chilli and pepper questions

[BB48]

Hi Everyone

This is my first year with a greenhouse and I have grown some peppers that have produced a few (not lots) but some are rotting before they have turned red. The rot is starting from the stem and spreading - can I do anything to save them and what has caused it? This has also happend to one of my aubergine plants.
Also grown some chillies - pinoccioes(spelling??) nose. They have produced loads of really long chillies but again some are rotting before they turn red but from the tip up.

Thanks for your help

BB

[smallblueplanet]

Could you post some pix?

Peppers do suffer from blossom-end rot, but what the one from the stem might be??? Does sound like your watering is a bit 'off' though. Peppers will turn red off the plant and some are tasty when green - try them.

[Nordmead]

since youre growing them in a greenhouse id guess either grey mould or anthracnose both caused by high humidity and bad air circulation theres more info about it here: chile pepper pests and diseases

[BB48]

Mmm - could be a bit of overcrowding and probably not getting the watering right. I did leave the door open and have a self opening roof window and a slatted vent opposite the door so I would thing the air is circulating OK. Its a big learning curve this greenhouse growing isnt it!
The other thing about the peppers is that some have sort of thin rough brown lines on them. Let me guess - down to watering???

thanks for the info tho
BB

[Two_Sheds]

the peppers ... have sort of thin rough brown lines on them.

That's called corking, and is very desirable in some circles

[hailtryfan]

I'm growing chillis outside in pots and have had a good crop this year on all three varieties that I've got.

This year I thought I might over-winter them inside and so get chillis earlier next year than simply growing from seed again.

Does anyone know what time to bring them in or is it just a case of before the first frost?

Cheers

[HotStuff]

I'm growing chillis outside in pots and have had a good crop this year on all three varieties that I've got.

This year I thought I might over-winter them inside and so get chillis earlier next year than simply growing from seed again.

Does anyone know what time to bring them in or is it just a case of before the first frost?

Cheers

Definitely want to bring them in before first frost. If you're getting overnight temps below 10C I'd bring them in. I've had good results overwintering Chillies the past 2 winters, the biggest problem I've had is aphids

[BB48]

That's called corking, and is very desirable in some circles

How so Two Sheds? Doesnt look very desirable to me!