[Bombers]

Whoohoo., Iv'e got Peppers!  This is my first atempt at growing peppers so am feeling pretty happy,as I've grown them in the Conservatory. (not allowed a greenhouse yet! :cry: )


Question is..... For next year, Now I've got the bug,do chilli's like the same conditions as peppers, and do they need anything other than TLC???
I started these off on 1st March, (On the windowcill, naturally! with a supermarket meat tray cover on top) and slowly inroduced them to the conservatory on warm sunny days only, until temperatures started to improve.

[fatbelly]

Well Done with your peppers they look great  

My Peppers have got some sort of disease and are looking very sad.
I will post a piccie this weekend for advice from the forum.

[Porffor]

yes and they are fantastic to watch grow aren't they!! growing mine on my front kitchen windowsill 4 plants in 3 pots, but should've put them in bigger pots i think.  :oops:
Have 3 peppers and 3 mini peppers at the moment, biggest is about 2 inches long now!!!

Saw some in Homebase the other day and they made me want a greenhouse all the more they were HUGE!! They had about 5 plants in one massive pot and about 10 peppers on them!! Were £10 though but I was seriously tempted to be  :twisted: and tell my neighbour they were mine.. all mine! (mw-hah hah hah)  :twisted:  :twisted:  I was a good girl though and resisted

[Big Jen]

Yes - have a few small ones now and some tiny chillies.
Great photos  

[Bombers]

yes and they are fantastic to watch grow aren't they!! growing mine on my front kitchen windowsill 4 plants in 3 pots, but should've put them in bigger pots i think.  :oops:
Have 3 peppers and 3 mini peppers at the moment, biggest is about 2 inches long now!!!

2"!!!! :shock:  I thought mine were doing well... that's brilliant. Iv'e got 8 plants in 8" pots. I agree, that they are fascinating to watch grow. I've read that you should limit them to about 6 fruits to each plant, so I've started to remove some of the excess fruits.... I hope some expert will come along and advise me ? :?

[gobs]

yes and they are fantastic to watch grow aren't they!! growing mine on my front kitchen windowsill 4 plants in 3 pots, but should've put them in bigger pots i think.  :oops:
Have 3 peppers and 3 mini peppers at the moment, biggest is about 2 inches long now!!!

2"!!!! :shock:  I thought mine were doing well... that's brilliant. Iv'e got 8 plants in 8" pots. I agree, that they are fascinating to watch grow. I've read that you should limit them to about 6 fruits to each plant, so I've started to remove some of the excess fruits.... I hope some expert will come along and advise me ? :?

First of all, well done! It's great isn't it?  I was tempted to harvest a couple today, but resisted.

About limiting to six, I don't grow them in pots, but am seriously inclined to say: stop wasting and ruining your harvest. Thin fruit out once some are edible and start with those.

[Porffor]

Sounds like good advice. they are so cute as mini peppers but am waiting to see if I can get a full grown one.. and this from a woman that can't grow sunflowers..  :shock:  
I'll take some pics of mine

[Bombers]

yes and they are fantastic to watch grow aren't they!! growing mine on my front kitchen windowsill 4 plants in 3 pots, but should've put them in bigger pots i think.  :oops:
Have 3 peppers and 3 mini peppers at the moment, biggest is about 2 inches long now!!!

2"!!!! :shock:  I thought mine were doing well... that's brilliant. Iv'e got 8 plants in 8" pots. I agree, that they are fascinating to watch grow. I've read that you should limit them to about 6 fruits to each plant, so I've started to remove some of the excess fruits.... I hope some expert will come along and advise me ? :?

First of all, well done! It's great isn't it?  I was tempted to harvest a couple today, but resisted.

About limiting to six, I don't grow them in pots, but am seriously inclined to say: stop wasting and ruining your harvest. Thin fruit out once some are edible and start with those.

Thanks Gobs. when are they big enough to harvest?  The information I had was as follows:-    

"Start picking fruit when they are green once they have reached the size of a tennis ball and the skin is smooth and glossy (probably at the beginning of August). This will ensure continuing new fruit production. A mature pepper will turn red (or whatever colour) at the end of the season but remember leaving peppers to fully ripen will halt new fruit production. Crops over about 8 weeks" -
Some of my plants have upwards of 12-15 fruits :shock: I really don't want to sacrifice 1/2 of them, but will they all mature??

 :shock:  :roll:

[GrannieAnnie]

Mine are really late going into the polytunnel, but they are all there now!  But i don't take any fruits off, as apart from anything else, if you have any problems, and a few fall off, you may wish the ones you took off were still there!

It won't be long and you'll be saying "what on earth am I going to do with all these peppers"?    

[pushrod]

what do you do with excess peppers? Can you pickle them or store them in oil? Last year i got carried away and grew far more than i knew what to do with. Ended up giving about £30's worth (at supermarket prices) away and it's looking as if i've been a bit too enthusiastic again this year :oops:

[gobs]

Lecso - post recipe up in the kitchen, can preserve them in a million ways in pickles, dried or roast and cover with oil or jam the lot.

[Porffor]

wow i'm loving the 'what am I going to do with all these peppers' thought! lol

I have a lot of flowers on my plants still - just assumed they wouldn't all fruit, but will take the tips thanks!

[mike2niner4]

It's my first time also and i'm growing lots of things, including peppers and mine look almost identical to yours!

[deezkatz]

its my first time growing anything at all
but i've got some pepper plants on the go, no sign of babies yet though...

but my growhouse somersaulted up the garden a month ago, and i lost everything, so had to start again!

[mike2niner4]

thats terrible!:(