Chillies - growing and overwintering 2017

[Small pumpkin]

Me and bob are doing this.

Chilli Experience Day | Humble by Nature, Wye Valley, Wales

I'm so excited!!!!

[Jay22]

That looks great SP, hope you both have a brill day!

[burnie]

No slight on the individual, but if that's her picture, she only looks a youngster and they say she's spent her "whole life doing......", which isn't very long when they are barely out of their teens, always makes me smile when this often said these days. Usually kids on reality singing shows saying they've waited their "whole life" and they then announce that they're 16 years old.

[Mitzi]

How can you tell? It's usually very difficult to tell them apart other than size and then the fruit....with photos it's even harder.

Just the general appearance of the leaves and the growth habit. As you say, it's not easy to tell, so hopefully they will start to set pods soon and we'll find out for sure. I am quite open to the possibility of being wrong.

[Scoot]

How long do ree manzano's take to flower? Both my plants seem to just keep growing but dont have any sings of a single flower.

[Scarlet]

Ages!! But they are well orth the wait and they overwinter beautifully.

[Scoot]

Ok, thanks Scarlet.

[Jay22]

[QUOTE=burnie;1542136]No slight on the individual, but if that's her picture, she only looks a youngster and they say she's spent her "whole life doing......", which isn't very long when they are barely out of their teens, always makes me smile when this often said these days. Usually kids on reality singing shows saying they've waited their "whole life" and they then announce that they're 16 years old.[/QUOTE

Maybe she has spent her whole life doing it...even if she is young!?

[cuffbertt]

I have three chilli plants that are in pots outside that are waaaay too small for them (18 inch high plants in 3-4 inch pots) and they keep falling over in the wind. I didn't put them in bigger pots as a friend was meant to be taking them on so they were going to do it, but they never bothered to get them!

Two of them have just started flowering in the last few days. Not sure what I should do? Should I take them out and put them in pots/the ground or will that stress them and make them stop flowering? Or will it hurt them for the short term but be better long term?

[Small pumpkin]

I'd get them into bigger pot ASAP, and the biggest pots you've got. I'd also get them into the most sheltered spot you have if a greenhouse, Polytunnel or window cill isn't available.
What varieties are they?

[cuffbertt]

I'd get them into bigger pot ASAP, and the biggest pots you've got. I'd also get them into the most sheltered spot you have if a greenhouse, Polytunnel or window cill isn't available.
What varieties are they?

Ok, thanks! I'll try and get some more pots and compost this week and get them put in. The last ones I moved on to bigger pots ended up drooping for a few days afterwards (which I understand to be normal), do you think this will make the flowers fall off? Would they just pick up again soon after and carry on flowering or would they put their energy into growing more roots and not flower for a while longer?

[mic]

Reapers come out. Imagined they would grow in a more rounded shape but hey it's all good

[Tripmeup]

Hi all

Quick update:

All my chillies are growing fairly well although some struggled with greenfly and will have to give consideration about overwintering again as that was the source of the greenfly which then spread to this year's new plants..

Anyway, my Bangalore Whippets Tale (BWT) plants are romping away and covered with long green fruits and are lovely to behold...
Act Sivri is similar looking to BWT and is again a very healthy looking specimen..
Ohnivec is starring again this year with lots of striking looking fruit..
Padron is being the old reliable and is big and bushy with lots of fruit..
Anaheim and Cayenne, well you could set your watch by them
The Jalapenos have taken a bit of bashing from greenfly and the Orange Jalapeno are very low growing with a wide spread..
Habanero Giant White is like all habs; slow to establish but is now producing baby fruit..
Akhabar struggling to fruit as yet as is the Serrano Tamp..

Others not mentioned here are ticking over and beginning to fruit..

PITA not being able to post pics from my phone

[Small pumpkin]

Ok, thanks! I'll try and get some more pots and compost this week and get them put in. The last ones I moved on to bigger pots ended up drooping for a few days afterwards (which I understand to be normal), do you think this will make the flowers fall off? Would they just pick up again soon after and carry on flowering or would they put their energy into growing more roots and not flower for a while longer?

I'm afraid I'm probably not the best person to help because I've only ever experienced the plants sulking on their first move ( from plug to first pot ). I've never had a problem moving plants onto larger pots. Don't know if it's my method of potting up that helps.
I fill the bigger pot with compost then water it. Then make a hole in compost, then push the chilli ( while it's still in its small pot ) into the hole to make sure it's the right size and depth. Then put chilli in his little pot back on the bench, walk away for a few hours to let the new compost warm up. Hope that makes sense? And I really don't know if that's the reason I've never had a sulky repotted chilli.

Hi all

Quick update:

All my chillies are growing fairly well although some struggled with greenfly and will have to give consideration about overwintering again as that was the source of the greenfly which then spread to this year's new plants..

I'm with you there trip. Only one plant will be getting over wintered this year ( dragons breath). I'm managing to keep on top of the greenfly ( I think ) but definitely not eliminate them.

[carly]

I have only just got my greenhouse up so I only have 2 varieties of chilli. Both are doing well and flowering and producing. I am growing the following
Jalapeño
Chillio pepper chenzo