Chillies

[Craigw02]

Hi guys not sure if its just me or the horrible weather this year yet again but that's my second lot of chillies I have now lost, and ones I have resown are just not growing what so ever, anyone got this problem??

[darcyvuqua]

I have lost pretty much all of my chillies first year with a greenhouse so was looking forward to number crops but don't think I will have any at this rate

[Craigw02]

Yeah darcy I know how you feel I think it's just too cold In the greenhouse just now as everything is either dying or not growing one bit, its horrendous....

[chefgage]

My chilli plants are in the greenhouse at the moment. They too are growing very very slowly. It's the same with some of my cucumber plants. I have some indoors that are growing like mad so I think I will bring the chillies
In for a bit

[Bren In Pots]

My over wintered chillis are still on the bedroom window sill and i can't see them getting into the GH yet with the cold nights we've been having.

[Yorkshire.Dave]

My chillies are growing slowly in the polytunnel but I just checked and its 24 degrees in there now so quite nice at the moment...

[Craigw02]

Yeah Dave but let's hope it keeps up as nothing is growing at all this year apart from my tomato plant I have in my bubbler system

[shepp726]

dont think mine are too bad, they been in blow away for a week now and have little buds on them.

[SarzWix]

My chillis and peppers are all doing fine in the greenhouse, with a double layer of fleece around them. We're forecast temperatures of near freezing overnight over this week, so if your greenhouse is unheated they're all going to need some extra protection.

[horticultural_hobbit]

Three of the babies that Aunty VVG gave me, are sat in the Wendy; they don't seem to be doing too badly. They have buds, but those could be new leaves. At 27 degrees in there, that's not too bad. I'll have a look tomorrow, in light of what Sarz suggests.

My other chillies, are on a window sill in my classroom. They do appear to be taking their time growing; and have got to their second set of true leaves. The stems are starting to thicken up nicely, though.




Yes, there are three chillies to a pot. I do that on purpose, not because I'm against pricking out seedlings. In my experience, that has contributed to getting a decent crop. They will be potted on when they get too big for the pots

[Buleste]

My chillies are doing great on the window sill (Some even have fruit forming) and at the rate this year is going I think they'll stay there. I'm just glad my tomatoes are still in pots so I can bring them in.

[MrLAH]

Got chillies in a blow away greenhouse and majority of them are doing well, jalapenos are doing really well. Scotch bonnet plants are curling up a lot, almost like a closing flower, I've changed watering habits, put them in the house, there are no aphids I can see and nothing underneath the leaves, don't know if its because the weather is too cold or something but even when colder (like now) its warm in the GH.

Edit. There are also some leaves dying, turning yellow, then brown and wilting away. Might be because my washing up liquid spray was too concentrated as I've stopped doing that and the plant is growing on anyway.

[Scarlet]

My guess is that they are getting to cold at night. I have mine in the greenhouse inside a plastic blow away and I also use fleece at night. They really should be inside during the cold nights here but my OH is getting fed up with pots and compost everywhere.

[MrLAH]

I might bring the SB's/weaker looking plants in tonight, I was gonna put a few fleecy blankets (grey ones used for furniture transport) over the blow away tonight anyway because its forecast to get to 4 degrees early morning.

Thanks for your replies in both threads Scarlet.