Topic: A tight squeeze?

[tim]

Why do you never see them in the s/market?

[Spruance]

Hi Tim,

From what I can gather, supermarkets aren't interested in fruit and veg if they don't conform to strict size and shape restrictions. That's how we've ended up with straight cucumbers, near straight bananas and almost square apples. ::)

Spruance

[supersprout]

I've seen those little fellas in the organic market in Downham Market tim! ::)

[tricia]

Something to do with stupid EU regulations?

Tricia

[katynewbie]

 ;D

My Bell Boy pepper (yup, singular) looks like that! I am glad we do not see them in supermarkets, mine has a unique personality and I am almost afraid to eat it! If these wobbly, knobbly, gorgeous things were in the supermarket mine would not be such a novelty!

 ;)

[tim]

But do 'the growers' ever get a squidged one?? Mine always get stuck in the crutch of branches.

[muddy boots]

Hi Tim, question if you don't mind.  I was given a chilli/pepper plant earlier, probably about early July.  It looked rather sickly - certainly need good watering.  Repotted it and watered and it perked up.  Now, it has a couple of flowers. whitish and lots of other little pods threatening to show flowers.  It's in the greenhouse - what do you think is the chance of getting any chillis/peppers at this stage of the game please?

[tim]

If you're in a favoured position, & it's indoors - possibly?

[muddy boots]

Thanks, I will keep my fingers crossed!  Is very sheltered and very sunny.  If not, will just have to wait until next year when I sow my own.  ;D

[Curryandchips]

Muddy, if the chillie plant has perked up, it will overwinter if kept indoors, then should fruit next year, since I believe chillie plants are perennial ...?

[Barnowl]

The ones I've kept indoors on a warm and sunny windowsill usually go on flowering and fruiting until at least December.


(They usually then get something like red spider mite and I prune them back to a stump)