Can anyone tell me if its possible to grow chilli peppers successfully on my allotment, I have several varieties growing but not much greenhouse room and I wondered if I would be wasting my time planting them out. I thought I could treat them like bush tomatoes, any thoughts?
Thanks Robsveg.
I grow chillis and sweet peppers on my plot. Bumper crops last year. I just treat them like tomatoes.
They will be ok until frost, then dig them up, trim the roots put into a pot, overwinter, then in the spring they'll start sprouting again........
Good in 2006..
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Disappointing in 2007..
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I haven't tried to grow them on our plot, but have had success growing chillies in raised beds/pots on the patio at home. If we get a hot summer they do well outside....
Looks like they're definately worth a try on the plot then,
thanks will let you know how I get on. ;D
the only thing to take into account is when growing chillies or peppers they have a tendancy to pollinate other plants too easy so if your growing to harvest seeds aswell or cant do both as they can cross pollinate so you will also have to ask fellow plot holders if there growing the same varities year in will have problems with naxt year seeds
Well, Aubergines yes, but I never knew you could get away Chillies outdoors!
Quote from: tim on July 08, 2008, 18:05:32
Well, Aubergines yes, but I never knew you could get away Chillies outdoors!
Only way I ever grow them. Tough buggers really.
I also grow physallis outdoors, even had one plant that survived all winter to resprout in Spring.
You do well then... can't get Aubergines going outside at all!
:-[
The scotch bonnet shaped ones don't do so well outdoors, but cayenne style ones and bigger jalapeno or georgia flame do well.
I am growing alot in pots - most from seeds from the swop shop. These are all for my chilli mad son. What I have realised, a bit late, is that I should have pinched them out more. At our show last year there is a gardener who grows things commercially and he had lots of the Rainbow ones. They all sold out in a very short time. Mine are just now showing the peppers and won't be reading for the competition. He will have heat in his GH I expect. I haven't tried any outside, especially with this awful weather.
Flower has fallen off mine ??? Should they be pollinated with a paint brush or something?
Dad - only the Thai & Farmers' Long type so far.
Quote from: saddad on July 12, 2008, 09:33:37
You do well then... can't get Aubergines going outside at all!
:-[
I start my aubs in the GH, then cold frame, then they go outside in their final pots in the garden at the end of June/start of July. Have only grown the small varieties (like Calliope ) so far and also the pots are on a stone patio so presumably some heat retention overnight.
Barnowl. I've 3 plants going strong from seeds you gave me. One has beautiful purple flowers and the peppers are like aubergine colour any idea what sort it is.
I'm afraid I've a memory like a sieve so can't remember what I sent! Of the varieties I've been growing for some years, several chillies have purple flowers and purple fruit. If the leaves aren't blackish, then it could be a Hungarian Black - the fruit goes purple then black and stays that way for some time); Orozco have dark purple leaves from above but the fruit are more dark than purple (before they turn red).
Bolivian Rainbow also fit the bill but start white then purple then orange then red
I bought the seeds of a bit over 30 new varieties this year and many have yet to flower and actually I didn't manage to sow every new type, so it also could easily be one of those.
If you post a photo that includes the fruit I should be able to id them :)
I was gonna say Black Hungarian, Variegata also has purple flowers, but the leaves are variegated.
You'll find out when they fruit.
Variegata fruits are similar to black hungarian, but don't grow much longer than 3/4 inch.
Looks like they're Hungarian then the fruits are a good 50mm long. Barnowl- you sent me a mixed packet of seeds about this time last year. I will send a photo i'm going to treat the site with £10 what do you do? send Dan a cheque.
Are the pods slim or chunky?
Chunky Rosie.
Quote from: northener on July 15, 2008, 23:10:15
Looks like they're Hungarian then the fruits are a good 50mm long. Barnowl- you sent me a mixed packet of seeds about this time last year. I will send a photo i'm going to treat the site with £10 what do you do? send Dan a cheque.
Glad they're doing ok. Look forward to seeing the photos