I think my chillies are flowering!

[nerobot]

As far as I can tell they have started to flower already! They are indoors (on a windowsill) and only about 1-2 feet tall. This is the first time I've grown them indoors, so I'm not sure if this is normal, but I've grown tomatoes outside before so I think I know what the "pre-flower" buds look like.

Is it usual for this to happen indoors so early?

Steven

[Flummery]

Dunno but mine have buds on too - they are in the cold greenhouse now.

[smallblueplanet]

Some of mine too, hot ones and sweet peppers.

[Dazzler]

I have a sweet pepper thats around 2 inch long and loads of flowers

I have 1 hot pepper plant thats still quite small and 2 that i only sowed a few weeks ago

[deezyb]

i'm majorly jealous...all my seeds took ages to germinate...and are now outside in unheated greenhouse....no where near flowering I'm sure....should I bring them back inside?

[gemlady]

"Only about 1-2 feet!" if only mine were They are only about 2" high I planted them indoors in February and have only just put them in the greenhouse. What am I doing wrong?

[nerobot]

It seems I've been quite lucky! Going to stop "complaining" now

[smallblueplanet]

...if only mine were They are only about 2" high I planted them indoors in February ...

February?! When did they germinate? Ours went in in Feb and they're now in the unheated g/h most about 9"-12" high, some with flower buds.

[Alison]

It does depend on the variety, I have some that are about a foot tall and some only a couple of inches, all sown back in Jan / Feb, some are just smaller plants. For example my japapenos have majorly overtaken the Purple Tiger, despite being sown about 6 weeks later.

[deezyb]

i'm feeling quite fed up after reading this thread! mine are just so wee! planted them in march, was that too late? really wanted a load of chillies this year to preserve/dry etc!

[smallblueplanet]

what varieties deezby? they do grow at different rates as Alison says.

[deezyb]

SBP - have Anaheim, Apache and Jalapeno - I noticed they were all slow to germinate but figured once they got going things would be a bit more productive! I'll be patient though...what are your thoughts on these Chillis?

[smallblueplanet]

We've got a couple of apache's and a jalapeno and a purple jalapeno. The Apache was germinated later than the jalapenos but is still a 'shrubby' little (4"-5") plant. The purple jalapeno is about 14" with the first flower buds showing, the other jalapeno is about 9". They were started in 2x2cm modules in a heated prop, then potted on into 10cm pots and have been kept inside in the dining room at temps of about 18/19C on a south-west facing window. They were potted on to 5"-6" pots and have been in the unheated g/h for about 2 weeks.

We've grown anaheim before, didn't get much from them. I like jalapenos, not too hot, and tasty. Never tried the Apache's before so....

[allotmentlady]

flowering?????? wow wee, goodeoh........mine are rubbish lol......

[helly]

wot are you feeding them with?, mine have just got buds on