check out my chillis

[the big lebowski]

hi all,after a posting a few questions on this years chilli growing i thought i`d put some pics up for you all to see ,pls let me know what you think and put some pics of your own up,

the chillis im growing are georgia flame,lemon drop,choc habanero,red scotch bonnet,friars hat,patio sizzle, cayanne and sweet peppers


With this one as you can see there is a small flower forming should i wait till the pettles form before stating to feed ? any advice welcome ,cheers

[Scarlet]

Well done, they look great....mine haven't long been sown - no show yet. Though I will post pics as soon as they do.
What size pots are you potting on? They look quite big, I pot on using very small pots to start and keep potting deep. This will also help with them all having space under the light.
It's very early to see flowers, much to soon for it to fruit and maybe because the plant is a little stressed. It may well fall off soon..my advice would be to take it off. Though before you do wait for others to give their opinions first
I don't have lights so that may be making all the difference!

[Valleyman]

The plant is probably far too weak to support fruiting at that size, but clearly healthy enough to start developing flowers. This is good sign though as it obviously has enough energy to spare.

If you want to increase fruiting I'd cut the whole plant back to three sets of leaves. It should then use that extra energy to bush out via side shoots and add extra girth on the main stem. Long term this should lead to more fruits. I know it seems harsh but in my opinion it's worth a try. Alternatively just snip the flower off to prevent it using all that energy for a doomed fruit.

[chilli_grower]

Pull any flower buds off!

It is way too early to start feeding.

I don't usually start feeding until end May....

As valleyman says, nip the tops off when the plants are several inches high (at least thats what I do).

THe plant will then bush out....

[the big lebowski]

hi all, thanks for the replys ,yes i was suprised to see the buds forming on them to thats why i took a pick to show you all ,the pots im putting them in are the wilko 10 inch pots they are 7 inches across the base, 9 1/2 inches deep and 10 inches across the top,i wasnt planning on feeding them till i`d put them out in the green house about mey time so that sounds like you all do the same as me ,thanks for the advice and im looking forward to seeing pics of yours too,cheers

[the big lebowski]

ps bacchus i would recomend looking into getting a relector for your lamp as you can see i have 1 with and 1 without and it really makes a difference spreading the light out further ,cheer