First year at actually growing a garden!

Been looking for somewhere to get some tips on growing a few bits I've never had the pleasure of growing yet.

This seems like a great place!

I'm in the midlands, 28 years old, have a garden that is small but gets the sun most of the day.

What I'm currently growing:
1 Jalapeno chilli plant.
1 Red pepper plant.
Few herbs: coriander, basil, parsley & chives.
Carrots
1 Sunflower


I have a plant/tree stump I cut back last year aswell and know it's bushing up I'd love to know what it is and transplant it into a large pot.
I think it could be a Pieris Japonica plant.

Cheers pics in a bit

 

Hello MF Jones...welcome!
Picture will help ID your shrub.
You are growing food......good start

 

The bigger one is the Jalapeno Pepper and the smaller one is the Red Pepper

 

Here is the stump

 

Your stump could possibly be a Pieris.

 

I need some wisdom !
unsure what is wrong.
I'm getting conflicting advise with my jalapeno chilli plant, the leaves seems to be drooping and im unsure of its under or over wateringany suggestions?

 

I know absolutely nothing about chillies but @shiney comes to mind and hopefully he will be kind enough to advise you.

 

If you over watered you'd have yellow leaves. Much as they produce hot peppers, they don't care for too much heat. Stick it in an area where there is some part of the day it will get shade. They also really appreciate bottom watering.

Been growing super hots for about 12 years now.

 

@Sheal cheers for the link up

@CanadianLori it gets direct sun for about 6-8 hours a day. Give or take as it can be cloudy here in the Midlands uk
Good to have you drop in I hope you keep checking in with pointers ! Cheers.

@shiney good to know it's due to the leaves being heavy and bigger than the others, can't see any yellowing!
Mine are outside in that spot all the time atm

(may get mini greenhouse when fence is sorted)

Like I said sun hits them between 8-10am until 6-8pm depending on could and rain . Summer is not too bad this year.

They are not waterlogged but drainage isn't brilliant . 4 little holes at bottom.
Been watering every two days.

Could I get a tray , make more holes in the bottom for sucking up water and do it that way rather than just soaking though with a watering can every two days ? More beneficial?

Cheers all for the advice

 

Ok so think I'm gonna try make a couple more holes underneath and raise it a touch.
Id rather not have it in a tray tbh.
Will keep on watering once every day or two and see how I go

When should I start to see fowers etc?

 

@shiney unsure to be honest bought it already a baby rather than from seed.
Got a couple carrots and sunflowers popping the soil at the moment gonna check them out today but it's gonna be a cloudy one!

I reported it so I suppose it is just adjusting to the new pot and the stress of the move.

The pepper seems a bit stunted in growth... or maybe I'm being impatient haha
Cheers

 

I have all of my pepper plants potted and sitting in trays/bottom watered. The only exception is my ring of fire plants which are in hanging pots. These are some of my peppers today.