Chilli growing thread

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I've just seeded Jalepeno and Cayenne this year as these are the ones I go through the most of.

A couple of weeks in and the Cayenne are just starting to germinate, the Jalapeno's haven't popped their heads up yet though.
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[stinkwheel]

Not seen this thread for a while.

Just done my first proper harvest this year.

Been picking odd ones here and there.

I've only grown eight plants this year.

Two Fresnos which have given me four jars of turbo-charged, pickled jalapeno substitutes for pizzas/nachos.
https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f216/stinkwheel/chillis%202013/CIMG4395.jpg

Two Banglore torpedos and two peruvian lemons. Both moderately hot cooking chillis from the Indian and South American sub-continents for curries and chillis respectively. Freezing these.
https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f216/stinkwheel/chillis%202013/CIMG4394.jpg

Two "super chilli" f1 hybrids, reasonably hot chillis which I'm going to dry for flakes and powder. These have fruited their heads off. Lots left to ripen after this traunche. I'm also going to see how the Peruvian lemons dry.
https://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f216/stinkwheel/chillis%202013/CIMG4397.jpg

That's about the lot for the fresnos and torpedoes. Lots of lemons and supers to come.
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[.Bishbash.]

Anyone harvesting this year?

Got 4 plants at the moment two of which are producing. The other two have yellowish leaves and live in the same plant pot. This is a sign of lack of neutriants no? If so, How do I battle it, what food is best, or is there a good 'around the house' alternative?
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[stinkwheel]

[Shinigami]

I've only got 1 plant which is 'basket of fire' it's getting bigger and bigger and bigger, plenty of nice small reasonably hot chillis coming off it
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[someotherguy]

Is there a how-to guide for ultra n00bs? I love chilis but every plant I've ever tried to grow has died

[Ariel Badger]

[someotherguy]

I'm going to have to read every page

[stinkwheel]

[.Bishbash.]

OK harvesting questions

Heres my chili plant, or one of;

https://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r94/Neileng/Mobile%20Uploads/image_zpsbko1xigi.jpeg

When do I pick the fruit? And where do I cut it off from?
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[stinkwheel]

When to pick it?

Depends if you want green or red chillis. What sort is it?

I have noticed that the presence of fruit on a plant can hold back development of more fruit so it might be better picked sooner. Just cut through the stem 1-2cm above the fruit with a pair of sharp scissors.

I'm not growing any this year (was too disorganised at the start of the year) but mine are usually in an 8 or 10 inch pot by now and about three times the size of that. Admittedly they get a lot of sun where I grow them and size will vary by the variety.

I normally water mine from the bottom (so put the water in a tray/saucer so the roots suck it up from the bottom of the pot). May be tricky to achieve in a jam jar.

You can't give them too much sunlight. If you have a south facing window you can put it in, do so.
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[.Bishbash.]

Yeah, I chose poorly when picking a pot. Might need to replant it.

Thanks for the further tips pal.
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[.Bishbash.]

Yeah that makes sense, thanks for the heads up!
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[BillyJ]

So I cant get my Peruvian lemon chilli plants to fruit/flower...

I started them in a propagator about 4 months ago and moved them to larger pots as they needed it. I've kept them between 20 and 30 degrees C since germination and they've been under grow lights the whole time.

They are all between 30 and 40cm tall but are only stem and leaves with no sign of flowers or fruit....


What am I doing wrong?
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[stinkwheel]

My Peruvian Lemons were planted in February and harvested in October. Kept in a propogator then a heated, south facing porch that gets light all day. So they were getting shitloads of natural light all through the summer.

Mine were also a good 70-80cm tall in 8" pots.

You're expecting too much of them too quickly I think.

What you feeding them with? If there's too much nitrate and not enough potash, you'll grow lots of leaves and no fruit. Most people recommend half strength tomato feed once a week.

EDIT: Most people would be thinking about planting into a heated compost in the next month or so for "natural" chilli growing.
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[BillyJ]

[stinkwheel]

[BillyJ]

[stinkwheel]

I picked mine when they turned yellow. If you preferr green chillies, pick them just as they are starting to turn but you'd normally harvest these ones fully ripe.

You usually get one or two ripening first. If you leave them on, the rest seem to stay green until you've picked those (to a point anyway)

They were pretty hassle free plants but slower growing than some. Watch out for greenfly.
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[Hong Kong Phooey]

I've tried growing jalapeño but they were not hot at all. I like hot but not totally mental macho torture burn off chillis, ideally pretty easy to grow from seed.

Something fruity but hot, for pizza or sandwiches, stir fry.
Any recommendations? I'll be planting soon.
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[trevoriv]

Bulgarian carrot chillies seemed pretty easy to grow, decent harvest and quite fleshy, fruity and a bit of heat (more than your basic jalapeño). Same with prairie fire but they're much smaller fruits and a fair bit hotter (lb for lb).
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