"Stephen, I bought some NuMex Heritage Big Jim chilli seeds from you at Victoriana and have 4 plants at the moment. Do you think these will do OK indoors overwinter? They haven't flowered yet, but I'm hoping I'll still get…"
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Success overwintering chillies?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Gareth Bowes Jun 24, 2011. 9 Replies 0 Likes
Had any success doing this? And is it worth it? Last year I nurtured some ring of fire through the long cold winter. They put out new leaves, then died. Any tips people?
Hydroponics anybody?
Started this discussion. Last reply by Karen Spray Oct 19, 2010. 9 Replies 0 Likes
My greenhouse is bursting at seams with Toms and Chillies. I could probably make better use of the space using hydroponics. Would love to hear your stories.
Tags: chillies, tomatoes, Hydroponics
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Gareth Evans replied to Ian's discussion Success overwintering chillies?"I have successfully grown 11 Hungarian Hot Wax plants from seed this year, which are all ripening up nicely on the kitchen windowsill at the moment. I intend to overwinter these at home this year, which I am not worried about. However, for the 2012…"
Karen Spray replied to Ian's discussion Hydroponics anybody?"I thought I'd update this a bit from the reading and small experiment I've been doing, in case anyone else is looking for a winter veg project.
1) Is it organic? There is no 'organic' certification for hydroponic growing, so…"
Ian commented on Richard Walton's group Chilli Lovers Group"Hi Damo. Scotch Bonnet will do more than a bit of lipburn, I wouldn't recommend eating a whole one. I would say that they are the mildest of the hotter chillies, great for cooking with."
Ian commented on Richard Walton's group Chilli Lovers Group"Stephen. Thanks for your comment. If I understand you correctly the plant either IS a Scotch Bonnet OR an inadvertent cross at the supplier stage. SBs have a distinct flavour, though, quite different from the Bhut. Would a cross also be a cross of…"
Ian commented on Richard Walton's group Chilli Lovers Group"I have several Bhuts covered in insanely hot peppers and, amongst others, a solitary Scotch Bonnet. For some time I thought that the fruits on one of the Bhuts looked more like Scotch Bonnets, to the point that I started to doubt my memory thinking,…"
Ian commented on Richard Walton's group Chilli Lovers Group"Have made approx 1/2 a pint of sauce using homemade passata, malt vinegar and 3 ripe bhuts. Tis very hot indeed."
Frugilegus replied to Ian's discussion Success overwintering chillies?"Last year I overwintered Gelbe Kirschen and Alberto's Locoto (both from Read Seeds).
Alberto's Locoto was specifically mentioned as plant that could be overwintered. It didn't fruit the first year but is very impressive in it's…"
kathy booth replied to Ian's discussion Success overwintering chillies?"I've had a really bad infestation of pest on the chillies in the green house this year but i'm still getting a few nice size ones to freeze. Think I need to get some sticky traps for next year.
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Crazii_C replied to Ian's discussion Success overwintering chillies?"i overwintered a chili plant last winter, by accident. i never got round to planting it out coz it was the smaller of my 2 plants. this meant it just stayed in its smalll pot. i felt sorry for it outside so i brought it in an popped it on my…"
Patrick Wiebe replied to Ian's discussion Success overwintering chillies?"Aphids are usually the big problem. If you're lucky enough not to get an infestation, they'll probably make it through the winter fine. If they get aphids, you'll probably have to choose between chemical control or discarding the…"
Stephen Shirley replied to Ian's discussion Success overwintering chillies?"Over-wintering chillies is always a bit hit and miss. The essentials are a minimum temperature of 55° - 60°f (13° - 18° C), as much light as possible and as dry an atmosphere as possible - but just keeping the compost moist.
Its…"
Plantaliscious replied to Ian's discussion Success overwintering chillies?"I was going to try over wintering this year, as I've heard it gives the plants a massive head start next year and earlier fruits. I am going to hedge my bets and have brought two into the kitchen and put them on the windowsill with the Basil…"
Damo replied to Ian's discussion Hydroponics anybody?"yes it does quality not quantity is the best way to go I suppose. It's the taste that counts at the end of the day.
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Karen Spray replied to Ian's discussion Hydroponics anybody?"I'm thinking of giving this a try. I'm a bit of a techno person, so I quite like the idea of that side of it. And although at first it seemed antithetical to the idea of growing naturally, when I thought about it I thought that if I had…"
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- At 12:53 on September 3, 2010,
Jade Hwang said… - Thanks and nice to hear from you! You like to grow a lot of chillies?! I got 2 chilli plants and they seem to be so mild that the slug even munched on them!
- At 17:00 on September 5, 2010, Damo said…
- Thanks Ian I have no idea what variety they are, picked up from our village plant sale as a tiny plant and it's just gone mad in the greenhouse. Longer paler fruits than the traditional eggplant, maybe an Italian variety?
- At 19:39 on April 28, 2012,
newgardenergirl said… Hey - if you are Leicester based here's a group for Leics gardeners I just started! Join if you wish http://ukveggardeners.com/group/leicester-gardeners
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