Chilli growing thread

[Ariel Badger]

[Cptn. Awesome]

[Louise]

Yup - even I understood

Soil in pot - plant 1 seed - cover with lil more soil - water - dark cupboard till it sprouts - window sill

[Cptn. Awesome]

Can they be grown as indoors only plants or do they have to be put outside at some point? Personally I'd prefer to keep them indoors. Also, is it okay to limit the plant size by not putting them into larger pots or will they just end up dying?
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[Louise]

Mine are indoors - i live 6 floors up so I have no garden
Mine are in big pots now - im unsure how small you can stay?! I wont get bigger pots. These plants are small anyway, grow to about 60cm I think and are producing chillies now.

[Louise]

Im having problems with blossom drop.
Ive read a bit about it but what do you recommend
Ive had my window shut for a lomg time so it got warm... Now im leaving it open to see if that helps.
All my flowers are looking good but die within a few days. Ive only had one chilli grow nicely from this plant

[ms51ves3]

I've got 18 chillies on mine now, 8 are red. I'll get a picture tomorrow. The sun and feed seem to be really helping it along.

I saw a chilli growing kit in Home Bargains today for 79p. Might try it out.

[ms51ves3]

Picture as promised.

https://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/ms51ves3/dscf2643.jpg

[ms51ves3]

24 chillies now:

https://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/ms51ves3/DSCF2817.jpg

Should I pull them off when they look like this...

https://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a376/ms51ves3/DSCF2819.jpg

...or wait until they fall off themselves.

Also, can you grow chillies from the seed looking things (I'm assuming they're seeds) in the flowers? If so, how would be best to start the growing process.

[Ariel Badger]

Pull them as soon as they turn red, those look a little over-ripe IMHO.
The things in the flowers are not seeds, they are chilli genitals where manly pollen is made and lady plant parts live!
You grow chillis from the seeds in the pods.
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[Louise]

mine are looking piss poor.. one is red.... but tiny... my main plant has decided to some what die on me with only one chilli....
Dont know where ive gone wrong.... Might try the red chilli now......

Edit..... Ok some spice.....oooo pretty strong but still bitter!!! kk, mouth on fire.... love it!!!

Edit again - was ment to be a jalapeno... I think i mixed it up.... that blantly isnt a jalapeno and ive just blown my tits off........

[ms51ves3]

[ms51ves3]

[Ariel Badger]

[Louise]

I have two main plants at the moment.

One with 3 chillies growing.... red i just picked and ate - eyes watered.
My other is in my room.... its blossom dropping.... always has many flowers that seem to look amazing, then die the next day.
Its by my window (One nice looking chilli growin) its hot in my room, but with a breeze with the window open.
Its growing more, the newer stems look healthy, but older ones are fading.... am unsure what to too..... I should of had a nice ammount of chillis growing now....20 flowers in the last 2 weeks, yet they all just died......
Some Flowers still blossom (new roots look nice green/healthy)
Im not giving up.
Ive tryed to pollentate with a cotton bud
Help me...coz i just enjoyed that chilli I grew... I want more!!!

[ms51ves3]

I've not pollinated any of mine. All natural.

[Louise]

Well thats what i thougt.... all mine of 4 were natual.... yet my main plant is growin and growin and growing..... with nothin

[Ariel Badger]

Photos please Louise.
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[Sam_Y_93]

I think I'm going to have to get into this chilli growing thing.

Guess its too late to start now?
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[Louise]

Will post later on

[Louise]

Not great
Windows needs a clean
I had spider like things over them a lil while ago... Unsure if the spray has killed it. Front room one looks totally dead.
Bedroom one - new shoots look nice n green. Do i prune off the dead / looking dead leaves?? The Bud grow / flower / die within 2-3 days

[ms51ves3]

Poor plant. Looks awful

[Dragonfly]

Theres sometihng eating my chilli plant leaves and there are like white on the leaves from some sort of damage?
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[Ariel Badger]

Louise...
Do you have drain holes in your pots, they do not like sitting in water and the roots need air. Well drained pots and compost aerated with 50% vermiculite FTW.
Go and catch ladybirds (even better ladybird larvae) they will eat any parasites destroying your plants.
Feed as for tomatoes once a week.
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