Growing chile

Hi

Are there any chillys i could grow from seed now and winter indoors in a sunny spot? Ideally something with a bit of kick for a monthly bolognese sauce

will be grown in a pot and am open to hints on

1. type of chilly seed
2. type of pot
3. type of soil
4. germination process
5. feed, light etc

thanks!

 

Chillies will germinate any month in the year Riggaz, but I think by now you might be too late to get a crop this year and I've never found they overwinter well. They come through the winter well indoors but don't take off in the spring. I know others who say they winter for them so if you want to try give it a go. You have nothing to loose but a few seeds and you'll have some left over to plant next February which I think is the best time.

Hungarian Hotwax is an easy variety for a beginner. It germinates easily, crops reliably, is not too hot and is very nice to eat.
Just plant the seeds , 1 in a 3" pot of damp, all purpose compost, cover the seed about 1/4, put the pot in a freezer bag and clip it closed. Leave the pot on a windowsill until the seedlings appear then just take it out of the bag and grow it on until you see roots at the bottom of the pot.Keep it just damp, not too wet.
Once you see the roots move it up to a slightly bigger pot - 5" maximum and grow on.
By the time you see roots at the bottom of that pot your chillie should be coming into flower. You can then move it up to a 9" pot and feed it with tomato feed. Just stand back and wait for your chillies. Hotwax start green and go yellow, orange and red. You can use them any colour you like.
Good luck with the project.

 

Thanks Alice - your becoming my 'go-to-girl' for all gardening questions!

 

Thank you Riggaz, I'm very flattered by your comment but the truth is I'm not an expert in anything. I'm just a woman who has been gardening for a long time. I only know what I know through my own experience and what works for me. Different things work for different people in different circumstances. There's more than one way to do anything.

 

The difference between a novice and an expert is roughly 10,000 hours or 10 years

- Bill Gates

Sounds like your an expert to me!

 

wow - thanks Shiney for the info, i appreciate the time and effort it took you to create the post and your garden setup looks amazing!