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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Boothy on July 20, 2007, 15:14

Title: Chillies
Post by: Boothy on July 20, 2007, 15:14

How do I know when my chillies are ready?  I habe the grand total of 4 fruits on 5 plants in my cold frame - they look about the right size, maybe a little pale in colour.

Title: Chillies
Post by: jackiestagg on July 20, 2007, 15:24

They're ready anytime you want to eat them, but the redder they get the hotter they will be.

Title: Chillies
Post by: Shelle on July 20, 2007, 18:21

How long does it take for them to start turning red?  My chillis (hungarian hot wax) are still green after 3 weeks, should they be starting yet?

Title: Chillies
Post by: bigsprouts on July 20, 2007, 18:59

most hungarian hotwax are picked when pale greeny yellowy sort of colour and are pickled these are the ones they pickle at the local kebab shop. :)

Title: Chillies
Post by: Sadgit on July 20, 2007, 19:01

some of mine last year took 6 weeks to go fully red, but I used them at various stages for various things. i.e. green for salads etc, red for salads, etc :lol:

Title: Chillies
Post by: Oliveview on July 20, 2007, 20:20

We have quite  a few fruit on our chillie plants- nasty things- now why can´t my cuecumbers fruit like the chillies have?  Going to give them to our friend when they are ready.
PAmela(In Spain)
ps thought you had to wait till they are red, so thanks for the info

Title: Chillies
Post by: Fat Hen on July 20, 2007, 20:50

Can take between 2 - 3 months to ripen depending on type, often the hotter the chilli the longer the ripening process so for habaneros, birdseye and the like your looking at the 3 month end.

For mild chillis like Black Hungarian, jalepeno maybe 2 months?  Last year my chillis seemed to take forever, they had set full size fruit by Late June and were still sitting there just starting to ripen around October though the weather in the later part of the year was poor for ripening chillis, just like now.

For useful info on chilli varieties try:  http://www.thechileman.org/

Title: Chillies
Post by: Sadgit on July 20, 2007, 20:56

very true and tepin can take 4 months!!! what gives man :D

Title: Chillies
Post by: Oliveview on July 20, 2007, 20:58

MIne are just chillies, no clue as to the type!! like small triangle shapes at the moment, they did not get very big last year.  The previous owner planted them.
Pamela (in Spain)

Title: Chillies
Post by: Sadgit on July 20, 2007, 21:00

wish we had the weather of spain!!!

Title: Chillies
Post by: Oliveview on July 20, 2007, 21:21

Wish we could have some of your rain.... toms are dying fast! and they are watered every night too.
Pamela (in SPain)  it was 40 deg plus last week, we are down to low to mid 30´s now :D

Title: Chillies
Post by: Biscombe on July 20, 2007, 23:12

Olive, do you get free irrigation town water????