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Peppers from seed

Alan4711Alan4711 Posts: 1,657
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Morning all and many thanks for all the advise so far, its a great help and a big time saver when you get actual user Knowledge. right iv got great advice so far on Tommies,Cues, feeding, supporting plants etc,  how and why and its all good,with all this I now have the green house planned out for next year, now then my first time with Peppers, mild and sweet if poss, growing in the greenhouse, do I grow them like tommies and cues on supports  or go for bush types?, do I cut back or let them just grow ?, I,m told Trinidad perfume is good and thats it so far, any help here would be apreaciated, many of em,Alan, B
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  • HeliosHelios Posts: 232
    edited August 2020
    I grow ‘Ace’ (previous years it’s been California Wonder) and I‘ve never grown them supported as I do tomatoes. Mine form a bush and I remove some of the early forming peppers to thin them out and give the rest of them on the plant a better chance to develop.
    Regular watering is essential and I also feed them at the same time I feed the tomatoes.
    They stay in the greenhouse. Good luck with your planned one🙂
  • Alan4711Alan4711 Posts: 1,657
    many thanks matey,Alan what size pot and how big dothey grow please
  • HeliosHelios Posts: 232
    Mine are in, I think, 11/12 " pots and the plants are  round about 45/50 cms high. (just been out to check😀)Bear in mind that they had the tops nipped off earlier in the year so as not to grow too big and to help the existing peppers develop better.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I grow long sweet peppers Corno di Torro Rosso.
    They are thin skinned and have a really good flavour.
    I've used them for Gazpacho this year but the best of all is 
    https://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/collections/delias-summer-collection/piedmont-roasted-peppers
    Made with really ripe home grown tomatoes and peppers.
    I could eat it every day!



    I also grow chillies - Jalapeno (I grow every year)
    and this year I'm trying Hungarian Yellow Wax-



    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    Another vote for Corno di Torro Rosso grown in the greenhouse in 12" pots and staked because they do get a bit lopsided otherwise. Don't be disheartened by @Pete.8 pictures - no-one can outgrow him!
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    herbaceous said:
    no-one can outgrow him!
    I'm only 5' 9" :)

    Thanks

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    You should pinch those veg out then @Pete.8 so you can reach the tops  :D 
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    I've got a little ladder :)

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    Apparently nail polish is useful for that!
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • HeliosHelios Posts: 232
    You’ve made me decide to give Corno di Torro Rosso a go next year. They look great @Pete.8 I may have to pinch the tops out though😉
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