Growing Chillies

[Hamann Pineapple]

You just can't cut costs when growing chillies. I would recommend getting two very spacious propogators from a reputable garden centre, good chillies need room to breathe. Plant around six seeds in each "prop" about four inches apart and then move to Mexico.

 

[Dave Fabulous]

Afternoon,

My missus grew some this year and they ripened ok and grew quite big but when i took some to cook with, there wasn't a single seed in any of them. They were the gayest chillies ever.

What did she do wrong?

 

[paphos-mcfc]

Afternoon,

My missus grew some this year and they ripened ok and grew quite big but when i took some to cook with, there wasn't a single seed in any of them. They were the gayest chillies ever.

What did she do wrong?

When capsaicin doesn't develop in the chilli it could be down to sunlight and nutrients, but JOTS would be able to back me up. Might also have been the variety, did you plant them as seeds or buy the plant?

 

[Dave Fabulous]

Afternoon,

My missus grew some this year and they ripened ok and grew quite big but when i took some to cook with, there wasn't a single seed in any of them. They were the gayest chillies ever.

What did she do wrong?

When capsaicin doesn't develop in the chilli it could be down to sunlight and nutrients, but JOTS would be able to back me up. Might also have been the variety, did you plant them as seeds or buy the plant?

Planted as seeds mate (one of those "quirky" gift sites, i think?)

I don't know what kind though

 

[paphos-mcfc]

Afternoon,

My missus grew some this year and they ripened ok and grew quite big but when i took some to cook with, there wasn't a single seed in any of them. They were the gayest chillies ever.

What did she do wrong?

When capsaicin doesn't develop in the chilli it could be down to sunlight and nutrients, but JOTS would be able to back me up. Might also have been the variety, did you plant them as seeds or buy the plant?

Planted as seeds mate (one of those "quirky" gift sites, i think?)

I don't know what kind though

It could have been the variety mate.

 

[ob]

One of mine in work has loads of flowers but no chillies :-(

flowers just dropping off

 

[paphos-mcfc]

One of mine in work has loads of flowers but no chillies :-(

flowers just dropping off

If they're indoors he'll have to do the job of a bee by pollinating them himself. Rub the pollen gently around inside the flower with your finger or a small paint brush. Job done. (some will still drop though.)

 

[ob]

One of mine in work has loads of flowers but no chillies :-(

flowers just dropping off

If they're indoors he'll have to do the job of a bee by pollinating them himself. Rub the pollen gently around inside the flower with your finger or a small paint brush. Job done. (some will still drop though.)

yea mate indoor will give that a go, someone told me to shake it gently and rub leaves together, will give your idea a go, cheers

 

[paphos-mcfc]

All re-potted (except a couple) growing well and pretty much pest free except for a few sciarid flies and a caterpillar that was give the death sentence.

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[paphos-mcfc]

One of mine in work has loads of flowers but no chillies :-(

flowers just dropping off

If they're indoors he'll have to do the job of a bee by pollinating them himself. Rub the pollen gently around inside the flower with your finger or a small paint brush. Job done. (some will still drop though.)

yea mate indoor will give that a go, someone told me to shake it gently and rub leaves together, will give your idea a go, cheers

What about your chillies?