Chilli plants pictures progression so far

looking good shiney, has the seed packet arrived with you?
whats in your soil mix if you dont mind me asking?

 

Fascinating!

We've grown chillies for the 2nd year running, but are total beginners. Last year we bought a flowering and fruiting plant at a street market in mid May, and grew it on to give us about 15-20 good mid-heat and well-flavoured chillies. We tried to overwinter it, but having read this thread, didn't do it right.

Encouraged by our success, this year we bought a small but vigorous plant from a local garden centre (no variety name) and have had about 20 or so red chillies so far (about 3-5" long), with a 2nd flush of flowers and newly set fruit happening now (milder than last year, but a good flavour - works brilliantly in pasta with half the seeds removed!). The poor plant suffered from neglect in July and August, as we went through the moving panic, and I'd like to keep it going through the winter if poss. Having read the temperature, my risotto was neglected as I ran to bring it inside - it's 14c outside now! Plant about 1 metre tall, with tired old leaves, and some re-growth with flowers and forming fruit. Should I just leave be, and prune back in January? We could keep it downstairs with patio windows on 2 sides, or move it upstairs to sit under a dormer window....

 

James have you grown Numex Heritage Big Jims , or Numex Heritage 6-4 ? I was thinking of trying these next year. Like a few on here I don't like super hot chillis - Jalapeno strength is fine for me ! But we do like the big varieties . I grew Hungarian hot wax this year 4" long and lovely grilled on the BBQ until they are just lightly charring

 

Hi Harry, no i tend to steer clear of numex breeds, no particular reason for it just took a dislike to them when more than one had poor germ rates especially as the gene mix receeds from original strain produced. This is of course a personal preference others may find they're amazing....of course they'd be wrong though :P I'm joking but seriously always worth a try from a reputable source

 

Well, i've just finished a project i thought some of you here may appreciate looking at some of the photos and some of the thought and research that has gone into it.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152107939750371.905906.552560370&type=1&l=18b4b6d32e

 

Cool

 

Quite interesting to read up on zigs, the filtration unit converts amoniates (and other nasty poo chemicals) into both macro and micro nitrites and nitrates which boost plant growth etc, when this is done commercially, its classed as a dual crop, one crop being veg/salad etc the other being the fish, no extra food etc required root zone is kept under control by the fish, any bugs etc, eaten by the fish, so even though the initial outlay is rather large, the pay off is even greater come harvest time!

 

Love it James. Seen a Watercress farm that has a fish farm next to it, although that was the other way round, the fish were feeding off bugs washing off the Cress beds.

 

Thing is now i want to do it bigger and better!!! lol
i used to have a back garden!!! :P

 

Just as an aside .. lovely picture of a Texas supermarkets Chilli display - with instructions behind