Chillies - growing and overwintering 2018

[4Shoes]

I'm not sure if you can make this out? There's a chilli in the background of this photo - with a regular upright habit. The manzano in the front, spreading wide, right across the photo - you should be able to spot the purple flowers flowers.

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Not current picture? ... tomatoes at this time....

Oh.. chilli also nice

[Scarlet]

No not current -photo taken July 28 2016.

[Chris11]

Question for Jack and anyone else with experience of rocotos...



Both my La Paz Rojo seedlings have forked after only a couple of sets of true leaves. Each of the new shoots seems to be forking again at the next node. At this rate I'm going to end up with a broad shrub with no height to it.

Also, all the pubescens stems seem a lot softer / floppier than the chinense, annuum and baccatum seedlings. I'm scared of damaging them when handling.

Is this normal? I've never grown pubes before (plants, that is.)

Yes, your C. pubs look normal and healthy. They are softer/floppier as you say when young, but the stems get much stronger and more woody as they get older.

If you've got limited space, you can try selective pruning and supports to encourage less spread and more height.

Have only grown one C. pub variety, but love them and would like to grow more. Thick juicy pods with very different taste to annuums/baccatums/chinense.

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

I've just been in the loft, playing about!

Was sat at my desk today and had a bit of a "Brain Storm"

What if I set up my "Salad Grow" as a bit of an incubator for the Chilli's?



I do have another light exactly the same as the one pictured, and it would mean building a different sort of stand, but that wouldn't be too difficult!

What do you all think?

[Small pumpkin]

Do it Deano
That's a lovely bit of kit you've got there.

I'm Thinking of expanding Area 51. I've not mention to Bob yet

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

It would want tweaking SP as I say..............

But would be an ideal place to bring them on with no worry regarding space, so wouldn't be in too much of a rush to get them from the house down to the plot until they were decent substantial plants.

Well that's my take on it anyway!

Weather our lass agree's is another matter! ..................

[Scarlet]

Weather our lass agree's is another matter! ..................

A lovely bunch of surprise flowers works wonders
Brill idea - I would love something like that!

[Mitzi]

Looks ideal, Deano.

[Small pumpkin]

My Bulgarian carrot has finally germinated
20 days germination. One tiny little seed From 3 sowings. I don't care it's here!! I so happy and excited

[AmateurOne]

Dorset Naga has finally germinated. 1 this morning then four showing tonight

[the big lebowski]

i have 6 jalapenos up and potted on ,nothing else yet

[AmateurOne]

Amateur question:-

Sowed 8 Habenero seeds in a heated propagator. 6 germinated. After one day removed from the heat at which point 3 were strong and 3 hadn’t grown much but were covered in a mound like substance. Two days on and the mouldy shoots still look the same and have hardly grown. Is this over watering or something to do with airflow or another issue?

[Small pumpkin]

Amateur question:-

Sowed 8 Habenero seeds in a heated propagator. 6 germinated. After one day removed from the heat at which point 3 were strong and 3 hadn’t grown much but were covered in a mound like substance. Two days on and the mouldy shoots still look the same and have hardly grown. Is this over watering or something to do with airflow or another issue?

Have you got any pictures? That would help identify the problem. If you think watering may be the cause How often are you watering them?

[Mitzi]

I'm not sure if you can make this out? There's a chilli in the background of this photo - with a regular upright habit. The manzano in the front, spreading wide, right across the photo - you should be able to spot the purple flowers flowers.

Finally able to get a good look at this picture and OMG, it's sprawling everywhere! I am intending for the rocotos to go outside when the weather warms up, but how on earth am I supposed to find room for them indoors until then?

My Ecuadorian Pepper for Hell plants are going straight up so far, not forking, (although they aren't as far on as the La Paz Rojo) so hopefully they aren't going to be quite as wide as the La Paz. The Giant Mexican are still tiny (contradicting the name) so I don't know what their growth habit will be like, yet.

[Mitzi]

Have only grown one C. pub variety, but love them and would like to grow more. Thick juicy pods with very different taste to annuums/baccatums/chinense.

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Which variety is that, if you don't mind my asking?