Sweet Peppers - Now What Do I Do?

[Lumpy]

As we have never had central heating before I have never had this issue - my sweet peppers (Patio Mix) are very, very happy and have started to produce flowers.

Should I re pot them to something bigger and start feeding them even though they will be living on the window sill for another 7-8 weeks?

[Scoot]

I could be wrong here but I think it's better to nip off the first few flowers until the plant gets a little bigger.

Someone more knowledgeable may correct me though...

[vixylix]

my cucumber has flowered today too - this didnt happen last year. Everyone is confused with this up and down weather lumpy!

[Thelma Sanders]

I could be wrong here but I think it's better to nip off the first few flowers until the plant gets a little bigger.

Someone more knowledgeable may correct me though...

I'll agree with you
I find that if you let the plants flower when small they don't grow very big so in the end you get less fruit.

[Lisasbolt]

Chop off their heads but i would soon re pot soon if they are going to be in there for so much longer

[Spunky]

If it were me lumpy if pot them on if the roots are showing well, I'd leave the flowers on till you put them in their final positions then nip them out if you think the plant could get leggy or if it's not nip them off now

[Jungle Jane]

I'd pot them on too,they're really flourishing!! Maybe it's flowered because it's stressed or it could be the variety? It looks like there's another couple of buds unopened too.

[Potstubsdustbins]

They look like very nice plants.

I wouldn't let them bear fruit yet they need to put their reserves in to plant growth.

It would depend on how long they have been in the compost as to whether they would require a feed or not 5 to 6 weeks then yes a light feed with a high nitrogen formula.

If the roots are through the bottom of the pot then you might consider potting up one size.

[Lumpy]

Ta Folks - I will pot on and nip the flowers off. It might be a bit of belt and braces approach but I don't want to lose my plants now.

[rhyswales]

I had a similar problem last year, I posted a thread on here about it. I had a few plants that done it so decided to trial and error. I left the buds on a few and on other I nipped then off.

The ones I left the buds on grew well and had a few peppers pretty early, but the ones I took off were way more productive later on in the season and must have had 3/4x the amount than the one I left the buds on.

[Lumpy]

Ta for that as I have literally just nipped and re potted all of them in large pots that I am hoping they will stay in for the year.

Our window ledge now looks a right sight but we will benefit (hopefully) in a few months.

[SusieG]

Just a quick question whilst we're on the subject of sweet peppers...
I sowed two different varieties into covered modules and left in GH (as per packet instructions..)(nearly 3 weeks ago) and as to yet, nothing!
I'm getting a bit edgy about them now, is it too late to start again, if I should, and what could be done differently for best results??

Soz, that was more than one quick question

[Alison]

Just a quick question whilst we're on the subject of sweet peppers...
I sowed two different varieties into covered modules and left in GH (as per packet instructions..)(nearly 3 weeks ago) and as to yet, nothing!
I'm getting a bit edgy about them now, is it too late to start again, if I should, and what could be done differently for best results??

Soz, that was more than one quick question

I suspect it's just too cold for them in a greenhouse to germinate. Irrelevant of what he packet says, they like warmth. I'd bring them indoors and give them some TLC.

[vixylix]

does no harm starting them again now if they haven't germinated anyway - resow some in the warm!