Chilli growing time!

[ELW]

I've got 2 leaves on my Jalapeno's, 1st time growing chillies. Where are you keeping those pots mrmojorising? I

ELW

[mr.mojorisin]

ELW

keeping half the pots on my living room windowsill
the other half on a bedroom windowsill
been taking them outside for a couple of hours every day to harden them up
bring them in at night in case it gets too cold

[ELW]

Thanks mrmjr, I'm going to do the same, still pretty cold here

[martinvic]

Hi guys and gals, bit of advice needed if possible.

Some of my plants (the Fresnos), at only about 5" tall, and still in small pots, have started to form flower buds at the top already.

Should I pinch the buds off, to encourage more growth (roots branches etc.) at this early stage?

Cheers
Martin

[beachbum]

I find that with Chillies the plants seem to give their all and end up quite scraggy and exhausted looking, then bush up again for the next flush of fruit. Personally I'd pinch out early flowers and keep them fed, watered and keep them growing on till maybe July before fruiting. My two bobs worth.


Just processed the second crop from my no-name hot as hell chillies 











I do the dehydrating in the bathroom with the window open otherwise the house becomes uninhabitable  ;D
I now have enough chilli to keep West Bengal running for at least 40 seconds, two of those in a single serve is more than adequate, I'll just have to man up and increase my tolerance / consumption.

Oh the humanity.

[martinvic]

Thanks BB

I'd already pinched them out on half of them, so will probably do the rest later.

Martin

[timeless]

My seeds have really struggled upto now saying that the weather is terrible just potted some that have got going.

[mr.mojorisin]

REEEEESULT

got 9 plants growing finely in my mini greenhouse.
all are budding furiously
one or two have flowers
if the opporchancity arises, I'll take some pics

[mr.mojorisin]

quick question...

can I keep my plants outside in the rain...or will they get waterlogged and die.

I did a small experiment last week whereby I put 2 of my plants out in the elements and nothing bad appears to
have happened but the weather here is to take a turn for the worse with the forecast for rain rain rain and i don't want to lose them all.

ps - I have a mini greenhouse where I am keeping them at the moment but I need this for something else.

many thanks in advance

[SnS]

If the soil in the pot becomes too wet or water logged they will die (they will quickly start to rot at the roots). The first sign of this is the leaves start to wilt (looks same as underwatering). Chili plants like little but often watering approach.

Aphids and whitefly attacks are another problem that you're likely to get more of if plants are left outside.