Chilli for growing outside

Can anyone suggest a type of chilli that grows well outdoors as I dont have a greenhouse?

 Last year I tried to grow some called demon red and they did badly inside, but when I put them outside they just stopped. This year I am growing a few types, Big Jim, Jalapeno and Golden something or other. The Jalapeno and Big Jim are already looking reasonably large compared to the one I tried last year. I have potted them fairly deep into  larger pots as they got a little bit leggy but would like to eventually put them outside once it warms up.

Anyone managed to grow these outside or can recommend a type that will grow?

I grow a lot of chillis inside and grow toms inside both in polytunnels and under glass and many toms outside but I have never managed to get chillis or bell peppers to grow outside. We are North Lincs so much like you for climate I guess. Sorry I doubt it is possible but woudl love to be proved wrong.
R

Try a variety called Nigel's Outdoor chilli from the Real Seed Company 

I grow Demon Red. Fiercely hot pods. I grow them in small-ish pots (7" - 9") in a greenhouse and they are pretty weedy plants. I get a single harvest right at the end of the Summer ... so nothing really ripe until then. I then dry them and use them for the following 12 months.

So perhaps  they were perhaps not the most ideal variety for you? I doubt they would do much outdoors.

Hi

I must admit that i have the benefit of being a fair bit further south, but here is my contribution

Over the last 3 years i have grown about 10 varieties of chill, and quite a few bell peppers outside, and even with the c**p summers recently, have had some good crops, most notably Inferno(T&M),  Rocoto(have done so well we use our own seeds now),  Lueschar Paprika(Nickys),  Pinocchios Nose(various suppliers) and DiArbol(again, now use our own seeds)

If you can give them a fairly sheltered spot, a fairly well drained soil, and dont pamper them too much, you should be in with a shout

 Oh, and i never start them before the 2nd week in march, as they get too leggy and seem to suffer when planted out

All the best

Smilydog

they will grow outside but appreciate some cover. I use four old window frames screwed together with an old piece of glass on top. You can improvise!   

The chillies will be fine in an unheated greenhouse but not yet.  I start mine off in the house with bottom heat and keep them covered with a lid at night when the temp drops

As soon as the weather warms up they go out into the cold greenhouse.You can cover with fleece if it turns cold again. I did some fab chillies last year. Lemon Drop are brilliant!

Those four tier plastic greenhouses which are cheap as chips from Wilko can be placed inside the greenhouse to give you a warmer environment for the more delicate seedlings.  The growhouses come with a zip-up cover.