its my first time growing chillies i followed all the rules , the plants germinated ok and have grown to about 1 inch tall.they seem to have stopped growing ,as they have been this size for about 4 weeks, conditions are as req. HELP anybody,thanks.
We are growing chili plants to decorate the tables at a wedding in early September. They are doing really well and starting to produce flowers. Some are a bit leggy. Two questions: Should we pinch the top out to make them bushier? Will the fruit last till the wedding? Should we start another batch now? Any tips/ideas would be much appreciated.
I have 3 different chilli plants in the greenhouse, one has loads of green chillies on, the other looks ok but the last plant has loads of flowers on but they are dropping of and no chillies are coming, I would be grateful for any advice.
For those folk that are watering correctly but still suffering "flower-drop" and no Chillies, your plants are short of a good cuddle!! The problem is the flowers are not getting fertilized, no fertilization - no fruit. Chilli pollen "ripens" every day between 12noon and 3pm, so gather your plants together, put your arms round them and give them a good cuddle!(or a good shaking!) you Will see the difference!!
I have loads of chillis this year from the free GW seeds. I can't remember what type they were though and there are so many I don't know what to do with them - recipe / storage ideas please
I read recently that the hottest chilli is the Ghost chilli (which I've just Googled, and realise it's a name for the Bhut Jolokia you mention).
It was an article about a woman who was trying to beat the world record of eating them. I think she managed in the 20s - ow. And she rubbed them on her eyelids for good measure - double ow.
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my chilis start off growing green chilis then they turn yellow/orange,is that normal or is something wrong??
Chilli pollen "ripens" every day between 12noon and 3pm, so gather your plants together, put your arms round them and give them a good cuddle!(or a good shaking!) you Will see the difference!!
It was an article about a woman who was trying to beat the world record of eating them. I think she managed in the 20s - ow. And she rubbed them on her eyelids for good measure - double ow.
In fact, here it is:
http://www.nowpublic.com/strange/guinness-record-eating-worlds-hottest-chilli-ghost-chilli