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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: texas on October 03, 2017, 22:03

Title: Chillies & peppers
Post by: texas on October 03, 2017, 22:03
I've had an excellent   crop of chillies and peppers, some are still green though is it too late to expect them to ripen? have been growing them in a unheated greenhouse
Title: Re: Chillies & peppers
Post by: mumofstig on October 03, 2017, 22:19
If they are in pots, could you bring them indoors?
Title: Re: Chillies & peppers
Post by: sunshineband on October 04, 2017, 17:34
Texas if you are in the south of the UK they may well continue to ripen in the greenhouse for another couple of weeks
Title: Re: Chillies & peppers
Post by: mumofstig on October 04, 2017, 18:02
Have already had temperatures as low as 7C here, Sunny  :ohmy: that's why I thought it would be better to bring them in  :unsure:
Title: Re: Chillies & peppers
Post by: smilydog on October 04, 2017, 19:48
They will continue to ripen, but get them in or off the plant if real cold threatens. If it stays mild then you could sill be harvesting for a few more weeks. Been a great year for Chillies this year!
Title: Re: Chillies & peppers
Post by: sunshineband on October 05, 2017, 09:40
Have already had temperatures as low as 7C here, Sunny  :ohmy: that's why I thought it would be better to bring them in  :unsure:

So have we, but the outdoor chillies still seem fine. It won't get warmer though........
Title: Re: Chillies & peppers
Post by: wapello on October 06, 2017, 20:00
 I have had a good year with the chillies and peppers as well, i got mine potted from B & Q planted them out in the tunnel then  got  over run with them, ive been giving the to the local  curry house,
I also done well with the melons  so i  saved  some of seeds from one of the melons and just to try them i planted
 6 of them and now they are 6" high going to see how far they will go, the tunnel is holding 45 degs overnight i
will heat it if i have to as i also got carrots and lettuce on the go as well,  i have cabbage plants to plant out saturday
ive planted out two elephant garlic,  (14  cloves) from the local garlic farm here on the I O W, then a garden tidy,,
Title: Re: Chillies & peppers
Post by: candygold1 on October 12, 2017, 18:26
the chillies have been one of my best plants this year and im going to overwinter the plants which will be a 1st for me. also planted some elephant garlic today on the very sunny isle of wight