Sweet Pepper

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I've sowed some seeds of sweet pepper Californian Wonder, they were they only peppers that B&Q had.
I'm now starting to have doubts that these will be any good to grow ourdoors, on my balcony.
Has anyone grown these outside? Should I start again with a variety that will grow outdoors better?
Thanks

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[SFE4R]

Hello

I am not sure about the exact type
Various Peppers need various things.  I have found that they need to be indoors until the weather is such that you do not need a jumper ( Simple I know but seems to work.  )  Are there any seedlings etc.  as these usually need 65 deg to germinate ( Anyone correct me if I am wrong) I have not had a problem with any of my peppers indoors or outdoors however I have found that until we are in the hot spell summer it is best to keep them warm and indoors.  

They will be quite happy on a window sill that gets the sun.

Cheers

S

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Seedlings are up, 2 and a half weeks old, and seem to be going great guns, I am just worried that they might be a variety that is more meant for greenhouses, and will totally fail on my little balcony, which may not be as warm.

[tim]

I doubt that they would 'totally fail', but Oxford isn't that warm, and CW is not an early maturing variety. SO - even though you've lost a bit of sowing time, I would tend to try an early variety as well.

Have a look at Vida Verde on Google? And, if you need more general help, BBC Gardening/techniques/peppers. Or The Gardener. = Tim

[Moggle]

OK thanks Tim, sounds like I might need another variety as a backup. The BBC section you suggested says Mowhawk, redskin, and sweet chocolate go well for containers/patio, which sounds like it might work for me. Also read on thompson and morgan seeds that Gypsy works ok outdoors.
I will see if I can pick any of these up in the next couple of days.

[tim]

Gypsy's often a funny dirty brown colour. Otherwise useful. Thought the VV selected ones - 'special early' - sounded fun - like Sunnybrook? = Tim

I mean it goes through that stage.

[Moggle]

Ew, dirty brown peppers sound bad  :(
Looks like a special trip to the big garden centre, with massive seed range, is in order. Hurrah!  ;D ;D

[SFE4R]

DONT DO IT !!

So much money no need go to wilkinson as they are cheap.

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My nearest Wilkinsons isn't that big, and I don't remember them having a huge range of seeds, and I'm not sure they'd have one of these specific varieties.
Might drop in to Homebase on the way home tonight, as I know they have a big range of Mr Fothergills at least.
Thanks for the advice though. Wilkinsons are dirt cheap for pots and all sorts of other stuff  :)

[bananagirl]

I pulled some seeds out of a pepper I got in my organic box this week. All I know about it is it's green, but I'm going to put 'em in some dirt and see what happens. Nice to know about Wilkinsons. I'll have to drag myself over there soon.

[philcooper]

I would check with the grower, but chances are that they are F1s and you could have an interesting selection of plants

[Moggle]

Well I bought some Redskin on the weekend. I'll try a couple of them and a couple of Californian Wonder and see what happens.
Thanks everyone for your advice.