Chillies - what are you growing/overwintering?

[Scoot]

It won't harm it anyways and the extra heat will help...have you been doing the paint brush trick or giving the plant a gentle shake regularly?
Looks quite healthy to me, so I would imagine it will fruit soon and in multiples...

I was using a cotton bud stick thingy at first and then started to just shake the plant every day a couple of times.

I'll try it in the blow away now.

[Ms-T]

Fire Cracker doing well



and a tiny X on its way ,I hope.



and lots of flowers

[SusieG]

My Pretty Purple - fruits still small but getting bigger ......

And

Twilight, also doing well ......

[Scoot]

Anyone know if premier seeds direct are any good for chilli seeds?

HOT ITALIAN CHILLI PEPPER - SATANS KISS - 100 SEEDS | eBay

[Scarlet]

Ive never bought from them...but I don't like to chance it sometimes they come from China. I would try a decent chilli seed supplier. Why don't you bag some unopened buds on your chillies and join our chilli seed swap go on.....

[Scoot]

Ive never bought from them...but I don't like to chance it sometimes they come from China. I would try a decent chilli seed supplier. Why don't you bag some unopened buds on your chillies and join our chilli seed swap go on.....

I would do if my chilli flowers on the one plant i have would stop falling off. How exacly does the chilli seed circle work. I've had a read about it but find it a little confusing. Do i send some seeds in and once ive done that can ask for other chilli seeds?

[veggiechicken]

I don't eat chillies but somehow I have 10 plants and 2 sweet peppers



Some came with those £1.99 plant offers and 3 unnamed ones were freebies from H0mebase.

This one "Loco" was so pretty I bought it for a £1!! Last of the big suspenders, me

[SusieG]

I don't eat chillies but somehow I have 10 plants and 2 sweet peppers

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Some came with those £1.99 plant offers and 3 unnamed ones were freebies from H0mebase.

This one "Loco" was so pretty I bought it for a £1!! Last of the big senders, me

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Wotcha going to do with all those chillis VC...??

[Scarlet]

It's early days yet for some of the chillies toset fruit...we didn't have a great Spring! Get the cotton wool bud ot, move it around or out into your GH to get some pollination going.

1. As for the seed circle"...save 1 variety of chilli seed.

(Make sure you bag your flowers or just keep one variety inthe GH/ bedroom windowsill. Try hard not to get any crosses...I'm growing a Facing heaven at the moment unfortunately whoever saved them didn't make sure the seed was pure. It's really disappointing to grow something for 6 months to find out its a rogue! )
2. Save enough seed to bag up 12 bags x 6 seeds. ( Total seed required approx 72)
3. Send the 12 bags to me with a SAE for the return seeds.

The number depend on how many grapes are still in the circle by October/November. If there's 12 grapes, you need 72seeds, if there are 15grapes you will need 90 seeds.
In return you wil recieve a pack of seeds from each grape in the chilli circle.... I'm hoping at least 12 of us can manage to save at least one variety. That's 12 chilli varietes!

[Scarlet]

Wotcha going to do with all those chillis VC...??

Save seed?

They are fab VC!

[veggiechicken]

Loco is an F1. The others are Apache F1 and a Red Habanero and 3 unknowns.
I don't think there's anything savable there.
Susie, I have no idea what 'm going to do with the chillies - they scare me - and they're all fruiting

[vixylix]

VC make chilli jam! Its delicious and doesnt have to be very spicy

[Scoot]

It's early days yet for some of the chillies toset fruit...we didn't have a great Spring! Get the cotton wool bud ot, move it around or out into your GH to get some pollination going.

1. As for the seed circle"...save 1 variety of chilli seed.

(Make sure you bag your flowers or just keep one variety inthe GH/ bedroom windowsill. Try hard not to get any crosses...I'm growing a Facing heaven at the moment unfortunately whoever saved them didn't make sure the seed was pure. It's really disappointing to grow something for 6 months to find out its a rogue! )
2. Save enough seed to bag up 12 bags x 6 seeds. ( Total seed required approx 72)
3. Send the 12 bags to me with a SAE for the return seeds.

The number depend on how many grapes are still in the circle by October/November. If there's 12 grapes, you need 72seeds, if there are 15grapes you will need 90 seeds.
In return you wil recieve a pack of seeds from each grape in the chilli circle.... I'm hoping at least 12 of us can manage to save at least one variety. That's 12 chilli varietes!

I see. Well if my numex twilight ever decides to stop just dropping all it's flowers, I'll bag a few flowers have try and save the seeds. I'm not promising anything mind due to me not getting past the flower stage yet.

[Tripmeup]

Ive never bought from them...but I don't like to chance it sometimes they come from China. I would try a decent chilli seed supplier. Why don't you bag some unopened buds on your chillies and join our chilli seed swap go on.....

Temptress

[Ladyslip]

Anyone know if premier seeds direct are any good for chilli seeds?l]

I have used them for veggie seeds no issues but never chilli seeds......I have used a 'reputable'. U.K. Chilli person and been bitterly disappointed.......Premier seeds seem to be very well accepted as being a decent quality no frills supplier......
I don't have spare seeds for satans kiss but I am growing one plant......it was a very late starter and is only small but is starting to show flowers developing......ill try and either isolate for seeds or send a pod or two if it does produce if that helps :-)