The 2011 Chilli growing thread - it's scorching!

Yurka · 26 Jun 2011 at 09:14

Few of mine

Late comers to the party

Yurka · 26 Jun 2011 at 09:23

Recorded 45 degrees in there once, probably be a lot hotter today though, should be 27ish air temp

Mark A · 26 Jun 2011 at 14:27

Awesome views you have there Yurka, very jealous!

I know what you mean about the high temps in greenhouses. I walked into mine one morning and was hit by 54oc very humid air. Glad there were no plants in there at the time, it was back in April when we got a few days of sun. I've made sure to open the window and door fully whenever there is a hint of sun in the morning.

Bales1983 · 26 Jun 2011 at 22:07

Im not sure bonnets go red?? Ive only ever bought ready to eat ones in tesco and they were green!!

DavidMarq · 26 Jun 2011 at 22:21

Bales1983 said:
Im not sure bonnets go red?? Ive only ever bought ready to eat ones in tesco and they were green!!

Depends on the Bonnet, I've grown yellow and red varieties previously.

sithlord · 27 Jun 2011 at 13:02

I had a casualty today.. the hot weather caused me to open a window. The wind knocked one of my plants from a great height and I lost a few chillis and foliage.

So watch out for those window sill plants! I even had mine blocked by string, did no good.

A.N.Other · 27 Jun 2011 at 13:23

To hell with the chillies (not often I'll say that), but that's a cracking view, Yurka. Very jealous

Yurka · 27 Jun 2011 at 13:29

Stunning spot where we're at, got some major burn on the go this weekend, think we were up to 32 degrees.

Reckon I'll have to pot on any of those chillies? The tall ones are cayenne, however the rest are bhuts, morich, jonahs & scorpians.

Glaucus · 27 Jun 2011 at 13:55

Got chillies on all my plants, but not the naga morich. Anyone scusfully pollinated nagas? The stigma and what ever it called are really hard and you don't get a shower of pollen, like on the other plants.

Mark A · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:02

Yurka said:
Stunning spot where we're at, got some major burn on the go this weekend, think we were up to 32 degrees.

Reckon I'll have to pot on any of those chillies? The tall ones are cayenne, however the rest are bhuts, morich, jonahs & scorpians.

I'd say all of those could do with potting into bigger pots. Probably the only thing holding them back as the weather looks great where you are.

A.N.Other · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:23

Aye, the largest of those could probably do with going up a pot size. The smaller ones look fine for now.

Yurka · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:37

Cayenne is 34cm, ones in forefront are 15-20cm

Yurka · 27 Jun 2011 at 20:38

Have the 9" pots ready, will re-pot when I get a few hours to spare

Enzo · 28 Jun 2011 at 18:51

A quick heads up for the chilli fiends among us

Tesco extra near me has now got narga's in stock!!!!! thought it rude not to buy a few packets for the following weeks food

Ahleckz · 28 Jun 2011 at 18:55

One of my pots has started developing a grass green colour hue on the soil. What could it be?

SkeeterUK · 28 Jun 2011 at 19:01

alge aint it, too wet most of the time or somit?

Ahleckz · 28 Jun 2011 at 19:03

SkeeterUK said:
alge aint it, too wet most of the time or somit?

Duh, that's obvious now you say it!

Glaucus · 28 Jun 2011 at 19:04

Enzo said:
A quick heads up for the chilli fiends among us

Tesco extra near me has now got narga's in stock!!!!! thought it rude not to buy a few packets for the following weeks food

As in fresh hole chilis?
Hoe much and how many?

topgun06 · 28 Jun 2011 at 19:41

Ahleckz said:
One of my pots has started developing a grass green colour hue on the soil. What could it be?

Some form of algea/moss type thing?

I've got it plenty of the stuff on pots in the greenhouse. Just seems to develop in warm humid conditions.

robfosters · 28 Jun 2011 at 19:47

Yeah, it's not a problem. You can scrape it back if it bothers you, but I just leave it.