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I have had one lemon drop germinate already. 
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I'm going to order some Lemon Drop seeds for next year too!
My Greenhouse chilli plants have seen better days and have suffered a bit from Aphids but all but the Cayenne have survived and fruited very well.
The Bishop's Crown and Facing Heaven have been the most prolific (both overwintered). The Gusto Purple was a bit slow to start but has just had a second wind and produced a load more fruit and flowers. The overwintered Jalapeno and Red Cherry haven't done so well, they just aren't as prolific as the others.
I'll probably still try and overwinter them again as I hope to have a blow away poly tunnel on the plot next year and I'll be dedicating one side (5m) to chilli plants which is nearly double the space I've dedicated to them this year so I'll fill the rest of the space up with new varieties!
The Bishop's Crown has reached the apex of the GH... with some help from some string... otherwise the branches just sag under the weight of the fruit and they take up half the GH floor!
Last edited by vikkib; 15-09-2013, 06:02 AM.Comment
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Just about to make some chilli jam!Comment
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Mmmmmmmmmmmm!Originally posted by Scarlet View Post
What's that chilli plant in the background, Scarlet? Looks lovely!Comment
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those really look good,mine are all green now (OH used all the red ones)so we are hoping for a few days warmth soon,above 10-12deg please.,over 20 plants still to crop but they will possibly end up as good as yours..i never was good at patience,i tell them to colour up, but they are still not listening,especially,given, as i am the boss in my house and my wife said i could say so....Originally posted by Scarlet View Post
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looks like a super chilli F1 to me???????? I want to know too!!!!!Comment
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A friend of mine gave me a golden cherry chilli plant yesterday that I'm going to try and overwinter... it's such a cute little thing!
Sorry for the wobbly pic!
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How late do you leave it before cutting them back for overwintering them?Comment
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Hmm- sorry folks, I don't know!!! Two Sheds sent me a mixed bag of chilli seeds last year. This was one of them. Reasonably hot.Originally posted by chilli_grower View Post
Buffs, this one had a head start on yours, it's an over wintered plant. It didn't do so good last year.
Joe, I didn't cut back my chilli plants over the winter. I just kept them indoors with plenty of window light. To be honest, I nearly composted some of them as the looked like dead twigs, but I persevered and they have all cropped well.Comment
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OK am i doing it wrong?
You all seem to have them in fairly small pots. Am i giving mine too much space?
I have mine in tomato bags from Wilko's 16 - 18" diameter and even taller than that.
Is too much space working against me?Comment
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I did cut mine back last year and I will again this year mainly because I've had problems with aphids and the like and I wonder if removing the leaves meant the majority of them didn't make it indoors to breed like crazy in the warm!Originally posted by JoeDaStudd View Post
I think I did mine in Oct/Nov but can't be sure... I'll check on a previous post when I get a min.
But as Scarlet says I don't think you necessarily have to cut them back.
Most of mine are in the GH border, LG.Originally posted by Lazy Gardener View Post
What problems are you having?
Got any pics?Comment
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Mine were fruiting at that time last year, some carried on over Christmas. Although I did cut some branches back in very early spring on " bits" that didn't look to good!Originally posted by vikkib View Post
I have grown them in the borders but I like to bring them indoors when the weather turns so I've just used pots this year. The smallest pots I use (one in my pic) is a flower bucket.Comment
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I dig mine up from the GH border and and stick them in 8" pots to overwinter them.
I'm not going to be as brutal with the cutting back this year!
Having said that last year was the first time I'd done it so I'm sure there are better methods than mine!Comment
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Ha, trial and error - what works for some doesn't work for others!
I've read that if you prune, you also need to trim the roots which presumably you are doing by digging the plants up.
The temperatures are too cold in my GH in October for chillies and as they are still flowering I don't like to disturb them too much and carrying a pot in is easier !
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most of mine are in flower buckets. The ones in the greenhouse are already starting to look sad, due to the cold nights I guess....
I have a feeling I will be bringing them all inside the house a lot earlier than last year....Comment
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