chili lover (new member)

hello everyone
am looking for a little advise ,
i currently have a chilli plant that was from a bag of random seeds of the hottest chillies i have tasted so unsure of what kind it is , its been growing on window sill since march
i started of training it (tying down branches) and basically bonsai'ng the plant but just moved into a new house with garden and have room to let her grow so i have put her into larger pot and upped the feeding (using chilli focus) and its now a nice round football looking plant with lots of shoots and white flowers
i currently have her in garden 24/7 to let her pollinate (noticed 2 flowers browning so iv got my fingers crossed ) although am a little worried about the temps during the night because am in scotland will my baby be ok or should i bring her in at night
also i have access to a 150 watt sodium light
any advise welcome as first time growing chillies

thanks
nfsw

 

I find my chillies attract aphids like MAD ... my previous plants were destroyed by greenfly.

So now I keep them inside, on a windowledge, in a room with no other plants ... fingers crossed / touch wood ... aphid free.

This does mean however that I have to give them a hand with the pollination ... but that's easily done with a small paintbrush ! Just brush the inside of all the flowers. Mine seems to go through a flower / fruit / flower / fruit cycle, so it doesnt take long to set it off on fruiting again.

I dont bother trying to graft ... if you want more plants, just take a fruit, dry it out, hey presto dozens of new seeds !! :-)

Not sure I'd leave it outside over winter or overnight now, it's getting a bit cold ... for my 2p worth, I'd keep inside

 

hello thank for replying
yes i had the same problem with them for a week little green bugs but they had no wings usually found them hiding in new forming buds
but they seem to be gone now i just sat each morning for a week picking them off

also i have just brought the plant in thanks

 

thank you and hello ARMANDII

one thing that i never really made clear earlier is that family member has given me a 150 sodium light
am unsure how plants react to this eg say if i had my chili plant under this 24/7 would the plant still grow and produce chillies ok ? sorry if this is a silly question :o

 

I treated the chillies to their own little greenhouse (£10, Argos Sale) & they have really done well this year:



It was all a bit sad back in June when the two or three good plants from last year that I had overwintered & which were looking really healthy were reduced to stumps by snails overnight, but they do seem to have recovered & I might get some fruit from them yet this year.

 

sorry to hear about your plants fingers crossed nick
hope its ok to link a pic not mine but similar flowers the the one thats slightly blue on the left but mine are all very dark blue and plant has very small leaves
maybe some one could tell me what it could be from this info
thanks
nfsw

 

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