Chillies - growing and overwintering 2025

[Snoop Puss]

A new thread for a new year.

Here's last years for comparison: https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...wintering-2024

[burnie]

I lost my entire crop last year due to white fly infestation, worst I have ever had, sort of made me hesitate about growing this year, but I bet I grow a few, just might have to get a forest of sticky traps in the greenhouse.
I have seed for Hungarian Hot Wax and Anaheim, two peppers we really like.

[smallblueplanet]

I lost my entire crop last year due to white fly infestation, worst I have ever had, sort of made me hesitate about growing this year, but I bet I grow a few, just might have to get a forest of sticky traps in the greenhouse.
I have seed for Hungarian Hot Wax and Anaheim, two peppers we really like.

Get yer washing-up liquid spray gun out too!

[burnie]

Get yer washing-up liquid spray gun out too!

I did the good old Fairy usually does the job, I think I over did the amount of plants, in fact I know I did............I must stop planting so many seeds...................................................I must stop..........................

[peanut]

I am overwintering my spangles plant. Its still got some chillies on and plenty of leaves, its on a south facing windowsill. I had to take it outside and wash the whitefly off with water last week when it was mild. No doubt the pesky little buggers will be back soon

[Mark Rand]

Put a grow light on a dawn-to-dusk timer smart plug over the chillies in the heated propagator today. They've started putting out fresh leaves, but are a bit anaemic at the moment. I also brought the two overwintering pepper plants into the dining room from the workshop. The workshop has a good stable temperature to protect tools and materials, but no natural light at all.

[Snoop Puss]

Looking very promising, Mark.