THE 2017 CHILLI THREAD

Great @shiney, I'm off to pick some and will try your method. The excess I froze last year and they were not as nice as fresh but still very good. I found out about the whitefly last winter after the 3 plants I had indoors got attacked. Only 1 of the 3 plants seemed pretty healthy by the spring so I binned 2 and kept 1 and that's the one which is smothered with ripe chillies now. What I'll attempt to do is try and keep that plant going another year and hopefully overwinter 3 of your young plants. I have a huge south facing bathroom with a massive window (yes the bathroom is upstairs so no peeping toms!). The windowcill is very deep so it's an ideal spot for overwintering. It should accommodate 4 Chilli plants without too much bother plus a few other bit and pieces i try to keep going.
By the way how the hell do whitefly know when you all of a sudden bring plants into a bathroom?. Never seen any before and then within a few days it seemed my plants had attracted a flaming army if the b..gers.

 

My little plant from Shineyland 2017 have survived the crazy summer weather we've had

 

Yup the plants I had last winter were turned upside down and dunked in the bath a few times. Not sure if they liked the Radox that was in the bath water but they survived. Hey come to think of it after a couple of dozes of Radox bath water the white fly disappeared maybe I have found the answer to the blighters.....there again maybe not!
@"M" Thanks for posting the picture of the shiney chilli. I was a little worried as to why some of mine had a purple hue about them but see yours do too. Mine are about a couple of weeks behind yours colour wise but definitely getting there now

 

Yes, they go from a pale green/yellow colour to mottled purple, then an orangey colour and then, as the summer gets hotter and I take more clothes off, it moves from blushing to downright deep red with shame at my behaviour

Mitts off greedy guts ... they are ear marked for a home made chilli con carne later this week

 

Very exciting times here!



One of them has nearly turned completely red and another is on the way to it! (the red bit outside at the bottom is a geranium and is always red!!)

They're also not as hard-feeling as before and have gone some kinds of scuffy marks on the top! I may well try and use one in the next couple of days and see how they are. Can't quite believe I have grown these from a tiny seed to a happy plant about to provide me chillies!

 

Bravo Toppers!! Healthy looking plant you have there too.

 

Shiney how and who do you sell your plants too would love to buy one but I am no where near you  Are you coming to harrogate? :-)

 

Ahhh That's useful to know Thank-you very much @shiney