Overwintering is just putting your chilli into a dormant state.... Cut back to the first v in the stem and keep dry hardly watering at all over the winter ( be warned you will probably get a greenfly infestation) then in spring water and feed and they should spring back to life.....bacctum and annum varieties do best
It is rather late. However my plants sown in February have green pods on, so that is 4 months growth. Assuming you have sown a Capsicum annuum species, with smallish pods (2" say), then you should just about get a crop.
I pot on seedlings when they break surface, using a teaspoon. Once germinated, there is no need for the lid, it encourages mould and damp. When transplanting, handle the leaves, not the stem, sorry if that is obvious.
In my experience, I have found that the hotter the chilli the more difficult it is to bring it on. I have Lemon drop and Ohnivec growing in my poly tunnel [mid range heat] and they are romping away. The Chocolate Douglah [one of the hottest you can plant] are much slower even though in pots with their own little cloches. The Trinidad Moruga [again, one of the hottest you can buy] just did not survive although treated in exactly the same way as the Douglah. Shame, but I will try again next year giving more heat after propagation.
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thanks for the help guys
am about to sow my chilli and pepper seeds today (in kitchen) so def not too late!
It is rather late. However my plants sown in February have green pods on, so that is 4 months growth. Assuming you have sown a Capsicum annuum species, with smallish pods (2" say), then you should just about get a crop.
I pot on seedlings when they break surface, using a teaspoon. Once germinated, there is no need for the lid, it encourages mould and damp. When transplanting, handle the leaves, not the stem, sorry if that is obvious.
In my experience, I have found that the hotter the chilli the more difficult it is to bring it on. I have Lemon drop and Ohnivec growing in my poly tunnel [mid range heat] and they are romping away. The Chocolate Douglah [one of the hottest you can plant] are much slower even though in pots with their own little cloches. The Trinidad Moruga [again, one of the hottest you can buy] just did not survive although treated in exactly the same way as the Douglah. Shame, but I will try again next year giving more heat after propagation.
I have 2inch seedlings at the moment, will they not produce this year? Have I left it too late?
Depends on what they are?
Lemon drop is capsicum baccatum, a reasonably fast grower.
Douglah is Capsicum chinense, a slower grower, and much more cold intolerant. Trinidad Moruga is also C chinense.
Capsicum annuum is the easiest species to grow with the shortest time to harvest.
Mel M: Jalpeno, my first attempt at growing chillies
Cheers Edd, i will let you know how they get on!!