Chilli Plants and Pot Size?

[maillme]

Hi there,

I'm notsure my chilli plants are in the correct pot size? They seem a bit slow to grow - ive grown them from seed since around april - and they are around 7inches tall just now - but as this is my first time gardening (and this forum is helping me LOADS!) im unsure if im hampering their potential? The pots are 7inches.



thanks,
Neil

[Kristen]

Looks OK to me. My Chilli plants are being hopelessly slow too.

[janeyo]

Hi have you potted them on in small successions? If so then am sure they are fine. I waited til the roots were showing at the bottom then potted mine on.
A couple of mine have flowers on and the plants aren't very big, maybe about a foot or so high.
Don't think they get very big plants anyway, but am sure someone else will come who knows more than me

janeyo

[Alison]

Chilli plants / varities vary in size, I've got some that are pretty enormous (well about 3ft tall and still growing) and others that are only a few inches. I planted most of my seeds back in January and they're not beginning to fruit but it's very slow. Bear with them, don't over water and you'll be fine.

[maillme]

that makes me feel a bit beter

thanks aain for all your helpful advice -gret forum!

Neil

[lzyjo]

They look super. You never know when they'll suddenly shoot up. Especially after transplanting, it can take a few weeks.

[ally866]

Hi all,

Just joined today and from what I have read so far, it's a fab site!

I sowed my chilli seeds in April and the plants now look great. Lots of lovely green leaves and loads of flowers but very few fruits. A lot of the flowers seem to have dropped off before setting and I am a little worried that I won't have very many fruits at all.

Thanks in advance for any advice anyone can give.

Allyson

[HayleyB]

I'm no expert but I do mist the flowers and that seems to work.

BTW Welcome to the vine - the grapes are a wonderful bunch

[Kristen]

My chillies were very slow to get going - both last year and this. I now have lots of green chillies on the plants, but they only appeared in the last week or so.

Depends a lot on the variety I expect, but I recommend not panicking yet!

[ally866]

slow chillis

Thanks for the advice.

Hayley, I will definately try misting the flowers and Kristen, I feel much more hopeful now!

Hopefully they will produce more fruits a little later on.

Allyson

[maillme]

Whats misting?

thanks,
Neil

p.s. - im in a similar boat to ally, and i have jalapenos mainly.

[Kristen]

"Whats misting?"

A [fine] water spray. Increases humidity, and can make the pollen more "sticky"

[SarzWix]

I find poking my fingertip (gently) into the flowers one after another works just as well if you don't have a mist/spray bottle

[HayleyB]

I find poking my fingertip (gently) into the flowers one after another works just as well if you don't have a mist/spray bottle

Sorry Sarah as per HW's Associating Grapes thread I now see you as a bumble bee