Chillies - what are you growing/overwintering?

[Scarlet]

My purple tigers are covered in chillies - but they've not grown at all in about 6 weeks! I'm tempted to cut them all off and see if it spurs into new action!

If the fruit are left on to ripen it can slow down the plant..it's done its job. If you take them off to ripen it will encourage the plant to push out more fruit. Are the fruit big enough to use?

[Scarlet]

Scarlet rushes off to GH to take some photos....using IOS 7!!!!

[Scarlet]

Satans Kiss -seeds from Jack. One had an accident. This one was the plant that was very yellow early on in its life. Lovely looking plant.

[Scarlet]

Tri colour - beautiful
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Ignore the stockings!!

This is the Royal Black.....it is so slow!

Sorry! I forgot to slice a little off. Just turn your head.

[Scarlet]

Thai dragon, just a few fruits formed though lots to come
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sweet Aji - seeds from Maverick

[Ms-T]

looking really good Scarlet.

[SusieG]

what are these purple ones, think id like to have a go next year too. and the hot wax, not done any of those. got plenty fruiting at the mo, but my reapers are really tiny

Rob - I'm growing Pretty Purple... Not sure how they're doing at the mo as been away for a week ....
If, that is IF they fruit (were flowering before I left them, but were suffering a little from sun scorch......) I will save seed and could send you some to try ..... I'll have to keep you posted on that one .....

[Scarlet]

Most of the other plants are too big to take out of the GH safely and its just a mass of plants so they are difficult to take photos off.
But here is one of my red Manzanos - it's anout 3ft wide. Starting to fruit.
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fruit are just small at the mo.


My Hungarian blacks are starting to fruit after all...I need to get some bags on there!
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Alma paprika - seeds from Philthy.

[Scarlet]

Padron


And a Jalepeno - for pickling

[cptncrackoff]

All looking great Scarlet!!

I'm going to need some guidance on pickling.. Is there a good thread, or even a link!? Never done it before!

[Scarlet]

It's easy! Sterilise the jars, pack in the pepper/chillies and pour over the hot pickling vinegar. I'll get the recipe posted



Remind me....I'm still in birthday/party mode

[vixylix]

Scarlet this isnt my pic but they are exactly this size - and not getting any bigger!

[Scarlet]

^^^ that's the same plant as my tri colour variegata (see post #1399). They ripen to red. If it isn't producing any more flowers...you could nip them off to try to encourage more flowers, or leave them on to ripen? It's upto you. I'm hoping mine will over winter, are you going to try to keep yours?

#I think that's the size of the chilli...they aren't a big pepper.

[vixylix]

ah in that case maybe I'll nip the majority off... I was confused when I googled cos some of them seem to imply it gets to jalapeno size?!

Havent thought as far as overwintering yet! We have a conservatory in the new house, but its north facing. will it be ok?

how do you manage to keep whiteflies off them indoors? Everything I've had indoors this year has been covered!

[Scarlet]

Ive never grown it before but they definately aren't Jalepeno size - ive got one to compare mine are about 1 and a half cm long (the biggest ones)

I very rarely get aphids indoors. This year I overwintered about 6 plants and I didn't get any. I think it's luck! Though Thelma suggests covering the soil with foil to stop some. I only ever water from below....very rarely, so plants are kept very, very dry. Any sign of a creepy andthe plants get watered under the tap. Be ruthless, if one plant starts to get covered - bin it to save the others.
It's all a bit hit and miss to be honest. Worth a shot in your conservatory though.