Hi guys,
I tried growing two chilli plants this year, as a first time chilli grower. One I raised from seed and grew on in very free-draining compost, the other was given to me and was in standard shop-bought compost. Both only reached about 5" in height and struggled to flower. They were growing on a southfacing window in an upstairs bedroom. Once they started to flower (July) I put them in a coldframe outside where they could be warmish but with an half-open lid so they could be pollinated. Unfortunately slugs got to them at this stage and now I just have green twigs... but I'm puzzling to know why they never got very big.
I'd love to grow these next year but I'd like to know what I was doing wrong so I can try and do it right next year. Please help, someone!
PS if anyone has a glut of chillies, look up the harissa recipe I posted last year, it's fabulous! It's the reason I wanted to grow chillies this year
I tried growing two chilli plants this year, as a first time chilli grower. One I raised from seed and grew on in very free-draining compost, the other was given to me and was in standard shop-bought compost. Both only reached about 5" in height and struggled to flower. They were growing on a southfacing window in an upstairs bedroom. Once they started to flower (July) I put them in a coldframe outside where they could be warmish but with an half-open lid so they could be pollinated. Unfortunately slugs got to them at this stage and now I just have green twigs... but I'm puzzling to know why they never got very big.
I'd love to grow these next year but I'd like to know what I was doing wrong so I can try and do it right next year. Please help, someone!
PS if anyone has a glut of chillies, look up the harissa recipe I posted last year, it's fabulous! It's the reason I wanted to grow chillies this year
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