[Scribbler]

Just been given two big chilli plants, fruits currently green and orange. Don't know what variety. About three inches long so your average cooking chillies by the look of it. Do I wait and see what colour they eventually turn out, pick the chillies and then try and overwinter the plants in the (unheated) greenhouse?

Or what? Any suggestions?

[muntjac]

just put them in the kitchen now  let em ripen on thier own

[itsonlyme]

This is what they are doing with them in Turkey at the moment (one of our favourite places)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v462/painfo/DSC_0193.jpg

Shame we cant do the same eh? lol

[itsonlyme]

How do I show the pic in the message, I tried to use the IMG tag but it said I hadnt written the url yet?

[agapanthus]

I've put all mine that are in pots in an unheated greenhouse. Seems to work at the moment for ripening but I think I'll give them a bit of heat later on in Winter to try and keep them.

[mushroom]

I wonder if they will tolerate being outside all winter, now that we don't have frosty winters (at least not down here)

[gobs]

As Agapanthus and muntjac hints on it, that's for the time being, I would really be surprised if they pulled through in an unheated greenhouse, let alone outside. And even if they did what would be the point? A bunch of stressed out plants...
If you want to overwinter your plant, give it some space in the kitchen, or similar, methinks.

[Annie]

Mine in pots in the greenhouse are fine at the moment and still covered in flowers,I just keep a close eye on them and occassionally they are ok until Dec.but definatly stressed.If you have only fruit and no flowers just bring inside to ripen.

[muntjac]

i cut and hang mine from a string across the window  to ripen off . or on the window in the pots and carry on feeding with sulphate of ammonia and watering

[Smudgeboy]

If you have only fruit and no flowers just bring inside to ripen.

What if you still have both?

[muntjac]

depends on how much fruit you have , and whether you think they will produce any more  

[mushroom]

aren't chilis perennials? once nighttime temps dip to around 5C, I'm going to take them indoors to overwinter. I've read they're vv sensitive to frost - even ground frost can get em. These are my chilis:

my chilis

[muntjac]

id definatly get em ind0ors they are ages of flowering ... they need heat mushy  

[mushroom]

id definatly get em ind0ors they are ages of flowering ... they need heat mushy  

I started em off in August, I'm hoping that by say April next year it will be a strong leafy plant ready for a flying start. These ones are f1 so hopefully heavy croppers. I'm expecting them to be dormant indoors due to the lack of light - is this realistic?

[muntjac]

mine all grow in one season i dont overwintering ones so i cant say .,i sow in jan . plant into bigger pots  as they grow .now they are in 12 inch pots and get fed fornightly . i will take a pic the morrows to show you .i grow bolivion rainbow