another chilli question !!

hi all

just wondered if my chillis should be flowering again now ?

i have put them in the greenhouse but am going to cover them with fleece and leave them out over winter in there fingers crossed they will be ok

thanks lisa

 

Lisa, you don`t know until you try, you may be lucky. David.

 

fingers crossed daitheplant
just wondered if anyone elses where flowering again now ? first time growing this yr

thanks lisa

 

Hi Lisa
As long as they are happy and warm and getting enough light, chillies will continually produce flowers, but in the winter are unlikely to set fruit and if they do will often be small and misshapen. Some varieties overwinter better than others but the key is keeping them warm. If the greenhouse is unheated, the best bet is to cut them right back and cover with fleece (as you plan to) and keep your fingers crossed.
Good luck

 

A few more flowers on the Cayennes and 'Asda seed' peppers, the Habaneras and Scotch Bonnet are ripe and the sweet banana peppers are only just ripening. I find it easier to grow fresh each year.

 

Hi Strongylodon
At home in my unheated greenhouse, I am like you and find it too much trouble to overwinter peppers and chillies, though I do try and keep them going as long as possible to allow as many fruit to ripen as possible. However second and third year plants will produce earlier and with care should actually yield heavier than fresh plants, so for those with heated greenhouses or space in a conservatory (or keen enough to tough it out) it cna be worth the effort.

 

I have loads of chili plants in an outside bed, all with little chilis [unripe] on them. I recently went to a tomato, sweet pepper and chili tasting day at Simpsons where I bought the seeds, and they commented that their growth was about 5 weeks behind normal in the greenhouse, so mine have no chance of ripening outside now.
Having never grown chilis before I'm reluctant to waste all my effort so I think I'll transplant some into the greenhouse, which I try to keep frost free over winter. I have got Friars' Hat and Nepali Orange.
Wish me luck!
PS Does anyone know if the seeds breed true?

 

Hi Liz
Both the varieties you mention are true strains, so if self set would breed true. However,having grown them outside, there is a strong chance of insect pollination which may mean cross pollination between the two - it is worth a try but you may get something unusual, maybe even breed a new variety . Friars hat is one that stands a good chance of overwintering, but would benefit from a good prune if you do.
Good luck

 

I overwintered mine in the car port last winter as we were in between Greenhouses. I thought I'd lost them, but 2 came back (Thai Dragon and Dorset Naga) - they both looked like dead sticks, but a good way of checking is just to scratch the bark - it its green under there, they are just dormant and will sprout again in the spring.
I was told at a Chilli Fiesta to cut back hard and keep on the dry side...... good luck!!

 

hi all

when should o cut back my chilli plants they both still have chillis on at the mo ? and they are getting bigger too :0)

also will cutting back peppers be ok or is it better to just grow fresh again next yr

the chillis are apahche (can't spell it lol )dwalf and the peppers are also a dwalf plant

thanks peeps

 

I don't know what types of chilli plants I'm growing as I grew them from a mixed seed packet earlier this year but they are all still flowering and producing chillis.

I didn't think about overwintering them but now I'll pot them on and give it a go. I plan to heat the greenhouse a little to keep the frost at bay. Should I still cover the plants with fleece or will they be okay without.