chillie question

[wiltshire lass]

my chillies have been grown inside the house .they are at a stage where they have been transplanted into 3 inch pots they are all roughly about 2-3 cm high .

my question is this.

would it be ok now to put them in a un heated green house in the garden?

[wiltshire lass]

[valentinelow]

Mine are at about the same stage, and rather than let them grow too leggy - which is what I fear would happen if they stayed in the less-than-perfect light conditions inside the house - I have put them into our small plastic greenhouse outside. The greenhouse is next to an outside wall, in a very sheltered spot, so I suppose it is getting as much protection from frost as I could hope for. So far the chillies are holding up OK, but what the long term outlook is I have no idea. If it gets really cold I might try draping some bubblewrap over it for the night: I have not tried that before, but some people recommend it.

[Deb P]

I have also risked some of mine, covered with a bit of fleece at night. Just run out of room.... ::)

[Garjan]

Three weeks ago I put two trays of chillies in an unheated mini greenhouse on the top shelf. The GH is in a sheltered spot.
The chillies are still OK. The melon and artichoke seedlings also.

I noticed that it gets really warm inside when the sun takes a peek between showers and clouds. My guess is that it is not very cold in the evening because the cover traps the warmth inside.
Only once, when frost was predicted (-5 C), I covered the whole greenhouse with a blanket.

Yesterday I put in some pumpkin and squash seedlings. There just is not enough room on my window sill.

[cambourne7]

Only going to start my chillies this weekend in Jiffys on the windowstill in the kitchen i feel a little behind now ;(

[manicscousers]

all of our chillies, peppers, toms ,cucumbers and melons are in the cold poly, but they're standing in polystyrene trays and covered with flece at night..the ones that are too big, in 5" plant pots are stood on the soil with a cut off 2litre bottle over the plant..more to stop slugs but help keep them toasty  ;D

[Deb P]

Took a couple of photos of my setup this afternoon in the warm sunshine......note the temperatures! I've done this for the last few years and not lost any plants, but I'm amazed they put up with such diverse temperatures......

[Robert_Brenchley]

How well do they grow? I've had problems when I haven't kept them at a fairly high temperature indoors.

[saddad]

I've been into town to buy one of those green jobbies Deb... as the poly is out of action!
:-[

[wiltshire lass]

thanks guys i will risk it then.
i have them in the study and they are becoming leggy.
i do have one of those green houses.what you can move .i also have a solid green house in the garden though which is what i was going to put them in.

[Barnowl]

Unles your greenhouse is frost free, I think it would be best to wait until after this weekend  - there are some very low temperatures being forecast for Saturday/Sunday.

[dtw]

I've had my chillies in the greenhouse for a several days, I've had similar temperatures, 5C at night, 25C in the day.
They are under mini propagators to stop them drying out.

[Tee Gee]

These are mine today.........sown 30 days ago (4th March)

[Biscombe]

Looking good TeeGee, what varieties have sprouted?

[Deb P]

How well do they grow? I've had problems when I haven't kept them at a fairly high temperature indoors.

They seem to do quite nicely, I usually have them in their final pots by mid May. This is what they looked like in May 2007, grown on in my little lottie greenhouse, started off at the same time last year.....

[Tee Gee]

Looking good TeeGee, what varieties have sprouted?

Habanero, Fresno, Jalapeno, Red Cherry &  Bulgarian Carrot,

[wiltshire lass]

thats what mine look like tee gee :)

[Barnowl]

Mine`too - in my dreams :)

[Robert_Brenchley]

Aubs on the left, chillies on the right.

PS I made a small-size copy of this, and I'm not impressed with the site for only showing a thumbnail!