Chillies - what are you growing/overwintering?

[Tripmeup]

Couple of photos of some of mine
Edit..one photo looks bit blurry. Sorry

[Philthy]

Looking good, Tripmeup. I'd take the flowers off though, open or not.

My seeds this year are a disaster. All my seedlings have had to be binned as I was away from home for a few days and forgot to take the trays off the sunny windowsills or water them sufficiently beforehand. So they all dried out and shrivelled up. Could've been worse - I deliberately didn't sow too many this year, just a few each of Datil, Goat Horn, Inferno, Hot Lemon, Espelette, and Calico - but it's still a tad frustrating having invested that time in them.
So I will be looking to add to my plugs already acquired a bit later in the year. So cheating a bit this time around

[Small pumpkin]

I'm considering getting some more plug plants as well. All my seedlings are fine, I'm just getting a bit obsessed by chilli's this year. Nothing will be happening if we don't start getting temperatures in double figures ( it's got to happen soon......hasn't it?). I'm still also considering a chilli festival.

[Scarlet]

I've got a bit caught up with chillies this year too...I'm hoping we get some to swap I'm so chuffed with my two overwintered Black Nagas. I can't wait to get them in the GH.

[sparrow100]

A tray of mine have survived falling off the edge of the bath, but I do have waaaaay too many. Likewise tomatoes. Culling time is fast approaching, though I absolutely HATE doing it.

[Tripmeup]

Looking good, Tripmeup. I'd take the flowers off though, open or not.

Thanks Philthy..I have 59 plants tho (i'd give you some if you were a tad closer ) so I have been pinching out some and taking flowers off many of them..Leaving some on at this stage on some plants for comparison purposes...
I think with 59 plants I'll have plenty to work with

[Containergardener]

59

[Scarlet]

Thanks Philthy..I have 59 plants tho (i'd give you some if you were a tad closer ) so I have been pinching out some and taking flowers off many of them..Leaving some on at this stage on some plants for comparison purposes...
I think with 59 plants I'll have plenty to work with

My advice is always to take them off but the same as you, if I have loads of plants to play with I will let some fruit early as it doesn't matter if they run out of steam early on.
One of my overwintered lemon drops has been fruiting for a while. Handy to have some fresh chillies now and hopefully the other two overwintered ones will take its place later on in the season

[Small pumpkin]

I've gone and done it............I've decapitated my first chilli
My spaghetti before



After



Oh god........what have I done!

I'm sure it will be fine, I just need to stay calm and breathe

[Ms-T]

SP
I have done it too..to Aci Sivrl and taken some of the bottm leaves off .

[Scarlet]

Ive only pinched out one so far. It had started to form some small flower heads so I pinched the top off. I don't ever remove any leaves from the lower plant unless they are brown/damaged as they need those.

[Small pumpkin]

SP
I have done it too..to Aci Sivrl and taken some of the bottm leaves off .

Why did you take some bottom leaves off? Never heard of that being done.
Afraid I'm with scarlet on that, unless I'm missing a trick

[Ms-T]

I watched a film on utube and the guy took some of the bottom leaves as well to make it sprout out better ,it uses the energy to push out the new side shoots ,and not make all the leaves bigger..sorry I can not explain.it properly

[Ms-T]

like this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gec8...ature=youtu.be

[Scarlet]

Really enjoyed that video and went on to look at a few more. Can you take some photos Ms T and we can see how your do? Scary, how much he took off.