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    Trinidad perfume with yellow leaves

    I just picked up a 6 inch tall Trinidad Perfume chilli plant from my local Dobbies for 43p (was £5.40 believe it or not, for one plant!). It has golden coloured leaves, and I'm wondering if it's supposed to be this colour, or might it have a deficiency of some kind?

    I also got a physalis for the same price, called a James Wong Inca Berry on the label so they could charge a high price, never grown that before either. A bit of fun to see if I get any fruit.
    Last edited by Babru; 04-07-2019, 04:51 PM.
    Mostly flowers, some fruit and veg, at the seaside in Edinburgh.
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    Ooooh, I'm growing Trinidad Perfume, must be the first time I've been able to reply to a chili question.
    Mine were yellower than the other 2 I'm growing but its not so obvious now that they're bigger.

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    • #3
      James Wong renamed a few things....Inca berries are cape gooseberries to you and me. They fruit really well if under cover or we have a good summer. They will over winter in a GH too.

      You could give your chilli a little diluted tomato feed if it's really yellow.
      Last edited by Scarlet; 04-07-2019, 08:34 PM.

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      • #4
        Thanks VC and Scarlet. My plant is quite a bit smaller, maybe it'll darken, but I'll give it a feed alongside the tomatoes.

        The summer we're getting so far, the cape gooseberry will do well to produce anything, but fingers crossed.
        Mostly flowers, some fruit and veg, at the seaside in Edinburgh.

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        • #5
          My Cape gooseberries tend to crop in winter more than summertime. Its nice to have fresh fruit in January - even if it is only one or two!

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            VC, does your cape gooseberry survive in a cold greenhouse then? My greenhouse drops below zero in winter, I assumed that would be too cold. A few winter fruit sounds enticing
            Mostly flowers, some fruit and veg, at the seaside in Edinburgh.

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            • #7
              Do love the bargain bin. Am always picking up half dead plants and trying to save them.

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              • #8
                Yes, cold GH. Its a perennial and will keep going for several years, getting taller and floppier! Needs support/tying together. My first one reached the ridge of the GH. It resprouts from old wood and selfseeds if you let a fruit fall.

                Thread about them at https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...lis_92888.html

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