Chilli & Coriander plants

Hi everyone

OK, seems (as of today, though there's still hope) summer is now drawing to a close, so wanted to pick your brains about what to do with some currently outdoor plants.

I have a beautiful coriander grown from seed, and three chilli plants, bought at a nursery. Now, the Coriander I know is not an annual, so will keep going, anyone any ideas about the chilli plants, and if it's worth bringing them into the house, or as they came the nursery route are the likely to last and bear 'fruit' for this year only?

Any guidance greatly appreciated.

Good wishes,

Cx

 

Yes, DEFINITELY keep your chilli plants indoors over winter. Better crops, much earlier.

1) When the weather starts cooling over the next couple of weeks, harvest the remaining fruit and re-pot the plants in fresh compost. Prune back all stems by about one-third.

2) Then put them in the sunniest, warm spot you have - mine were on the bathroom windowsill. Don't water much over winter.

3) Next spring give them another little trim to tidy up. When they start growing again, start watering again and feed when they flower.

I wash eating fresh home-grown chillis in April this year.

 

Hello Claudette and welcome to the forum.
Follow the advice of AndrewH with your chillies and hope for the best. It seems to be the conventional wisdom for chillies but they never overwinter for me.
I just find it easier to grow new chillies from seed every year. They're not difficult.

As for Coriander - I don't know any way to get it through the winter.
I grow it and just eat it as I go.
I can't get one plant through the summer, it just runs to seed, so I plant some every 3 weeks or so then I always have a good supply.
If it runs to seed I just keep the seeds for replanting or crush them for spice in curries.

 

Thanks to you both. I've moved the chilli plants to a more sheltered spot, and will repot before they come to live in the bathroom. Be interesting to see what happens, as they've done really well this year.

Funny enough, the coriander is already going to seed! It's such a beautiful plant, and has grown so abundantly this year, with awesome flavour, I'll be sad to see it go, but will keep in touch just in case I find a way of prolonging its life.

Thanks again

C

 

Please do that Claudette. I would love to find a way to keep the coriander going.
You could become our resident coriander expert - I love the stuff.

 

You can always grow coriander indoors on the windowsill because it is only the leaves ou want for flavouring dishes with.