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Growing chilli plants

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  • LeadFarmerLeadFarmer Posts: 1,500
    edited June 2023
    The two varieties of chilli plants are doing well, the Al Benito's are growing in height and the smaller Spike plants are getting bushy. All are starting to get flowers and Im watering/feeding them with Chilli Focus roughly once a week, 10ml : 1L water. There's a few tomato plants there too..



  • LeadFarmerLeadFarmer Posts: 1,500
    edited June 2023
    Nice to see some fruit developing on some of my chilli plants..





  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Looking good - they love the heat so will have enjoyed the last couple of weeks.

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Lovely neat green house, especially the matching pots 
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Lovely neat green house, especially the matching pots 
    Mine has that 'lived in' look :)

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • LeadFarmerLeadFarmer Posts: 1,500
    Lovely neat green house, especially the matching pots 
    Well spotted. I acquired about 20 of those pots a few years ago, I normally use them for tomatoes but I've never used more that half a dozen at a time until deciding to grow chillis this year. All the seeds germinated and decided to keep then all seeing as I had enough pots. Black saucers to match would be better :smile: but Wilko only had grey!
  • MikeOxgreenMikeOxgreen Posts: 812
     3ft up in plastic pots, just as Mother nature intended.
  • janetfossjanetfoss Posts: 303
    I have greenhouse envy, @LeadFarmer. It's all looking great and very well cared for.
    I'm sure your plants will produce an abundance of chillies, just as Mother Nature intended.
     :) 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Not sure that Mother Nature intended chillies to grow in the UK; nor tomatoes, potatoes or aubergines for that matter … but given a helping hand or two they will … Mother Nature … as with most mothers … is surprisingly adaptable 💚 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Looking great @LeadFarmer :)
    It's lovely when a new project turns out so well. You'll be curry daft this winter  ;)

    The good thing about chillis is that they're small, so it's easier to keep/store them too if  you have too many, regardless of which way you do it. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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