growing chillis in uk.......

[edibles]

i know you said i should not dig through but it has been over 2 weeks(my patience threshhold) and i have been looking forward to the nagas so I had to, i got a nice suprise

[Riz]

naga`s can take up to 21 days and more to germinate.. but the tap root is showing so they were coming along .. :)

so what did you end up doing.. re potted them !! :D

[edibles]

naga`s can take up to 21 days and more to germinate.. but the tap root is showing so they were coming along .. :)

so what did you end up doing.. re potted them !! :D

yep potted on i think some are already growing again:sunny::sunny:

[Riz]

my baby chili seedlings , i have 8 of these ( scotch bonnet)

[edibles]

some of the seedlings above the soil still have seed heads on them, what do I do

[Riz]

Nothing..

leave the seeds caps alone, if you try to tug it off you will rip the first set of leaves making the seedling useless...

trust me, i have tried it...

[edibles]

Nothing..

leave the seeds caps alone, if you try to tug it off you will rip the first set of leaves making the seedling useless...

trust me, i have tried it...

found that out to my cost still waiting for 2 to pop up
the thai birds eyes have pretty much all germinated

[Foz]

heres my healthiest chili plant!

[Riz]

very nice fozia..

you are way ahead of us though... :GreenThumbs:

[Foz]

thanks

yeah i planted them a bit early............

[~Obsidian~]

Me and the chillies aren't doing so well, I can't keep them at the right temps without the soil going mouldy! :( The peppers on the other hand are thriving...which leaves me confused, I thought they needed similar requirements to grow? They're in the same seedling tray. :confused:

[Riz]

Me and the chillies aren't doing so well, I can't keep them at the right temps without the soil going mouldy! :( The peppers on the other hand are thriving...which leaves me confused, I thought they needed similar requirements to grow? They're in the same seedling tray. :confused:


the soil is mouldy huh !?

you should move them out of the seedling tray,,,

what my guess is that the pepper seedlings are strangling the chili seedlings roots and just taking over, thus the chili seedlings are growing at a very slow rate......


seedling trays are quite shallow, so when the roots hit the bottom they spread across were there is more room....

[~Obsidian~]

The soil starts to go mouldy, yup. I'll try that inshaAllah, jazakhAllah

[Foz]

arrrrrrrgggghhh i just dropped one of them! :eek:

have repotted it...hope it survives :(

[farah]

insh'Allah^ they take so long to 'fruit' as it were my cousins planting some told her it'll take a while for result i should pass on this thread link insh'Allah

[Riz]

two seedlings ( apache f1) I germinated a dozen of these and only two popped out :)

[farah]

not a bad result though at all mash'Allah

[~Obsidian~]

I potted on the ones that had germinated..the ones on the right (I'll double check which ones they are!) the other strain didn't germinate at all.

[Riz]

i overwintered some chilis from last season, some just died on me because of the lack of light, and some did really well even in minimal light conditions..

when you have the chili plant in its second season you will notice the stem gets really woody like a bonsai oak tree.. the chili plant is actually a perennial plant and usually gives a better yield in its second season, those who live in climates which are fair in winter can grow them for at least 3 to 4 years before it begins to deteriorate in yields and in height....

if you look closely you can see a small flower developing :)

[Riz]

some of my chili babies

safi scotch bonnet and apache F1

[edibles]

your further than me by quite a bit

[~Obsidian~]

Whoaaaaa mashaAllah...mine are still developing their initial proper leaves! Same with me peppers.

[Riz]

^ the scotch bonnets are under a 35 watt flow light for 5 hours per day

the apache F1 are natural and kept at the windosill

i wanted to show everyone how great an in-expensive tube light works for seedlings and remember its only under the light for 5 hours during the day,, so imagine if i left them on for 24/7 i have done in the past and if you check out some of the pages in the indoor section of this forum you will see how dark green and lush seedlings really get under artifical light... and they only cost pennies to run.....

[pomegranate]

I sowed some tobasco chilis today they look good.
Hopefully i'll get some hot chilis in the end!!

[Riz]

i grew the tabasco chili plant last season :)

[Kirsten]

Nothing..

leave the seeds caps alone, if you try to tug it off you will rip the first set of leaves making the seedling useless...

trust me, i have tried it...

If you are VERY, VERY, VERY careful, you can wet your fingers in your mouth and then gently use the moisture to soften the seed coat and tease it off. Do NOT pull or tease it hard - let it get completely wet and then wait a couple of seconds, and then just tease it a little between your fingers. I've managed to slide off some seed covers this way.

However, I really would NOT recommend it unless the seed head has been stuck there for days and you can see the true leaves already starting to grow - there's too much risk of ripping off the cotyledons.

[edibles]

i tried that kirsten it worked except the very end of the leaves broke off.
my chillis managed to survive bone dry soil (they grew very well infact), which crumbled in my hand, but it was worth doing, had a strange mushroom problem

[edibles]

i put one outside, as a sort of test, if it survives till Saturday they are all going out for good

[~Obsidian~]

I left mine outside for a couple of nights :eek: the temps at night were around 15 degrees. They seem to have fared okay, although something ate a couple :eek:

[Riz]

i put one outside, as a sort of test, if it survives till Saturday they are all going out for good

from my experience in growing chilis its not a good idea to leave them outdoors until mid may..

so just watch the night time temps and bring them indoors, otherwise all your hardwork will go to waste

[edibles]

from my experience in growing chilis its not a good idea to leave them outdoors until mid may..

so just watch the night time temps and bring them indoors, otherwise all your hardwork will go to waste

not sure if that word is entirely justified when talking about me.
im only doing it as a test if it dies they stay in.

[edibles]

it did survive so they are going outside soon, when i get off behind
other than the chocolate habanero(1! i got 1! out six) they are all doing well, especially thai birds eye

[Riz]

you gonna regret it :)

i left my tommie seedlings outdoors and they wilted last night ( forgot about them) salvaged them though, not all the leafs were wrinkled up...

so its up to you little brother :D

[Riz]

safi scotch bonnet,, enjoying some sunshine, i bring them indoors around 7 pm...

[rosie]

well ended up with a good germination rate - and thankfully i did because have a few wilted leaves on some of the plants. They not made an experience outdoor yet but think will slowly start taking them outside for a few hours at a time.

http://i41.tinypic.com/xn9itw.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/2saxxya.jpg

:)

[~Obsidian~]

They look great Rosie, how old are they?

[rosie]

found my receipts from when i bought the seeds - they will be 9 weeks tomorrow.:butterfly3:

[Kirsten]

wow Rosie they look really healthy!!

[Riz]

yeah rosie..

really healthy.. what variety are they again ?



i tried by bonchii ( bonsia chilli plant) didn't really work out that well.. anyone else wishes to have a go here is a link with pics: http://www.fatalii.net/growing/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=95&Itemid=105

[~Obsidian~]

9 weeks, they look good! I think I've got one surviving chilli and pepper plant, they've gone into the mini greenhouse today! They're a few weeks old yet still tiny.

[rosie]

Thanks guys. about 5 of them are cayenne variety and the rest i'm not sure - cos i threw away the packet :rolleyes: but the picture looked pretty. I have to go and buy some more compost so will see if they have any packs left and find out what they're called.....

I think its the heat thats making them grow - they are on the window sill which is directly above the radiator. Took them outside for the day today cos it was so sunny.

[Foz]

looking good rosie!

i gave 3 of my plants to my mum...one has already flowered!

[ze leetle elper]

Put some chilli seeds (from cillis in my fridge lol) in apot a week ago, tiny little stalks have come out yay! Need to post some pics of all the progress!

[~Obsidian~]

looking good rosie!

i gave 3 of my plants to my mum...one has already flowered!
Blimey that was fast!
Put some chilli seeds (from cillis in my fridge lol) in apot a week ago, tiny little stalks have come out yay! Need to post some pics of all the progress!

I followed suit! Still waiting for them to sprout (they might have already).

[aamirc]

I planted some seeds I found in one of my mums salad into my pot and now I have three chilli seedlings that are growing at an ok pace. I think they are a green chilli variety as there were no red chillis in the salad.

[~Obsidian~]

Mine sprouted a couple of days ago, if they are indeed chilli seedlings - I have loads! Although they seem so small and weak atm.

[ze leetle elper]

Here's my chilli seedlings...

Second pic is the haberno chilli pepper which was doing great until this morning! I went to check on it and its been eaten!! :( What creature/ insect does this? I thought I may have seen signs of a snail/ slug trail so I surrounded my plant with salt lol :p

[edibles]

mine are not exactly huge either

zee little helper dont put to much salt in plants dont like it that much

[Riz]

Here's my chilli seedlings...

Second pic is the haberno chilli pepper which was doing great until this morning! I went to check on it and its been eaten!! :( What creature/ insect does this? I thought I may have seen signs of a snail/ slug trail so I surrounded my plant with salt lol :p




get some slug and snail killer,, you will be glad you did in the long run..

i try and not use chemicals but sometimes its prudent to do so.. otherwise all your hard work of looking after your seedlings will go to waste...

some salt sprinkled around is ok, but continuous use of salt will just make the soil go really acidic in the long run

[Foz]

put mine outside last week

heres one

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k90/fozpot/STA50935.jpg

[rosie]

mashallah fozia, looks lovely.

[Riz]

really nice fozia, looks healthy and it has some flowers on it, so you might get a few early chillis....

have the slug and snail killer ready though, just in case of warm humid nights, espically if it rains too :)

[Foz]

yeah im checking on them every morning and evening lol... and the slug killer is ready

ive got one chilli plant which ive kept indoors. its in a bigger pot and its grown taller than the othrs but only just about to flower..will take a pic of that one soon

[tahir_phoenix]

That chilli plants looking excellent Fozia! Mine have finally started to show themselves but are still only small, could be a few more months before I see any flowers :(

I won't have any slug problems though cos these are NEVER going outside :p , not unless we have the barbeque summer the forecasters have been going on about - check what happened to my banana plant :eek:

[Foz]

yours is looking pretty healthy too tahir!

heres the one im planning to keep indoors...it was the smallest of the lot and now the biggest mashAllah

[edibles]

im way behind you guys are going amazing

[pomegranate]

hey huys i germinated some chili peppers. it is not growing at all, 2 weeks havs passed, the plant is still has two leafs. no new leaves at all, the plant is about 3cm tall.

do you know anything i can do to make it grow faster.

[edibles]

i had a similar problem, they just started growing after a while

[Riz]

fozia thats a huge chilli plant :)

mine look knackered, they have been out just under 2 weeks, inshallah they will bounce back now the weather is warm :)

[Foz]

i have my first chilli!! woohoo

[edibles]

hello foz, I just wanted to point out a little tip i picked up over the net the earlier you pick the first one, the more flowers should burst out

[rosie]

I got my first chilli too! Hmm to pick off or not to??!

http://i42.tinypic.com/w8rpew.jpg

[Riz]

let it grow for while, bathe in the beauty of it lol :)

it might get longer too.

[Foz]

thanks for the tip edibles!!

mines not as big as yours rosie....

going to leave it for a bit yet

[~Obsidian~]

Still slowly growing..*falls asleep*

[Riz]

my chillis are still tiny, i left them outdoors permanently in mid may and they look completely knackered.. i should have left them indoors for longer.... i will repot them too, the leavers are lime green and look really unhealthy,, ill pot them in fresh soil and bigger pots maybe that will bring them back to life...

[edibles]

my chillis are still tiny, i left them outdoors permanently in mid may and they look completely knackered.. i should have left them indoors for longer.... i will repot them too, the leavers are lime green and look really unhealthy,, ill pot them in fresh soil and bigger pots maybe that will bring them back to life...

I have to agree on the size thing, i've been getting a bit worried looking at these lovely pics, and looking at mine with 6-7 leaves:(

[~Obsidian~]

Mine are lime green! Thats bad?! :eek:

[Riz]

here are some of the scotch bonnets.. really knackered !! the other two are doing well (apache f1)

[rosie]

the apache f1s look good.

I had quite a few chilli plants so they've all been exposed to different conditions. here are the results!

these were in a grow bag near a fence. Apparently some slugs were quite close by too :-(

http://i40.tinypic.com/acv6uo.jpg

These were placed outside quite early (well the end of may)

http://i41.tinypic.com/1zzm5mr.jpg

and these were left inside but never got round to potting them on - they are veryyyyy limey coloured:

http://i39.tinypic.com/v8m2av.jpg

and the best ones are the ones that stayed indoors the whole time and have been put into their final pots:

http://i43.tinypic.com/2ise5jn.jpg

[edibles]

wow those last ones are huge

[rosie]

i know they nearly take up the whole height of the window!- its so weird cos they are all the same age (or possiblly one week apart - i've lost track of which ones were sowed when) - i think next year i'm only going to have a couple of chilli plants and leave them indoors.

[Riz]

rosie..

the one inside is so huge... well done :)

its hail stoning and thundering down right now... i think some of my babies might have been decapitated by the hailstones

[Riz]

my last years chili plants which i overwintered are looking good too, can you see how thick and woody the stem is...

[edibles]

wow i didnt think chilis got such woody stems

[Foz]

heres my one that lives indoors

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k90/fozpot/STA50995.jpg

and one thats outside

[Riz]

the one indoors is a nice healthy looking plant...

do you leave the window open so a breeze can pollinate.. or you can just shake the plant and that helps to spread the pollen around, some growers actually hand pollinate each flower, this way you can almost get 99% of the fruit to set... just wet your index finger in some water and rub your finger inside each flower that is open and thats it !!

wetting your fingertips will help the pollen to stick to your fingertips so you can move the pollen around ;)

[Foz]

the kitchen window is rarely open as im rarely home except in the evenings.

didnt know that about the pollination. Thanks for that

[~Obsidian~]

*waves at the one living indoors* :p

[Riz]

the kitchen window is rarely open as im rarely home except in the evenings.

didnt know that about the pollination. Thanks for that

you should be able to see white pollen ( powder) on leaves sometimes were it gathers after falling out from inside the flower :)

[edibles]

:slowly giving up:
I think my chilii plants hate me they just wont grrrroooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!

[Foz]

aww dont give up!! you got any pics?

[edibles]

I'll take some pics later with macro mode very on

[Tania]

Edible why are you not taking some action: if they are indoor take them out, give them more sun...something like that :)

[edibles]

they have been in the sunniest spot ever since they were out their in fact i have now put them in shade to see if that makes a difference

[Tania]

Mom bought in may a pepper plant. I planted him in the garden where i have sun around 4 hours/day, i give him each week chicken manure and he is full with flowers.

[Foz]

heres a pic of my red chilli!

[Foz]

oh should have turned the pic around i guess!

[Riz]

they will be really hot when they turn red fozia... my bonsai chilli plant( bonchii) is setting fruit, only a dozen though,, its in its second season too, after i overwintered it :)

[edibles]

heres a pic of my red chilli!

:goodpost:
Variety?

[Foz]

its a thai chiller pepper

First pic on the left : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chilli_pepper

[~Obsidian~]

^
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/Thai_peppers.jpg/800px-Thai_peppers.jpg

B-E-A-U-TIFUL!

[rainbox]

they will be really hot when they turn red fozia... my bonsai chilli plant( bonchii) is setting fruit, only a dozen though,, its in its second season too, after i overwintered it :)

How do you overwinter chili plants? I've always been told they only live for one season.

[Riz]

^ yes they only live for one season in our european climate

chilis are perennials martine.. you just have to bring them indoors and give them warmth and even reflected light and they will stay alive... they yield more in there second season too.... they even get a more woodier stem

i used to trim the rootball of the ones i over wintered but that just stunted the growth of them , so i wont be doing that, i have 2 chili pants that are 2 seasons old..


check the link out when you have some time :)
http://www.happynews.com/living/cooking/chilis-perennials-annuals.htm

[edibles]

well here it is, I've put maximum effort into this one plant and it growing again, hopefully i will have some flowers by the end of the year, this is a naga jolokia variety. this is indoors now.

[edibles]

also needs potting on

[Riz]

took a chilli of my plant today,, its a big one :)

[Riz]

this chili plant i have overwintered for two seasons now, can you see how woody the stem is, it looks like a bonsai oak tree.. two small chilis are turning red on the vine too, although you can take the chilis of when they are still green and they will turn red with room temps......

:)

[Riz]

:GreenThumbs:

[edibles]

variety??

[Riz]

aggggh !!

sorry ed the label fell of two seasons ago and i have not identified it yet, but you can overwinter all strains of chilis anyway :),, i know i have

[edibles]

no probs

[edibles]

is it too early to kick 2010 off? nah (though i've been pipped at the post by K)

well as a testament to that website i linked to in the seeds topic ive got some pics to share they germinated in just over a week i'll probably keep three seedlings

Variety: fatalii
germination time: negligible, though it should have taken much longer:p

i've also got some choc habs (supposedly very hard to germinate) pop up but no leaves. planted at the same time, and i've got one naga pop up they were from a different supplier, still ebay. (this time i can question legitimacy but right now i'm just glad i got something going)

if your thinking they look leggy, your right. its because i wasnt expecting them to germinate so quick and they were left in the airing cupboard too long
with no light

[Kirsten]

Apart from a few in the top picture, I think they look great!

And it's not too early to start at all :) I'm glad someone else is at work in the soil already too!

[Riz]

definitely a early start ed :)

you can repot the baby seedlings in the first pic.. prick them out and bury them a bit lower, and when you water just be careful you dont get any droplets on the stem as it might get mouldy

i have done this on a few occasions....


my 3 year old chili plant, it has just been neglected for the last few months, still looking good though :)

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/IMGP3314.jpg

[edibles]

Imo you should really let that thing spread its wings this year and not prune it so much, it would look amazing, i've seen some pretty impressive chilli "trees" online.

the Fataliis have all straightened up now, the C.Habs are pretty impressive considering they are supposed to be pretty difficult to grow. And well the naga is going ok but i had to take it out of the airing cupboard which meant the remaining seeds would not of germinated but after a small rummage i found only one seed, looks like they were duds or have rotted.

pics to follow

[Riz]

i read on the package that the choc habaneros were difficult to germinate too.

but i got great germination rates and did not do anything special when germinating them... they dont usually turn brown untill early to mid September though..

i grew some indoors too under lights, boy were they extra hot LOL

[edibles]

lots of pics for you guys

these are coming along nicely though i need to cull gonna keep 3 of these waiting for the seedlings to grow a bit more to make my already hard decision

Variety: chocolate habanero
germination time: little over a week(amazingly:p)

these are looking promising.
when did you sow yours to get mid September ripening.

come on riz you know you want a early start

[edibles]

thought i'd split the posts up.
variety: naga morich(i assume its naga morich as opposed to bhut jolokia according to pics but am sceptical of whether or not its a naga
Germination time:little over a week, marginally slower than choc habs(though i got a lot of dud seeds.
i'll keep both of these(yes theirs 2 now)

bottom pick is fatalii update i'll be keeping 4 of these

[Riz]

very nice ed... we need an update on them :)

i will be starting my Tabasco chilli seeds in the next few days... so watch this space :)

[Riz]

so i germinated the tabasco chili seeds and last night i germinated the bassoto chilli seeds..

two of the tabasco have popped out, pics later .....


:cheerleader::cheerleader::cheerleader:

[ze leetle elper]

I cheated and bought a cute little chilli pepper plant (can't remember the exact one but its a really hot chilli!) from B&Q today lol! No longer have any more space indoors for germinating new stuff!

[Riz]

still waiting for my chili seeds to pop out....... they are certainly taking there time but i have had these seeds since 2008..

[felicity]

I also sowed some chili seeds, still waiting for them to germinate. I am hoping they'll be reading by the time I've sorted the vegetable plot of my garden.

[edibles]

well heres an update.

these only picked up the pace over the last week/2 weeks, hence punyness

1:fatalii
2:Choc hab
3:Naga

[Sarah]

Like usual I germinated far too many of my hot cayenne chilli seeds..

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad88/Sarah786/ChilliSeedlings.jpg

[Riz]

^ hello green fingers.. :GreenThumbs:

great germination rates :)

[ze leetle elper]

my green chilli seeds (from the chilli in my fridge lol) never germinated...not a single one, despite growing like over 30 seeds! *cries*

[ze leetle elper]

scotch bonnet chilli pepper

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a59/zeleetleelper/garden/DSC03463.jpg

[edibles]

update same order six days later

[Riz]

only 2 of my chili seeds popped out as yet :mad:

[LUCPOTTER]

My peppers and chills, from seeds.

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/6032/019vo.th.jpg (http://img109.imageshack.us/i/019vo.jpg/)http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/299/018gr.th.jpg (http://img18.imageshack.us/i/018gr.jpg/)

And a few I have bought from seedlings
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/4350/011xe.th.jpg (http://img155.imageshack.us/i/011xe.jpg/)http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/6923/010bk.th.jpg (http://img697.imageshack.us/i/010bk.jpg/)

[Riz]

well done, they look cute..

so have you left them outdoors now permanently in your garden !?

[LUCPOTTER]

well done, they look cute..

so have you left them outdoors now permanently in your garden !?

Thanks, I put them in the greenhouse about 4-5 weeks ago,
the seedling where re potted about the same time,

I was planning on potting my chillies and peppers in a 23cm pot will these be big enough Riz ? :)

[Harjun]

23cm will be very fine for the chillis and peppers!
I've seen some fruit in only 15cm pots :)
Very nice chillis here i'll get some pics of mine once i receive my light.

[Harjun]

update same order six days later

Thats VERY VERY NICE photography i love the white background.
REally really good, nice chillis too!

[Riz]

i have noticed though after growing chilis outdoors in pots and in the ground in UK that they are not heavily yielders... you get around a dozen chilis from each plant unless you grow indoors under a light or in a greenhouse outdoors.. and dont forget you can over winter your chili plants like i have been doing......... this way you can keep your fave strain alive for a few years to come..

let me see if i can find that website and you will see how huge and abundant the plants get given loads of heat and warmth indoors or in a greenhouse...

[Riz]

here is an interesting read about chilis,,

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

[Harjun]

i have noticed though after growing chilis outdoors in pots and in the ground in UK that they are not heavily yielders... you get around a dozen chilis from each plant unless you grow indoors under a light or in a greenhouse outdoors.. and dont forget you can over winter your chili plants like i have been doing......... this way you can keep your fave strain alive for a few years to come..

let me see if i can find that website and you will see how huge and abundant the plants get given loads of heat and warmth indoors or in a greenhouse...

you're right, i've seen people's on another forum called chillisgalore (search on google :))

Also, is a greenhouse that effective?! Problem is...the cheapest one for 6ftx6ft is about £240 which is a bit expensive isn't it? Oh well, 12 chillis per plant is stilll if you have about 20 plants then you arent even going to eat that many chillis i don't think!!! Especially the ol' scotchy bonnets :D

My leafs were very curled when i checked my plants in the morning, i think i might have overnutriented/overwatered them yesterday, hopefully they will survive, the leaf curl has significantly reduced after 6 hours when i checked just now

[Riz]

harjun.. your handy with power tools, you can make one yourself with plastic sheeting from BnQ and it will cost a lot less, you just need some timber to make the skeleton and you can screw the plastic sheeting over it for a roof and windows and you will be loving it, or if you have a conservatory even better that's of course your parents dont object to it LOL


what kind of nutrients are you feeding them with ? whats the NPK !? you want to go easy on the nutes at this stage, wait untill they grow 3 sets of leaves then increase the dosage, not too much too fast as the chilis need time to absorb the nutes before they get hit again, the soil will get too acidic and that will stunt the growth and make the leaves yellow, So i would leave out the nutes untill they get a bit bigger :)

[Riz]

i used these nutrients last season and the foliage was so rich and dark green it was unreal

http://www.growthtechnology.com/nute-chillifocus.asp

[Harjun]

haha, no conservatory unfortunately :)
Would plastic sheeting do the trick do you reckon?
It would be easy to make the skeleton from wood, it would probably require about £30 of wood though for it to be a strong sturdy structure with shelving in,

The plant food i use is
http://www.jdorganic.com/gardencare/liquid-plant-food/j-arthur-bower-s-tomato-plant-food.html

this is what it says on it
NPK fertiliser solution containing Mg with trace elements 4-4-8 and high potash feed with seaweed extract and magnesium.

That good? :o

I'll have to get some chilli focus
Also, the chillis all have 3 good leaves and are developing their 4th set so i thought it would be ok?

[Riz]

yeah plastic sheeting would be awesome, use screws though so you can undo your work :)
and it will work out a lot cheaper and you can make it as big as your parents allow you too :)
3rd set of leaves then it will be ok, once they bush out a little they grow rapid :)

[Harjun]

Wow, you have inspired me sir!
Yes I always use screws but if it's thin wood then screws cause it to crack so you have to use nails
do you have a link to this plastic sheeting?
All wood would have to be painted to stop it from rotting.

[Riz]

take a look at this

http://www.ehow.com/how_5842669_build-inexpensive-greenhouse.html

[Harjun]

take a look at this

http://www.ehow.com/how_5842669_build-inexpensive-greenhouse.html

could make it but don't see the point in it really, does a greenhouse just build up heat or does it intensify the sun's rays?
Because its hot enough outside, and i can't see nearly opaque plastic sheeting intensifying sun's rays so i think they're best outside :D

[Riz]

yeah its HOT now but will it be in mid august when your Chillies are bearing fruit and really need the heat :)

your call :)

i dont have a green house and i grew them outdoors but i had to bring some of the plants indoors keep them at room temps so they could turn red

[edibles]

Long time no update:p
these are all going outside soon, played it safe this year

Pic 1 naga biggest plant fewest buds:confused:

pic 2 biggest flower on fatalii. got loads on this thing

pic 3 biggest flowers on choc hab group planting (2 plants both got buds)

[Harjun]

i really like your chillis guys!
THey truly are beautiful...love how they produce such attractive flowers but after that theres are strong chilli. Ironic :D

Heres some of my chillis, they have only been under the light for the past 1.5 weeks because weather in UK hasn't been nice (its very windy, only 19C max and 11C at night and low light levels)

They are doing really well under the light though, and i compared it to two chillis i left outside, and the ones under the light have 2-3 sets of leaves more.

They look bigger in real life :o

[edibles]

youve reached the stage where mine just started to shoot up

[Harjun]

youve reached the stage where mine just started to shoot up

haha thanks :)

[ze leetle elper]

Alhamdullillah the scotch bonnet chilli pepper has done well after a very very slow start! It now has chillies on it (about 10?) the size of a plum or something. However they are still green, I can't remember what the label said, they have to go red or orange right before they are ready?

[~Obsidian~]

Masha'Allah! (I moved your post here as it didn't seem to have anything to do with the problem in the other thread).

Methinks they go orange and then red though, judging by the pictures.

[Dunemist]

I've been really pleased with my chillis this year. Two years ago I had a fantastic crop of cayenne; and this year I've had cayenne and jalapeno. Have not tried the jalapeno yet and am not sure if they stay green or change colour. Any ideas folks? I made some chilli jelly that tastes fab, but the first batch is not quite jelly-enough, and is a bit runny; and the second batch is like glue! My husband suggested I mix a pot of each in a pan and boil them up together to see if it sorts them out!:eek:

[Riz]

jalapenos can go red too, if its still warm enough, but you can bring them inside the house were they should turn red at room temps :)

[Dunemist]

Thanks Riz. :ty:

Do they store in the same way as the cayenne chillis? I had a lovely string of these two years ago and don't know if I can do the same with the jalapenos. If not, then I'm pretty sure I can freeze them as they are. Furthermore, if I leave them in the greenhouse will they still change colour? Are they still good when green? I know when I've had them in Mexican food they have always been green, but don't know if there is a difference in the taste/heat with the different colours.

Thanks.

[Riz]

i think it depends on what strain of chili you are eating, so not sure if red chilli is hotter than green :)

if the green house is warmish then yes...

you can pick off the fruit of the plant and leave them in a dish indoors and they should turn red at room temps..

[Dunemist]

Thank you.

[Sarah]

I was growing my chillies inside, but the plants got invested with black aphids. I had no choice but to move them outside, where they have actually grown, despite the cold weather..

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad88/Sarah786/chillies2.jpg

http://i924.photobucket.com/albums/ad88/Sarah786/Chillies.jpg

[Riz]

aww nice pics sarah...

they look healthy :)

well done

[Foz]

you have done well sarah! :cheerleader:

[felicity]

Last year only one chilli grew on my plant, mind you it was only a small plant, this year I would like to have more healthier growth, what is best way to to ensure that the plants produce more chillis?

[Riz]

chili's are pollinated by insects and wind..

did you get lots of flowers on your chili plant ? also you can give them dose of tomato nutrients once a week to to help encourage growth.

In uk outdoors coz of our mild summers you wont get huge harvest of chili's per plant i think i got a dozen chili's max on my plants.

[rubmanhayat]

Some chillis growing... again at my friend's house :shy: Thinking of potting this may by in Sep and bringing it inside for next season. If they leave it outside, no survival chances rite? Ofcourse, I'll have to do it 'coz he's not into all this growing but he's loving seeing all these veggies.

[Riz]

chillies are perennials, but obviously in the right climate, but you can bring them indoors to over winter them and just keep them at windowsills and put them out again in mid- may, the stem gets really woody in its 2nd season..

[Riz]

i have just sowed soime cayenne pepper seeds :)

[Abubakar]

i have just sowed soime cayenne pepper seeds :)

I sowed some bell pepper and chilli seeds in first week of march, there are a few little seedlings coming up now.

I always get excited when I see little seedlings. :D

[Riz]

hehee so do i :)

still waiting for mine to pop out.... i might germinate the bell pepper seeds too

[Riz]

my cayenne chili seeds have sprouted :cheerleader:



http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/muslimgrower/DSC06557.jpg


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/muslimgrower/DSC06558.jpg

[um-zakaria]

mashAllah!

[Riz]

chili seedlings still keep them indoors at the windowsill..... to early to be put out permanently..

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/muslimgrower/DSC06614.jpg

[Riz]

update...

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/muslimgrower/DSC06656.jpg

[Riz]

more cayenne chillis popping out :)


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/muslimgrower/DSC06726-1.jpg

[Riz]

bell pepper seedlings

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/muslimgrower/DSC06734.jpg

[Riz]

i separated all my seedlings today and potted them in small seedling containers..

chilis and bell peppers


http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/muslimgrower/a3c2c22a.jpg

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa300/sajid_012/muslimgrower/DSC06747.jpg




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