[GaryH]

I have been growing some Peppers for the summer on the window sill of my utility room as that gets the sun most of the day.

This was from seed and the look great.

Are they delicate, shall I move them to a bigger pot.

When can I move them outside.

How long should I harden them for.

Would they grow in tubs or the ground.

[wighty]

I put six peppers in growbags in the green house and six outside, some years one does better and other years the other.  Last year the greenhouse won, so I don't think it really matters.

[gobs]

They seem OK in that size pot, pot on  when the roots are showing on the bottom of the pot. But as they can go outside after hardened off, towards the end of the month, might not be worth disturbing them later than this week.

Chillies are very good in pots. Peppers do better with protection outdoors and depending on variety might need more space.

[Sharkwatch]

Chillis are pretty hardy plants and can go outside when the night temperature is consistantly above about 5C, below this they can stagnate and growth is much reduced and anything below 0C (frost) usually kills them. My plants will be going outdoors in a couple of weeks time.

I find them better in pots (around 10") than in the ground as the pot seems to force some early flowering which is important given our relatively short growing season.

If in doubt treat them the same as you would do for tomato plants and you will not go far wrong.

Sharkwatch.

[GaryH]

Thanks for all your response.

I just need clarification that my pepper plants will fruit.
Does anyone think they will.
They have produced flowers which have come and gone, but are still coming.

Wheres my fruit.

Thanks

[Lewjam]

i am having the same issue with flowers, i think invest in a fine paint brush to help polinate each flower, this is often an issue

[kel28]

I find for the first few weeks when they start flowering, the flowers do just fall off then within 2-3 weeks they all of a sudden start to produce. Im not sure if thats meant to happen but if there is still no signs of peppers in a few weeks use a little paint brush. Dont worry thou, I find if you start playing around with the flowers they fall off anyway I may be a bit rough? lol

[DD.]

Thanks for all your response.

I just need clarification that my pepper plants will fruit.
Does anyone think they will.
They have produced flowers which have come and gone, but are still coming.

Wheres my fruit.

Thanks

Just to clarify Gary, as this is over a year since you first posted the question, are we talking about the same plants that still haven't done anything?

[Lewjam]

didnt notice that!

[DD.]

I could smell the mustiness of the thread.

[GaryH]

I do not understand why it says may 2008, because they were planted may 2009.

The paint brush thing, how does that work.

I have blue and white flowers and raspberry and white flowers.

But no fruit. Arghhhhh

My wife thinks we should bin them, becuase nothing is happening.

[Lewjam]

Pepers are fruits containting seeds, they need to be polinated in order for the plant to produce the pepper (there is no point making a pepper if it containts no fertalised seeds.

If Bees and other such things cant get to the flowers or dont visit the flowers they wont be polinated, and thus will just fall off.

The brush is used to spread the pollen amongst the flowers

[GaryH]

Thanks.

I think I will just put them outside and hope for the best.