How are your Chillies doing?

Started by Georgie, May 26, 2008, 15:39:59

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katynewbie

#20
June 03, 2008, 20:05:08
 ;D

Just caught up with this, great plants Georgie! Mine looks just like that but the flowers keep dropping off. One chilli already making a break for adulthood, but doubtful about any more due to flower drop. Is it lack of pollination because it's indoors?

???

katynewbie

#20
June 03, 2008, 20:05:08

debster

#21
June 03, 2008, 20:15:00
i have loads of chiliies on one plant average 1 to 2 inches long, one plant has a chilli about 5 inches long and another about 6 inches long, they are outside in an open plastic greenhouse just fed them and watered them i will take piccies later  ;D

Georgie

#22
June 03, 2008, 20:23:10
Quote from: katynewbie on June 03, 2008, 20:05:08
;D

Just caught up with this, great plants Georgie! Mine looks just like that but the flowers keep dropping off. One chilli already making a break for adulthood, but doubtful about any more due to flower drop. Is it lack of pollination because it's indoors?

???

I certainly lose some flowers in the early stages too which I put down to lack of pollination.  I tap the stems gently each day and spray with tepid water too and after a while they seem to settle down.

G x
'The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.'

Biscombe

#23
June 09, 2008, 23:11:06
Mine are getting there, about 25% are fruiting, I'm urging them to change colour! I would say pretty purple and newmex twighlight are by far the prettiest so far!

dtw

#24
June 09, 2008, 23:20:45
I just started planting mine on the lottie today.

None are flowering yet, even though some were sown in february.

jennym

#25
June 10, 2008, 00:00:34
Have had a great success with chillies this year, all through laziness really - or putting off things!
First time ever I sowed Inferno F1 on 17th Jan, indoors on a windowsill. 8 plants grew well out of 10 sown. When about 2" tall they were pricked out into 11cm pots, and I did intend to put them outside when it was warm enough,  but didn't get around to it  ;D
They're now about 2 ft tall and although not absolutely loaded with fruit, they currently each have about 4 to 6 fruits on that measure 4 or 5" long. Trouble is, they look so good I'm a bit scared to put them out, as they've been in this draught-free environment inside the house for so long. But thoroughly recommend the variety.

Rhubarb Thrasher

#26
June 10, 2008, 07:11:44
yesterday I had one bright red mature fruit on one of my chilli bushes. Something's eaten it in the night

moonbells

#27
June 10, 2008, 10:15:47
Something or someone?

My furthest-forward plant is a Cherry Bomb and the first couple of chillies are almost an inch across -  full-size though still green. Husband is eyeing them up...
moonbells
Diary of my Chilterns lottie (NEW LOCATION!): http://www.moonbells.com/allotment/allotment.html

Georgie

#28
June 13, 2008, 21:00:34
Here's a picture up date on some of mine.  G x



Chilli Trifetti - now with tricolour foliage and lots of tiny fruits



Chilli Thai Hot - the baby of the bunch



Chilli yellow detail  - variety unknown
'The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.'

Biscombe

#29
June 14, 2008, 07:31:46
They look great G!
I've been given some cultivated land by my neighbor, so I have somewhere to plant out the rest of my chillies, the 90 or so in pots are looking good! Seeds saving going well, the tulle works a treat! I must take some pics!

grawrc

#30
June 14, 2008, 07:48:33
What size pots do you use Georgie?

Georgie

#31
June 14, 2008, 09:47:31
Quote from: grawrc on June 14, 2008, 07:48:33
What size pots do you use Georgie?

It depends, Anne.  'The baby' is in a 5" pot, Trifetti and Yellow are in 8" pots and Sicily (not pictured), a taller variety, are in 10" pots. 

Look forward to your pictures, Biscombe.  Ninety in pots?   :o

G x
'The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.'

Biscombe

#32
June 14, 2008, 11:22:02
Had to start another row of pots! will take some pics later on today! stuck writing end of term reports at the moment! a real drag! I'm itching t get out into the garden!

caroline7758

#33
June 14, 2008, 11:24:04
Got a few fruits on Apache and Cayenne (I think, they are down at the lottie greenhouse). They look a bit wrinkly- is this normal to start with?

lee79

#34
June 16, 2008, 17:32:06
While we're on the subject of chillies, can anyone recommend a site that helps with the identification of them?

Thanks

Lee

Biscombe

#35
June 17, 2008, 20:02:52

Biscombe

#36
June 17, 2008, 20:07:08
Here's my chillies

Don't look at the weeding I have to do!  ;)

Potted up, can't see the end of the line!


Waiting to join the line!


Kashmiri


Royal Black


Hungarian Hot Wax



Biscombe

#37
June 17, 2008, 20:13:26


Panted these 60 youngsters over the weekend on a plot my fab neighbour let me use

Georgie

#38
June 17, 2008, 20:23:24
Eek, that last pic is making me feel nauseous, any chance of turning it round?    ???   ;)

G x
'The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts.'

Biscombe

#39
June 17, 2008, 20:30:40
oh dear, thought i had   ??? will try again x
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