Anyone got any chillis yet?

[HeyWayne]

Of my four overwintered chilli plants the Jalepeno has 4 chillis growing on it. The Purple Tiger has plenty of flowers, the other two - one of which is a Cayenne and doesn't look too healthy, haven't done much at all.

[shirlthegirl43]

Who are you kidding?! I can't even get the seeds to germinate this year Might have to give in and buy a plant from Wilkinsons

[stupot]

Think I have some jalapenos, my labelling system went kaput so the proof is in the fruiting!

[coreopsis]

Nope,they are in the "stop" stage at the moment.Their sequence is stop-grow-stop-grow and so on...This is my 1st year growing chillies and they grow when they feel like it and have a mood to grow.

[maytreefrannie]

Still at the seed leaf stage, with one pot making a start on the tip of first true leaves.

As for my overwintered pepper - I have a stick.

Did you keep the plant indoors in winter - I mean, in the house?

[terrier]

I tried to overwinter my chili plants as they refusd to grow more than about 4" high last season, but they succombed to aphid attack. This year's plants are just developing their 3rd leaves and I think I'm just about to bring them into the house from the cold greenhouse after looking at the weather forcast

[HeyWayne]

Did you keep the plant indoors in winter - I mean, in the house?

Yes, all kept on windowsills.

I tried to overwinter my chili plants as they refusd to grow more than about 4" high last season, but they succombed to aphid attack. This year's plants are just developing their 3rd leaves and I think I'm just about to bring them into the house from the cold greenhouse after looking at the weather forcast

Mine have been under constant attack from aphids - I've soap sprayed them, put the plants out on sunny days, squished the beggars etc etc. The Purple Tiger seems the only plant that hasn't been touched. Not sure if it's becasue they don't like it, or that the plant is tall and spindly until the top "canopy" - it's actually top heavy, but supported. Maybe I have lazy aphids?

[Alison]

Never stopped getting chillies from my 3 year old Prairie Fire which now lives on a window ledge all year round. It could do with repotting but I'm loathed to do so when it's so productive. Also kept a Purple Tiger but got get up with that when it got a bit unwieldy and full of bugs so threw it out and have another on it's way. Also have some Nigel's Outdoor from a Feb sowing (indoor at the moment) flowering.

[Mchanen]

My chilli plants have 1 flower so far- lots of new growth so far at least so i'm hoping in few months it will start to produce, will have to see how it goes and hope

[Crundy]

Hell yeah! Posted this in another forum, my first batch of scotch bonnets:

[Alison]

Where are you based Crundy? That looks like a good crop so early in the season (unless you're not UK based, in which case you're probably somewhere totally different in the seasons!)

[HeyWayne]

Crikey - I'm nowehere near cropping yet. The poor little chillis are only about 1-2 cms long.

Good effort.

[Alice]

I don't overwinter mine HeyWayne. I founf it wasn't worth the effort - except for a Prairie Fire which produced non stop for about 3 years then died of exhaustion.
The Jalapeno and Big Jim and Hungarian Black I planted early this year are all into flower.
My sweet peppers were planted a bit later. They're growing well but not into flower yet.

[Lorraine70]

My seedlings are about three inches high but they haven't really grown much in the last couple of weeks. This year I'm growing a variety called 'Paper Lantern',and as I haven't tried growing this sort before I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping for the best!

[Mrs Jackson]

I've got pods on my apache, adorno, tabasco and orange habaneros. They were all overwintered. All the overwintered plants are flowering and some of the seedlings from this year have flower buds appearing. This is my biggest orange hab pod, just waiting for the sun to come back and ripen it!



Mrs J