Chillies 2025

Well I 'm hoping tomorrow I will be getting in the loft, diggin out the propergater n grow lights, dust em down, dig out the seed tin n away we go!

keep ya posted!

 

I seem to struggle with chillies and peppers, so I now just grow the easy to grow ones
Anaheim
De Cayenne
Hungarian Hot Wax
we like those ones.

 

Surprisingly I have more success with free seeds from magazines than these purchased from chilli seed suppliers on the internet.

 

Dare I say it,try a few ssds from supermarket fruit, it's always fresh.

 

I was told by a buyer quite a few years ago that some supermarket veg is F1 variety, so you may not get the same fruit, probably still edible, but not the same.

 

I've done it with sweet peppers and even tomatoes and TBH I couldn't tell the difference, but with the peppers especially the germination rate was pretty much 100% when sown still moist from the fruit.

I'm not saying put all your eggs in one basket but a couple of plants is not going to break the bank and might dispel a few myths or at least give some surprises.

 

Hello all,

I've been planning my pepper greenhouse for this year. For chillies, I have 2 Wilma systems with 8 x 11 litre pots in each. I have a third Wilma system I use for a variety of Sweet peppers (8 more pots). This year I'm trying out some different chilli pepper varieties intended for culinary use.....

Chillies
1. Shishito (4 pots)
2. Goliath Jalapeno (4 pots)
3. Mammoth Jalapeno (4 pots)
4. Birds Eye (4 pots)

Sweet Peppers
1. Corno Di Torro Rosso (4 pots)
2. Romano Mixed (4 pots)

As most of you already know, I grow all my plants hydroponically.

Does anyone have experience growing the Shishito and larger Jalapenos?

Best Regards

Ademission

 

Done it myself Pete, I know of people who don't buy many seeds and "collect" their own, but it is a bit of a lottery as to what you get. Not saying don't do it, just to be aware, just to avoid a disappointment.

 

I started my chillies earlier this year after seeing a post on Reddit that somebody starts theirs on Boxing Day! So I set up my heat mats and grow lights from just around the start of January and my first batch seem to be doing well.

I have Ohnivec, Orange Pippin and some mixed Sweet Peppers growing right now (along with a couple of Aubergines, but that's for another topic!). I intend on really starting with the rest in the next week or so which should include some Early Jalepenos, Padron Peppers, Basket of Fire and probably De Cayenne.

Last year I was absolutely plagued by aphids on my chilli plants that I started at home, so this year I'm making a great deal more effort to keep them separate any house plants!

 

I got some plugs too as my germination has been patchy. One each of

Aji Rojo : Aji Camba : Aji Ahuachapan : Aji Valle de Canca : Aji Asta de Buey

From chillis on the web. They have a 25% off code too on their marketing email
These are supposed to grow tall so will be in the greenhouse

Not grown any of them before.

 

I believe these are all baccatum species which might take longer to fruit but get much bigger as plants long term. Good luck! I am growing havana gold which I believe is a baccatum.
They are supposed to have intense fruity/citrusy flavours.

My overwinter ones arent doing too well, its hard to keep them watered properly and they clearly dont like the darkness, perhaps I should have fully defoliated them rather than keeping all their leaves. We will see in spring!

 

Not chilies not sure where to put this, I am growing physalis peruviana and alkakengi (chinese lantern plant). The first was planted last year and its doing really well overwintering, most of the fruit ripened in the darkness, not too sweet though. I cut it back and occasionally water and its doing better than the chilis.
The alkakengi im growing from seed this year, I sowed around christmas and theyre still only 2cm tall x) They are supposed to be cold hardy though.

The story about alkakengi is they come from east asia but a botanist I know says theyre also native to the balkans and were probably everywhere in the old world before the ice age. I believe it dies back in winter and regrows from rhizomes. There are some cold hardy physalis for eating from america but I couldnt see seeds in the UK.

 

@Adam I is alkakengi meant to be edible too? I grew it previously just for decorative effect. I noticed Sutton's are charging £20 for a 1 litre pot of it!

 

the ripe berries are edible but ill probably just use it for dry flowers. i have lots of Honesty dried and it might look good together
i think i got the seeds from thompson and morgan as they had the havana gold on sale