Chillies - what are you growing/overwintering?

[vixylix]

my new house doesnt have windowsills (who'da thunk it - NOT something I thought to check!!) - I might have to buy 400 more growlights ready for Jan (and Feb, March, maybe April )

[jacks10]

Can't find the original post as lots of chats this morning! But I think scarlett asked what am I attempting to grow. Selection pack from fothergill seeds; hungarian wax which looks popular with you lot, cherry red, jalepnos and frigillittos (probably spelt wrong)

[Mitzi]

This year I ( and a few others on the vine ) experimented with decapitation. I won't be doing that again. Yes I had very healthy bushy plants but not enough time in the season for them to produce pods. None decapitated plants produced a lot more. A lot of people will of had different results. It all depends on your location.

Is decapitation the same thing as pinching out the growing point to make the plant bush out or is it, as it sounds, more drastic than that?

I grew ring of fire, they were little stocky plants

Last time I grow ring of fire, it got about 3ft tall, and quick open growth ( if that makes sense).

Scarlet, could you be thinking of Basket of Fire rather than Ring of Fire? Ring of Fire is one I was considering for next year. It's a cayenne and not particularly compact as far as I can tell. Had to LOL at the name.

I've seen people say that they use "flower buckets" to grow chillies in. Does this mean what florists use, with water in, to display their stock? If so, presumably you have to drill drainage holes in the bottom.

[Small pumpkin]

Is decapitation the same thing as pinching out the growing point to make the plant bush out or is it, as it sounds, more drastic than that?





Scarlet, could you be thinking of Basket of Fire rather than Ring of Fire? Ring of Fire is one I was considering for next year. It's a cayenne and not particularly compact as far as I can tell. Had to LOL at the name.

I've seen people say that they use "flower buckets" to grow chillies in. Does this mean what florists use, with water in, to display their stock? If so, presumably you have to drill drainage holes in the bottom.

Yes decapitation is the same as pinching out the grow tips. It's a bit brutal though, which is why I renamed it ( and because I'm a bit nuts ).
I doubt scarlet's on about basket of fire. Scarlet is a chilli god in these parts of the vine . Chilli's will behave differently in different set ups / conditions.
A lot of the flower buckets we get come from supermarkets. Next time you're in one and someone is stocking up flowers or sorting them out. Go be cheeky and ask if they have any going spare ( it worked for me )

[Tripmeup]

I like filius blue, a nice compact plant that produces an amazing amount of mild chillies

Beautiful plant to look at but chillies are very fiddly when using I find...may giv ethem another go next year...

I dunno...I have loads if you want yo try? I may add. Them to the chilli circle, trip might grow one....it would be Sod's law that it didn't cross at all!

Yes! I will grow one please

You haven't lived, nowt like a pickled pepper or chilli jam

Heaven!!

my new house doesnt have windowsills (who'da thunk it - NOT something I thought to check!!) - I might have to buy 400 more growlights ready for Jan (and Feb, March, maybe April

Sloppy work there Vixy, but good recovery on the lights!!

Yes decapitation is the same as pinching out the grow tips. It's a bit brutal though, which is why I renamed it ( and because I'm a bit nuts

I thought we'd agreed that pinching out was not decapitation but cutting the main stem was??

[Mitzi]

I doubt scarlet's on about basket of fire. Scarlet is a chilli god in these parts of the vine .

Oops! Sorry, Scarlet!

A lot of the flower buckets we get come from supermarkets. Next time you're in one and someone is stocking up flowers or sorting them out. Go be cheeky and ask if they have any going spare ( it worked for me )

I was just in Morrisons and they are selling some labelled "99p for 8" but there are more than 8 in each stack. Approx 10" diameter at the top and about the same in height so probably about 8l or so. I bought some.

[Small pumpkin]

I was just in Morrisons and they are selling some labelled "99p for 8" but there are more than 8 in each stack. Approx 10" diameter at the top and about the same in height so probably about 8l or so. I bought some.

Well done

[Scarlet]

my new house doesnt have windowsills (who'da thunk it - NOT something I thought to check!!) - I might have to buy 400 more growlights ready for Jan (and Feb, March, maybe April )

I use a chair in front of my dining room window in Jan...and In feb I bring the blowaway frame in use that

[Scarlet]

Can't find the original post as lots of chats this morning! But I think scarlett asked what am I attempting to grow. Selection pack from fothergill seeds; hungarian wax which looks popular with you lot, cherry red, jalepnos and frigillittos (probably spelt wrong)

Lovely selection...though don't know what frigillittos is..I'm off to look

If you fancy trying lemon drop and/or a black naga that has possibly crossed with a trinidad scorpion send me a PM.

Can't find and thing similar to frigillittos?

[Scarlet]

Oops! Sorry, Scarlet!

Haha, don't listen to SP, she's nuts! ive just checked my book I grew both of them and indeed one is bigger than the other!

I was just in Morrisons and they are selling some labelled "99p for 8" but there are more than 8 in each stack. Approx 10" diameter at the top and about the same in height so probably about 8l or so. I bought some.

I'm never that lucky! You don't need to drill them. Youcan either heat up a screwdriver or a piece of copper pipe and push it through the bottom. The drills can sometimes split the bucket.

[Small pumpkin]

Haha, don't listen to SP, she's nuts!

Thank you
I'm sure that's been mentioned before

[Philthy]

I thought you already had lights?

Hi Scarlet, no not so far, but been thinking about some sort of rig for awhile, and have decided to take the plunge in time for next season. I think mid January could be a good time to begin, instead of the early Feb sowing that I've been doing up to now, with just the natural light and relatively cool temperature (to avoid spindly growth).
My primary motivation for overwintering has always been due to the rather lacklustre harvest from plants sown, grown, and cropped within their first year in entirely natural conditions, particularly if the summer has been poor (with 2nd year+ specimens the amount of sun hours in the day is less of an issue). Having kept up a constant cycle of biennial plants for the last 7 years has worked out well, having largely perfected that process, but up to 20 months from seed is a long time to wait to sample a decent, full sized pod from a new strain.

With the pinching of flowers, I tend not to do that myself. Quite a few of the initial flourish ultimately drop off by themselves. But when fruiting is underway, I'll take off all undersized or distorted looking fruits, and randomly take off a few others here and there, leaving the rest to develop and ripen in situ. This seems to promote a steady flowering over a period of weeks.

Cheers for the info, Tim. I shall look into it

[jacks10]

Lovely selection...though don't know what frigillittos is..I'm off to look

If you fancy trying lemon drop and/or a black naga that has possibly crossed with a trinidad scorpion send me a PM.

Can't find and thing similar to frigillittos?

I have checked the spelling it's friggittelo apparently a sweet pepper

[Ms-T]

friggittelo looks like a good one.

[Chris11]

I have checked the spelling it's friggittelo apparently a sweet pepper

Friggitello

I've got the same mixed pack from Mr F's.