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Title: Planting out chillis?
Post by: veggiewomble on May 25, 2007, 10:42:53
Wondering whether it is warm enough (in SE England anyway) to start planting out the chilli plants?

Mine are growing slowly (after all the effort it took for them to germinate!  :o) and some of the plants are 2 inches tall with quite a lot of leaves. At last!!! They're still in a cold frame although I keep the top open some nights now, it has been so warm!

I wonder if its time to put them out to fend for themselves.... and use the coldframe for other seedlings that I am going to start.

vegwomble
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: emmy1978 on May 25, 2007, 10:45:19
I was wondering this too. I thought they were a bit of a greenhouse plants and thought mine could live on the kitchen windowsill along with the peppers. But I'm in the south too and it has been so warm. I just worry that although it's warm, it's not quite warm enough for them to fruit enough.
I'd be interested in the expert opinion....
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: Stevens706 on May 25, 2007, 11:47:47
Last year I planted out my chilli plants on my patio here in Preston 2nd week in June after our holiday. They did really well and I still have a few dried chillis to use.
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: Eristic on May 25, 2007, 11:53:40
Most folks on my site have had their chillies in for a couple of weeks now and they appear to be growing well. Unfortunately mine have to stay in pots until the onion harvest.

I think that it should be perfectly safe to plant out anywhere in the south, and possibly in the midlands too.
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: markfield rover on May 25, 2007, 12:06:03
I have chilli and aubs to go out but have noticed on 'metcheck' a real dip in night temps on Monday
WM anyway,after that looks okay,I am a scaredy cat held back toms too.
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: Eristic on May 25, 2007, 12:42:36
Quotebut have noticed on 'metcheck' a real dip in night temps on Monday

Just ignore it. Metcheck and other similar sites have a long history of deliberately giving false information. The only accurate weather forecast you will get is the one you pay through the nose for.

Look at the forecast tonight and you will find a long and accurate description of what the weather was like today and why, followed by a good guide to the nights likely figures and a hazy and misleading guide to the following day with a mixture of sun and cloud symbols and patchy rain randomly drifting in and out. Finally a quick overview of the following 3-4 days with a few symbols that are no more accurate than a schoolkid could produce.
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: Barnowl on May 25, 2007, 12:54:08
I didn't put mine out to the allotment until the beginning of July last year.  Have one destined to go up this weeked.  Others will follow in a week or two.  Have had the greenhouse door and windows open overnight for the last three weeks, apart from two nights that felt a bit cold, so they're getting a bit of a hardening off already.
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: jennym on May 26, 2007, 00:25:54
Won't be putting my chillies outside at night for a couple of weeks yet. The site used here is a bit exposed and in a frost pocket. So, if we do get some cold, windy weather (and I think the BBC are saying this too) I don't want to risk them - if they are lost, there won't be a lot of chance to catch up.
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: tim on May 26, 2007, 09:15:04
Mine are really struggling in the greenhouse.
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: RobinOfTheHood on May 26, 2007, 09:16:10
Quote from: tim on May 26, 2007, 09:15:04
Mine are really struggling in the greenhouse.

You're not alone.   ::)
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: saddad on May 26, 2007, 09:44:45
Metcheck have been promising a frost next week for the last month, but none have arrived yet..
It's the one that slips through that does the damage... cold winds and temps below 5c will still cause havoc.
:'(
Just had a look and -1 for 6 hours tomorrow. Yesterday the prediction for our site open day 3rd June was a washout, now looks like a reasonable day...
???
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: markfield rover on May 26, 2007, 11:35:33
think i will still wait a week ,the vest might come off then too.
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: Sparkly on May 26, 2007, 12:09:52
I was planning to put mine out under a cloche sometime this week since I do have back-up plants already flowering in pots in the kitchen. Tomatoes have been out for a few weeks but the wind got them, although they seem to be recovering now. My chillies are quite established as I planned them early and the hot weather seemed to make them grow well a few weeks ago. I just want to tidy up now - I have them on a mini-greenhouse frame (with no cover) infront of the bay window in the lounge!
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: telboy on May 26, 2007, 20:19:51
Chillies are slow growing. I keep mine in the greenhouse as they enjoy hot temps.. I won't plant them in the borders until mid June. It's a long season!
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: dtw on May 26, 2007, 22:27:43
I've had a few spare plants out in pots as I have run out of room in my greenhouse,
they seem to be doing ok. My tomatoes have been outside too, no problems yet.

I have a 2 year old bolivian rainbow chilli plant outdoors which is flowering.
I am in the SE.

My greenhouse has been up to 40 degrees C recently and the chillies I planted
early are about 6 inches tall.
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: tim on May 27, 2007, 05:56:33
Well done you but, contrarywise, it's been down to 45F each night which nothing likes very much!
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: MrsKP on May 27, 2007, 06:41:40
All my chillies are still in No. 2 g/h (slowly but surely).  With our weather up here, I didn't envisage planting them out at all.

However, I have two from last year that just got left outside when I was having a clean up one day and they're not dead yet !

I'm going to repot them and see what happens just as an experiment.  May even take them up to the lottie to impress ( :-\) the oldies.

;D
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: gordonsveg on May 27, 2007, 09:31:13
 ;D 8)  Last year i planted chillies in the garden & greenhouse, the GH ones did best and we still had chillies on the plant in dec. a bit shrivled but usuable.
I did plant out some pepper plants (the long pointy ones) that did very well and ripened on the plant, but maybe that was due to the hot summer we had in devon last year.
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: okra on May 27, 2007, 10:00:11
Got mine in the greenhouse and am hoping to plant them out next week but with the torrential rain the lottie might be a mud bath for a while
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: Jeannine on May 27, 2007, 14:15:03
Mine are in the greenhouse, they are OK  and are growing slowly but I would not dare out them out, it has taken too long to get to this point, I aint risking it XX Jeannine
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: Fork on May 27, 2007, 15:26:35


Ive got some "Hungarian Hot wax" this time.I saw some growing in the vegetable garden at Chatsworth last year.The book says they will produce a bigger and better crop indoors,so thats where I intend to keep them.
Title: Re: Planting out chillis?
Post by: real food on May 27, 2007, 17:12:03
It is far too Chilly for planting out Chillies yet, especially this weekend! Snow expected on the hills, and close to freezing elsewhere.