How to grow Chillies

I have been given a dozen various chilli plants
(long story short, blow away green house, told my boss, his wife had lots of spare tomatoes to pass on to me, he arrived with a dozen tomato plants and a dozen chilli plants)
I know little of tomato plants and even less of chillies

Anyway now two weeks later, the chillies have grown six inches and appear similar to tomatoes in the fact that they have growth between the branch and the stalk of the plant
(the part you nip out of tomatoes)
Do I nip these off the chillies too or do I let them bush ?

Jack McHammocklashing

 

Hey Jack,

I'd just let them bush, you might need to prune them next year just to keep the shape of the plant, they tend to grow sideways a bit.

Bring them in in the autumn & overwinter them on a light windowsill. They'll be pretty dormant in the winter but will start flowering again when the light levels pick up.

They'll benefit from a liquid feed, like tomatoes, when they are making fruits

 

Oh, if you touch or chop the chilli fruit, scrub your hands before visiting the loo:OUCH:

 

I have just harvested my first Jalapenos , I waited until the Jalapeno showed signs of "corking" on the skin , which I have read is the right time to pick them. Cleaned them filled them with feta cheese and BBQ'd them -they still blew our socks off ! I think I need to move down the scoville scale next year :D
I will take a couple to work for the chilli heads to try and note the hotness , maybe its just me who is a bit wimpy !:OUCH:

 

HarryS, I harvested my jalapeños today and mine packed a punch too!

I'm freezing what i picked today and waiting for my others to develop to pickle them.

 

So I should not have them in the greenhouse ?

I have the chillies in the greenhouse with the tomatoes
Is that OK
It is so cold up here and I thought chillies had to be in greenhouse our cold frames
Greenhouse 10c at night 35c day with ventilation

Having asked this I can perhaps observe and answer my own question
I went to homebase and they have unsold chillie plants on shelves outside and they have fruited

Jack McH