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Chilli plants - very tall, help needed!

oliviaparker12oliviaparker12 Posts: 4
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Hello. I’ve been growing some chilli plants in my conservatory. They’re all healthy plants but have grown very tell and without any flower buds forming yet. I am struggling with what to do. Do I cut the top of the plant off to promote bushier growth or should I have done that earlier? What can I do to promote the growth of flowers? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks 

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    edited July 2022
    Pinching out the tops will certainly encourage them to bush out.

    Do you feed them or just water?  I'd try some liquid tomato feed to encourage flowers but they just be slow.  Mine, in the polytunnel since late April, have only just started flowering.  They'd have been earlier but I had to replace the ones OH weeded cos they weren't tomatoes.  Doh! 
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  • oliviaparker12oliviaparker12 Posts: 4
    Obelixx said:
    Pinching out the tops will certainly encourage them to bush out.

    Do you feed them or just water?  I'd try some liquid tomato feed to encourage flowers but they just be slow.  Mine, in the polytunnel since late April, have only just started flowering.  They'd have been earlier but I had to replace the ones OH weeded cos they weren't tomatoes.  Doh! 
    I have been feeding them with an all purpose feed (I’m not sure if this has encouraged them to grow so big!!) but will cut them and see what happens. One of the plants I planted outside and that has thrived and looks a bit more like it should and now has buds which is exciting. It’s amazing how much of growing stuff is trial and error!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Do you know the variety?

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  • floraliesfloralies Posts: 2,718
    The all purpose feed may have more nitrogen in it which promotes leafy growth, as Obelixx says feed them with some tomato feed which is higher in potassium to promote flowering and fruit.
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