what chillies to grow

[loulou]

i think iv made a bit of a boo boo here my other half planted two  types of chilli pepper about two weeks ago he put one to a pot and filler 10 pots of each chilli  all but 2 have come up so from reading theses posts I'm in for oh about a million peppers  the really bad thing is he is going To plant another 20 pots in about 2 weeks time any way i can stop him he is the only one who eats them help ;D

[loulou]

[supersprout]

Lucky loulou, pot em all up and when you have a surplus in pots, grow the ones you want and sell the rest at your gate or at a market ... plenty of peeps will be pleased to buy chilli plants all ready grown later in the year  ;D

[swainclubber]

some excellent advice here.thanks all

[loulou]

thanks supersprout i think ill sell them all lol i could also go to a car boot one sunday hay thanks alot

[Robert_Brenchley]

Has anyone grown chilis successfully out of doors in the UK? If so, what variety?

[amphibian]

Has anyone grown chilis successfully out of doors in the UK? If so, what variety?

Cayenne and rocotto, on patio. Rocotto don't mind a bit of shade and will even tollerate a light frost. But I stick to pots and move them in if they need it.

[Robert_Brenchley]

I'll try them that way then. I tried growing a row of peppers last year and it didn't work.

[Jitterbug]

I planted some cayenne and birds eye chillis a couple of weeks ago (from shop bought ones) which I had dried.  I merely popped them onto my bedroom windowsill which is south facing with a radiator underneath.  They have all germinated - much to my surprise and will need to be moved into individual bigger pots this week-end.  No Fuss!!

[Stork]

I bought three small plants from Homebase last year - completely on a whim. They cost 75 pence each. I grew them in my greenhouse in a growbag and they rewarded me with about 300 chillis. I hand pollinated them with a kid's paintbrush with may have helped the yield.

I still have some lovely chilli oil for dipping bread into and a string of about 100 hanging on the kitchen wall which I use when cooking.

I'm not sure what variety they were but they're just right in terms of providing a kick without being too hot to handle.

I'll be back this year for more.

Stork

[Jockthebear.]

Here's a site which you'll find helpful, I think:

www.chillisgalore.co.uk

[jennym]

Another way is to grow them in a trench, i.e. so they have some protection. Dig out a trench about a foot wide and about 6" deep, and plant them in that, the "walls" provided by the trench seem to keep them a little more protected when they are young than if they are planted at normal soil level, and also they get the benefit of more rain water running into the trench. This works with lettuces too.