The 2010 Chilli growing thread - it's scorching!

not sure about the first pic but the second one is where the leaf edge has pressed against something and sort of folded over at an angle probably when its been under strong sunlight and the leaf has gone a bit limp.

one of my seedlings has the exact same dmg on a leaf tip from when i put it under the sun and the leaf wilted a bit and flopped on the edge of its pot leaving a little dmg line where the rim of the pot had been touching the wilted leaf
 
arknor said:
not sure about the first pic but the second one is where the leaf edge has pressed against something and sort of folded over at an angle probably when its been under strong sunlight and the leaf has gone a bit limp.

one of my seedlings has the exact same dmg on a leaf tip from when i put it under the sun and the leaf wilted a bit and flopped on the edge of its pot leaving a little dmg line where the rim of the pot had been touching the wilted leaf
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thanks for the advice! just out of curiosity, being nowhere near the equator (guernsey), there isn't much chance of the plants leaves being damaged by the sun anyway? i usually give them a spray of water if its going to be a really hot day. :p

think i might pop down the garden center today anyway. the backend of the garden just isn't growing :( it looks rubbish! i dont know whats up with it. any ideas? i think the previous owners had a massive bonfire at the back which may have damaged the soil, but that was years ago, so should have recovered by now?





 
-Tauren- said:
thanks for the advice! just out of curiosity, being nowhere near the equator (guernsey), there isn't much chance of the plants leaves being damaged by the sun anyway? i usually give them a spray of water if its going to be a really hot day. :p
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I was always under the impression that spraying water onto plants when it's a hot or lots of sun day, is one of the worst things you can do. It scolds the leaf, as far as I was aware anyway.
 
It is - around each leaf of most plants is an extremely complex microclimate. Adding in some water will effectively steam the plant.

Tauren - whilst that soil might not be growing anything, it equally looks like it hasn't been cared for. There looks like very little organic matter in there. I'd dig in some manure - basic stuff but it will start to enrich the soil on a cheap and mass way.
 
What is the reason for watering down Tomato feed to half its strength? I've also read it on another website but there is no explanation as to why you need to.
 
Jakstaar2007 said:
I have 5 plants. They are around 15inches tall, and are growing nicely.
However, all have recently grown flower buds and have dropped them at different stages. Some even after they have just opened.

Currently i have 1 flower bud on all of them and it have just opened. I am not sure if it will drop that too though.

Does anyone have any ideas as to what is going wrong?
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The temps below 10degC at night can do it. Also under watering can also lead to dropped flowers. As the plant matures it's more likely to keep hold of the flowers. The initially the flowers will not even have pollen, later they will start having pollen and that when the plant tends to hold them longer (they open right out, almost pushing the petals really far backwards).
 
Definitely not the temps as they are on the windowsill by a double glazed window. The temperature inside hasn't been that low.

I would say it is more likely to be over-watering than under-watering.
How often should i water them, and how much so i water them each time?

Cheers
 
Jakstaar2007 said:
Definitely not the temps as they are on the windowsill by a double glazed window. The temperature inside hasn't been that low.

I would say it is more likely to be over-watering than under-watering.
How often should i water them, and how much so i water them each time?

Cheers
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I'm having a similar problem, although I also have a few chillies now. Think it could be over watering for me as well. I've started waiting until the soil is dry on top before watering. So once a week in these current temps. So far so good.

I think the lack of sun could also be to blame. It should brighten up a bit by the middle of next week, 21oc according to BBC weather :).
 
I've been taking an interest in this thread lately as I've been growing tomato's over the past couple years but now fancy a little change. Am I a little late to start with chillies now?

Thanks!
 
MarkST said:
I've been taking an interest in this thread lately as I've been growing tomato's over the past couple years but now fancy a little change. Am I a little late to start with chillies now?

Thanks!
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probably to late from seed try to find some plugs at bnq or somewhere although with the weather we have been having if you did start from seed they might grow fast if we finally get some summertime
 
MarkST said:
I've been taking an interest in this thread lately as I've been growing tomato's over the past couple years but now fancy a little change. Am I a little late to start with chillies now?
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Probably a little late but if you want to try then go for a jalapeno/smaller species.
 
i wanted a chill plant this year, so i bought the nicest looking one that i could from homebase, i gave it a bigger pot and its really taken off, its a jalapeno and 2 flowers have opened this weekend, so chillis are on the way. thing is these are going to be mild(will they be hotter if i let them go red?), so i want to buy another type that makes me sweat abit but not burn excessively. i'll maybe write down some of the other types they have and post back.

anyway here are some pictures, it is 35cm tall and will be repotted again in a few weeks.
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zipp0r said:
thing is these are going to be mild(will they be hotter if i let them go red?), so i want to buy another type that makes me sweat abit but not burn excessively. i'll maybe write down some of the other types they have and post back.
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Cayenne chillis are a step up from Jalapenos in terms of heat. They're also easy to grow like Jalapenos so should fruit if you buy a small plant now. These are the values in the Scoville Heat Scale for the two, to give you an idea of how hot they are compared.

2,500 - 5,000 Jalapeño
30,000 - 50,000 Cayenne pepper

Then you have this monster that these fools on here are growing:

923,000 The Dorset Naga Pepper :eek::D
 
is cayenne the type used in "chilli powder" that you buy from supermarkets? thats nice, but again abit too mild. after abit of googling to find out whats chillis are used in my favourite hot sauce SEE http://www.enconasauces.co.uk/product/5/Encona-West-Indian-Original-Hot-Pepper-Sauce.htm it looks like i should try habenero and scotch bonnet and hopefully they will taste like that sauce does.
that dorset naga pepper is probably too extreme for me lol, medium heat and taste is nice, that thing is gona feel like you drank acid and set yourself onfire. not fun!
 
zipp0r said:
it looks like i should try habenero and scotch bonnet and hopefully they will taste like that sauce does.
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If you can find ones that are already growing (ie a plug from a reputable grower) then that will help, other wise it may take a 2-4 weeks to germinate and then you're into late summer. The plants will have grown but may not have enough time to flower and fruit, or the fruit will not have ripened properly before the autumn. Worth a go though!

The good thing about fresh chillis are the taste difference.
 
arknor said:
923k is weak sauce! a bhut jolokia has been measured at just over 1.1mil
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Well at this level there's little in it unless you want the title 'world breaker' :p.

Next year people here will branch out to try different chilli species now they're comfortable growing them. The Naga, like the Bhut, as you know is a harder chilli to grown and get ripe. So if people can grow this one the world is their ..oyster?.. chilli pepper :D
 
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