First Chillies

[Georgie]

Seed sown 15/2 and this year I've remembered to mist the leaves every evening.  Seems to be keeping the red spider mite at bay so far....

G xx

[Georgie]

[Multiveg]

Oooooooooooooooooooo  ;D

[Doris_Pinks]

I second that!

[clairenpaul]

Wow!! Looking good Georgie - pleased I haven't worked out how to post a photo yet cos ours are tiny weeny little plants only about 3" tall so far.

[tim]

What a plant! Only just putting mine out.

[northener]

Nice.What sort is it? As well as the misting how much water do you give it.

[Multiveg]

My chilli plant is hairy, but my sweet pepper is smooth - a bit like the one you have Georgie, though not as big.

[Georgie]

Thanks for your kind words, everyone.  I have no idea what type it is.  I kept some seed from a bought chilli years ago and potted it up the following February.  Every year since I've kept a few seeds and done the same.  I get about 20-30 chillies off each plant and when fully ripe they turn a glorious deep orange.  I always grow them on the kitchen windowsill, which is warm and sunny, finally potting them on into 5" pots.

It's hard to say how much water I give them, Northerner.  I never let them dry out and from now on they'll probably need watering every day.

G xx

[beesknees]

my first attempt at growing chillies from seed this year.   good to know about misting.  do you pinch out the top of the plants?

[Georgie]

Hi beesknees.  I never pinch out my chillies because I find they branch naturally when they are about 6" tall.  Not sure if that goes for all varieties, mind. 

Good luck with yours and remember, if you get a surplus crop they freeze really well, just bung 'em straight into the freezer in a plastic bag.   ;D

G xx

[Robert_Brenchley]

Alternatively you can mince them up, then put them in a jar, cover with vinegar, and keep it in the fridge. Then you just take a little whenever you want it.

[beesknees]

many thanks for the info, especially re storing.  they germinated really well and i've got loadsa plants so i may end up with more than i can cope with. :)