2024 Chilli Growing Thread

Haggisman said:
Got a chilli growing "kit" from the other half as a stocking filler for Christmas, sewed some reapers and chocolate habaneros a couple of weeks ago in a heated propagator, and had a couple of seedlings pop up in the last few days :D

Obviously they still need to grow a bit more, but TBH I have no idea what to do with them after - small pots on a nice sunny windowsill I guess?

Did some "tumbler" tomatoes at the same time which look to be doing really well, so those will be going in some hanging baskets too
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upto yet my heirloom tomatoes , bell peppers and jalopeanos have sprouted. carolina reapers computer says no upto yet. :(
 
I have bought just two plants this year, one scotch bonnet and one jalepeno. There us still an outside chance i will have others but the seedlings i have grown need to play catchup serious style.
 
I bought 6 plug plants (all naga varieties) this year as my efforts last year to grow from seed didn't go so well. They all stopped growing after just a few small leaves.

Of the 6 I bought in, 5 have grown well and have been transferred to larger pots. The one that didn't do so well was too weak to breach the non-woven wrap. After some surgical effort, it's on life support. All leaves dropped, yet stem still strong and green. Let's see if it makes a comeback.

Of the 5 good ones, 2 today decided to flop. Not sure what that's about. They're all growing really well otherwise. One in particular is thriving. It has flowers and has started bushing out a bit.
 
My Jalapeño and 'Thai Hot' seedlings have germinated (in an unheated greenhouse)
The overwintered Scotch bonnet now has dozens of flowers, so I will putting that outside when ever I get the chance
 
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so id almost given up on my carolina reaper seeds germinating been close to three weeks ....but today two have sprouted ! :D so happy days !
 
~>Dg<~ said:
so id almost given up on my carolina reaper seeds germinating been close to three weeks ....but today two have sprouted ! :D so happy days !
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Yeh never give up, Capsicum chinense varietie seeds can take along time to germinate, carolina being in the chinese type of chillis(super hot) for FYI below.

Chinese chilli seeds (specifically Capsicum chinense varieties like Habanero, Ghost, and Carolina Reaper) are notorious for taking a long time to germinate, often taking 2–4 weeks, though they can sometimes take up to 4–6 weeks or even longer. While some faster varieties sprout in 7–14 days, the super-hot chinense types require higher, more consistent temperatures to wake up
 
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Daytrader said:
Yeh never give up, Capsicum chinense varietie seeds can take along time to germinate, carolina being in the chinese type of chillis(super hot) for FYI below.

Chinese chilli seeds (specifically Capsicum chinense varieties like Habanero, Ghost, and Carolina Reaper) are notorious for taking a long time to germinate, often taking 2–4 weeks, though they can sometimes take up to 4–6 weeks or even longer. While some faster varieties sprout in 7–14 days, the super-hot chinense types require higher, more consistent temperatures to wake up
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oh i know...ive grown ghosts and super hots before...but didnt feel like these were going to pop. i always like to do seeds though even though its a challenge. for me thats what makes it more challenging special.
 
Finding the babysitting of my seedlings a bit of a grind at the moment. I've put them into their first pots but just haven't got room in the house - in a sunny/warm spot at least - for them to live during the day, so I have them out in the greenhouse. But overnight it's just too cold out there - 3C last night - so I have to bring them in the house each night. I refuse a greenhouse heater - if the greenhouse was house adjacent and I could put a low power electric heater in there then maybe, but we have no power at the greenhouse and I don't want a smelly paraffin heater spewing away burning fossil fuels in an uninsulated space just to grow a few plants - sounds a bit dogmatic but I'm sticking to that on principle. I suppose this is just the practicalities of growing chilis in a country where our growing season just isn't all that long? Any other tips I'm missing?
 
dl8860 said:
Finding the babysitting of my seedlings a bit of a grind at the moment. I've put them into their first pots but just haven't got room in the house - in a sunny/warm spot at least - for them to live during the day, so I have them out in the greenhouse. But overnight it's just too cold out there - 3C last night - so I have to bring them in the house each night. I refuse a greenhouse heater - if the greenhouse was house adjacent and I could put a low power electric heater in there then maybe, but we have no power at the greenhouse and I don't want a smelly paraffin heater spewing away burning fossil fuels in an uninsulated space just to grow a few plants - sounds a bit dogmatic but I'm sticking to that on principle. I suppose this is just the practicalities of growing chilis in a country where our growing season just isn't all that long? Any other tips I'm missing?
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That is why many UK Chilli growers use grow lights indoors to help the early stages, without lights or a greenhouse heater Chilli growing in the UK is a labour of love to say the least.

And your not the only one, I`m carting out five 15 litre pots and two 11 litre pots to the greenhouse every morning and back in at night.
 
The ******* aphids have arrived already. My plants have barely got their 2nd true leaves and found some already this morning. Carefully 'blasted' them off with a water sprayer. Found conflicting advice around using soap water - I swear I've damaged my own plants in the past. Any other ideas? Companion planting onions etc sounds good but has anyone got good experience?
 
dl8860 said:
The ******* aphids have arrived already. My plants have barely got their 2nd true leaves and found some already this morning. Carefully 'blasted' them off with a water sprayer. Found conflicting advice around using soap water - I swear I've damaged my own plants in the past. Any other ideas? Companion planting onions etc sounds good but has anyone got good experience?
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I use plain tap water in a misting bottle but the best solution is always Ladybirds or another natural predator. It is normally whitefly for me to contest.
 
dl8860 said:
The ******* aphids have arrived already. My plants have barely got their 2nd true leaves and found some already this morning. Carefully 'blasted' them off with a water sprayer. Found conflicting advice around using soap water - I swear I've damaged my own plants in the past. Any other ideas? Companion planting onions etc sounds good but has anyone got good experience?
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plant other plants around them that attract ladybirds. they go through them like butter. i even resorted to buying some ladybirds off amazon a few years ago lol. just to get rid of em.

this warm weather really helping. 4 carolina reapers through now..got em under lights hoping they catch up with the other stuff im growing.
 
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Still bringing my hots in the house overnight after googling that a night at 10C may stunt growth by a week. Don't think I can do this every year. Next year will hopefully either be using overwintered plants, or otherwise they are going to have to lump the greenhouse overnight from mid-April onwards
 
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dl8860 said:
Still bringing my hots in the house overnight after googling that a night at 10C may stunt growth by a week. Don't think I can do this every year. Next year will hopefully either be using overwintered plants, or otherwise they are going to have to lump the greenhouse overnight from mid-April onwards
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this week there is going to be some colder temps. so yeah worth keeping a eye out for sure.
 
hows the chillis growing all ? my reapers seem to be doing the best which is surprising but my jalopeanos the worst. bell peppers got too many.. :D
 
Slow going! These low daytime temps are not good and the aphids are doing their best to mess my plants up. I've been recruiting ladybirds into the greenhouse but they are very persistent, even with daily water jetting to dislodge them. Fruiting still seems a long way off.
 
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