 days it still looks the same.
The roots dont look too good either,I was going to pot it on thinking it was pot bound but dont know now if the problem is something else.
Are the chillies supposed to go wrinkly like this or do they need to be taken off the plant.
Sorry for the daft questions but chilli's and peppers never seem to thrive for me.

OOps will try to post photos in a min.

mommame

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meg72

Looks to me like your chillies are more than ready for picking. Lovely crop. You could then try and over winter your plant, but personally I would save some seed and start again next year. Good luck whatever you decide to do.

mommame

Oh great thanks,so I take them off, keep a few for seed and do I pop them in a container in the freezer or dry them out,I dont even know if these are hot ones or not,dont do very hot lol.
Thanks for your help by the way.

Farway

I popped mine in freezer last year, still using them now and they are fine for cooking once defrosted

meg72

You can do either, freeze or dry, I dry mine as only have a small freezer and need the space for reduced meat etc.

mommame

Thanks guys,they are being frozen as we speak.
x

Cazz

Farway wrote: »

I popped mine in freezer last year, still using them now and they are fine for cooking once defrosted

Do you de-seed them and chop before freezing?

mrs_motivated

Or you could dry them and make your own chilli powder.