Chillies - what are you growing/overwintering?

[Hubbard]

Any ideas what these are on the underside of my guindilla plant?

Yes Scoot this is Edema or Oedema caused by not enough air circulation, not fatal but try get some air flowing.

[Scoot]

I see. Thanks very muc, i shall see if i can get some air flowing.

[Muddy_Boots]

Went to the greenhouse on Saturday and I think either a slug or snail had attacked one of my chillies.

Went on a slug hunt and he was nowhere to be seen, think whatever it was had a shock as it was only one leaf stem that had been bitten ....... on my Carolina Reaper.

It must of shot past me like being fired from a cannon when I opened the greenhouse door as it didn't touch that or any of the other chillies and was probably looking for my water butt to quench it's burning mouth lol.

[worm74]

Cheers for the info I am going to order some wedding favour bags as my skills with a sewing machine are non existent. What size bags do you think would be best 5x7 7x9 or 9x12 also does it matter what colour they are

[jackarmy]

Howdy all

Scarlet, the last surviving Padron is looking better , Sparrow, i have about 4 decent young padrons from the seed you sent me .
Had a few problems with the damn aphids again but hungarian black wax looking awesome, satans jiss really moving now, red habaneros looking tidy, Facing Heaven looking stunning and the trimmed lemmon drop is starting to look really nice.

Will try and get some photos up in the next couple of days, inext week, important footy match to watch saturday so away the wekend

Glad all your chillis are looking good, oh and Suzy, two of my well out of date ceyennes broke out and are looking ok, dont know what theyll do but i have hope .

Oh and Capn,no joy with the crosses im afraid. ( sad face in type as it wouldnt let me use another emoticon)

[Ms-T]

Cheers for the info I am going to order some wedding favour bags as my skills with a sewing machine are non existent. What size bags do you think would be best 5x7 7x9 or 9x12 also does it matter what colour they are

the really small ones..I don't think colour matters.

[sparrow100]

Cheers for the info I am going to order some wedding favour bags as my skills with a sewing machine are non existent. What size bags do you think would be best 5x7 7x9 or 9x12 also does it matter what colour they are

I have 50 of the bigger ones (10 x 17) so I can use them on a variety of plants. With the bigger bags you can usually get a spur of flowers covered rather than just the one.

[SusieG]

Jackarmy - congrats on your out of date cayennes. Just goes to show, there's always hope..!!

My hab Orange that were teeny-weeny are stormin' on now - I have 5 decent plants, the tallest being approx 4 1/2" with good, green foliage. I'm well pleased with them now..!

Just need to work on the choc hab next year ....... (never satisfied, eh!! )

[Ms-T]

I have 50 of the bigger ones (10 x 17) so I can use them on a variety of plants. With the bigger bags you can usually get a spur of flowers covered rather than just the one.

Why did I not think of that ..Thanks what a great idea,

[worm74]

I will order both they are nice and cheep and will hopefully recoup in money saved not having to buy seeds

I read some where that I should be picking flowers off at the moment, is that correct my jalapeño has its first flower

[Scarlet]

Yes, I would pick them off until the plant is big enough to support the fruit.


Feeling very upset with myself today. Trying to repot my chillies and still haven't got all my toms in the border so it's mighty crammed in my GH...and accidently stood on my Satans kiss, snapped clean in half

[Ms-T]

Oh no Scarlet ,can you save the pot half may be it will still grow up from that.like being toped.

[Scarlet]

I saved the pot half and put the top in a jam jar of water I'm so clumsy...I blame it on the heat. It's too hot to thinkk straight!

[cptncrackoff]

Thought we'd better have a quick update...

The Purple..now segregated in the kitchen..


The 'uncut' Hungarian..


A 'cut' Hungarian...


..And the crosses...


Nothings looking too bad.. the crosses are a bit droopy but it's been incredibly hot in the conservatory the past couple of days.. and they needed a drink!
Hopefully nothing to worry about!?

[Ms-T]

Looking good Cptn..one of my crosses looks as big as one of yours ..will try to get photo soon.