Sweet pepper - 1st buds

[Pa Snips]

In't this growing lark exciting?



Sorry about the mahoosive photo.

[sarah_rance]

They look fab and I'm very jealous as mine arent big enough to do anything yet!

[growyourowngrub]

you must live in italy or somewhere other than the UK, i dont there has been enough sun to grown 1 leaf yet!

[mudpies]

Lovely- there is hope then!

[flowertot]

Mine are the same, My peppers look particularly spectacular this year - bought the seeds from the real seed company and I'm very impressed!...wish I could say the same about my cucumbers!

[mudpies]

Cucumber disaster zone here- replanted yesterday!

[veggiechicken]

In't this growing lark exciting?

I'm so happy for you Pa. I know you've been hankering after some little ones for a while

[Sarico]

they look lovely... the only excited thing i have are 3 courgette flower but all male... when did you sown them? did you keep them on the windowsill as your lovely chilly plants?

[flowertot]

I'm going to have one more try too and then admit defeat! Had another casualty overnight. Which I thought was a little inconsiderate considering all the molly coddling my cucumbers have received this year! Maybe its still just too cold for cukes....

[Thelma Sanders]

I pinched out the first flowers and tips of my peppers. I didn't do this last year and the plants trying to fruit while they were little stopped them growing much for the whole year, so only had a couple per plant
I read somewhere to pinch them out so the plant gets bushier and then they grow more peppers. That's the theory we'll see if it works

[vegnut]

Nice. Mine are growing well but i have no buds as of yet.

[Pa Snips]

you must live in italy or somewhere other than the UK, i dont there has been enough sun to grown 1 leaf yet!

Nah, I live in the grim north-west where we only ever see clouds and unhappy people

they look lovely... the only excited thing i have are 3 courgette flower but all male... when did you sown them? did you keep them on the windowsill as your lovely chilly plants?

They were sown on (I think) the 19th Feb, and yes, they share the same windowsill as the chillies.

I pinched out the first flowers and tips of my peppers. I didn't do this last year and the plants trying to fruit while they were little stopped them growing much for the whole year, so only had a couple per plant
I read somewhere to pinch them out so the plant gets bushier and then they grow more peppers. That's the theory we'll see if it works

If they don't grow much and don't produce a lot then so be it and I'll try a different approach next time, but this is my first year of growing anything and I just want to watch them do their own thing and learn as I go.

[Feral007]

Nah, I live in the grim north-west where we only ever see clouds and unhappy people



They were sown on (I think) the 19th Feb, and yes, they share the same windowsill as the chillies.



If they don't grow much and don't produce a lot then so be it and I'll try a different approach next time, but this is my first year of growing anything and I just want to watch them do their own thing and learn as I go.

Yes! I've just had a season of 'see what happens' otherwise known as 'just chuck them all in!'
Has been fun. I should prob get a bit more organised next spring, but has been great just having some veg and flowers and enjoying it this time. Ali

[Bren In Pots]

They were sown on (I think) the 19th Feb, and yes, they share the same windowsill as the chillies.


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Congrats I'm feeling a bit jealous mine were sown on the 13th Feb and are still tiny.

[Pa Snips]

Congrats I'm feeling a bit jealous mine were sown on the 13th Feb and are still tiny.

Thanks Bren, what size is 'tiny' where Peppers are concerned? The photo could be misleading but that plant is only 10 inches tall.