[Parsnip]

I've got some chilli pants growing, some are about 2ft high one is 3ft...

I've only got flowers and chillis on the top bit  3 inches of them, so i'm expecting the yield will be poor?

It's not a problem as such, but I'd like to know for next year, should I have pinched them out like you do  toms ?  Or maybe something else?

Thankyou

[Yabba]

I've read conflicting advice on a chilli forum I joined ( @link chillisgalore.com ) ... tad like opinnions here really

I've got some that were pinched out that are rocking, and others that are suffering ... and then I've got some that weren't pinched out that are rocking ... and a few others that are hitting the ceiling ( roof just doesn't rhyme )

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[Parsnip]

I didn't mention that they've got some new leafage appearing up the stems, could that be new chillis appearing ( EVENTUALLY) ? I've got them in the conservatory so they ge4t good sun ( when it appears )

I grew some Jalopenos last year that yielded well, but were tasteless and had no heat. So the one's I'm growing this year are hot 

[Ice]

I grew jalapenos last year and they had no heat.  From what I've read on here they really need to be stressed to become hot. 

[Kate and her Ducks]

Think I'm going to get a fairly small crop from my chillis (none of them bigger than 2 foot but a reasonable number of chillis on them. Had heard that they crop better in their second year if you over winter them and had been thinking about this (know it's a bit early). Has anyone tried this?

[Lardman]

I've only got flowers and chillis on the top bit  3 inches of them, so i'm expecting the yield will be poor?

They need more sun ....  depending on the variety 2-3 foot is normal then the canopy contains the peppers, others like the habs will make more compact plants and fruit lower down and even on the main stem. What are you growing?

I grew jalapenos last year and they had no heat.  From what I've read on here they really need to be stressed to become hot. 

Jals have very little heat anyway Ice, but over watering makes them very bland. Try something like a hot wax, they're slightly warmer without being silly hot.

I've read conflicting advice on a chilli forum I joined ( @link chillisgalore.com ) ... tad like opinnions here really

They're been arguing over pinching out for at least 4 years to my knowledge 

[Bombers]

I've only got flowers and chillis on the top bit  3 inches of them, so i'm expecting the yield will be poor?

Same Here
They need more sun ....  depending on the variety 2-3 foot is normal then the canopy contains the peppers, others like the habs will make more compact plants and fruit lower down and even on the main stem. What are you growing?

My Habs aren't that compact. Is that to do with the size of pot?



I did wonder about pinching mine out?  Should I remove the peppers now, and could I hopefully get a second flush?

Sorry Snips for Hijacking, but thought it was a very similar query to your questions D'ya mind? 

[Yabba]

/me chops down his habs .... :'(, my fruit are way smaller ... and my plants in a bigger pot

.... hang fire whilst I get the pics off my camera

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[Lardman]

You posted that just to upset me didnt you Bombers  

That looks compact enough to me, they're not dwarf after all.  Leave it alone its a lovely plant.  That looks like a 6" pot - its fine but you're not going to get a huge yield from it, I use 10inch container pots.

Let the pepper ripen you're very unlikely to get a second flush now.  It looks like it could do with a bit of a feed too.

[Bombers]

You posted that just to upset me didnt you Bombers   Moi?

That looks compact enough to me, they're not dwarf after all.  Leave it alone its a lovely plant.  That looks like a 6" pot - its fine but you're not going to get a huge yield from it, I use 10inch container pots.

Let the pepper ripen you're very unlikely to get a second flush now. I Thought as much.  It looks like it could do with a bit of a feed too.

I treat 'em mean!  It's had it's weekly nosh (Doff Tommy) on Saturday. Thanks for the advice, appreciate it!

[Lardman]

If I remember tomorrow I'll get the camera out and post my pathetic specimens so you can all have a laugh. 

[Kate and her Ducks]

I've got some chilli pants Thankyou

No pics of Snips Chilli pants though, this is a family site!

[Bombers]

Why would snips 'pants' be chilli Kate? 

[Kate and her Ducks]

Re-read the first post.

[sunshineband]

I've got some chilli pants Thankyou

No pics of Snips Chilli pants though, this is a family site!

 

Are they hot?


(OK I'm getting my coat)