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Help please on pot sizes for various chilli varieties
Desi_in_London
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Hoping some experienced container-chilli growers can help me. I have grown some before ( but no clue what type they were , in a different flat with a v sunny balcony and massively prolific from , 2 litre pots from some random "grow your own chilli" kit in spite of not being dwarf varieties ( seemed jalapeno esque in heat and taste but were not all the same seeds). This year I was less successful ( supermarket chillies which all germinated but didn't do much because I sowed them too late after Easter by the time the idea occurred to me) .
For next year I have a few apache F1 seeds , aji omnicolour , super chilli f1 , golden cayenne and habanero limon ( all premier seeds). I was hoping to grow all in pots , and keep the first 3 in relatively small pots indoors . I would appreciate any help re what "reasonable minimum final pot size" would be recommended for each variety so I can get myself organised to acquire some if i don't have them already-- not for maximum plant size but to avoid plant distress. (i understand re sequential potting up , I think I saw a south devon chilli video clip re apache and super chilli being ok in a 1 litre pot , but I also think I saw someone's posts on this forum of super chilli pics on a patio in pots that look quite a lot bigger than 1 litre ). Is 5 litres or 5-7 litres ok for the cayenne and habanero ( both of which i bought basically because i like yellow and its hard to get yellow chillies in the shops).
And separately - has anyone used either a herbgrow ( think they are 3 l pots ) or a chilligrow ( 6 litre pots ) for chillies and is that worth it for yield ? I was loosely thinking of the former as a "tidy" indoor set up.
Thank you very much -- I have searched the forum for some chilli threads ( and found some) but I can't see specific pot size questions having been asked before.
For next year I have a few apache F1 seeds , aji omnicolour , super chilli f1 , golden cayenne and habanero limon ( all premier seeds). I was hoping to grow all in pots , and keep the first 3 in relatively small pots indoors . I would appreciate any help re what "reasonable minimum final pot size" would be recommended for each variety so I can get myself organised to acquire some if i don't have them already-- not for maximum plant size but to avoid plant distress. (i understand re sequential potting up , I think I saw a south devon chilli video clip re apache and super chilli being ok in a 1 litre pot , but I also think I saw someone's posts on this forum of super chilli pics on a patio in pots that look quite a lot bigger than 1 litre ). Is 5 litres or 5-7 litres ok for the cayenne and habanero ( both of which i bought basically because i like yellow and its hard to get yellow chillies in the shops).
And separately - has anyone used either a herbgrow ( think they are 3 l pots ) or a chilligrow ( 6 litre pots ) for chillies and is that worth it for yield ? I was loosely thinking of the former as a "tidy" indoor set up.
Thank you very much -- I have searched the forum for some chilli threads ( and found some) but I can't see specific pot size questions having been asked before.
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Super Chilli is one of my favourites especially for looks. The fruits are small and powerful! They are OK with 1 in a 2L pot (1L would probably be ok too), but look really good with 3 plants in a 5L pot or 5 plants in a 10L pot. They perform well against a south facing wall on my patio and look really good.
I grew Hungarian Yellow Wax last year in 2L pots and they done well. The good-size lime-green fruits look good too.
The seeds need an early start as they have a long season.
I sow mine in a heated propagator in my greenhouse late Feb or early March.
Billericay - Essex
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Super Chilli on the patio - can't remember how many plants
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
edit to add - found the post of your pic @Pete.8 from 17 aug ( i assume this year)
A chillie plant for colour in the conservatory corner — BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
Same plants different angle.
I think it was around 2016 that I last had them in that area.
Good luck with yours!
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
There are far fewer daylight hours in Jan than there are in Feb. So try and hold back until mid-Feb if you can resist the urge
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.