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So who's growing chillies 2023?
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How are you guys over wintering?
Do you still water and how are pruning them
Do you still water and how are pruning them
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this year, we just pulled the plants inside the house and tucked them in a corner. Didn't water them. Didn't prune them this year.
Previous years I've pruned them fairly aggressively, down to about 6-12 inches of stem, leaving a few leaves. But I'm not a botanist, so may have done badly.
Anything brown/wilty/woody in the spring I lop off to encourage new fresh green stuff to grow
Just received my 6 plugs for this year - Aji Lemondrop, Cayenne Ring of Fire, Pimiento de Padron, Chocolate Habanero, Lemon Habanero and Scotch Bonnet. 
Potted some of mine on today.
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This year I've overwintered a super chilli - great variety, very prolific. I also have a single Carolina Reaper plant, very small at the moment, that's germinated from seeds bought last year and a number of plants grown using the seeds from ripened finger chillis bought in Sainsbury's. I'm told that these will grow true to form and I think these are the same variety used by the curry houses (Jwala Chilli I think).
I've got a few on the go..mainly the long indian type for curry and jalapeño for pizza.
Done nothing different this year but had 100% germination!
Done nothing different this year but had 100% germination!
I'm having a terrible year - really successful germination in a heated propagator but after re-potting some have withered and died. I've been growing chillis for about 15 years and this has never happened before, not doing anything different, they are not outside in the greenhouse yet, only thing I can think of is the lack of sunlight: my grass isn't growing either, I normally get a first cut in during March it's now the 2nd half of April and I still haven't cut it.
Same here on the chilli front. Put 3 types of seeds in the propagator, none of my mini meanies germinated, only one of the habeneros and whilst loads of the others (can't remember the name) germinated they all got to an inch high and stopped growing.
I’d say about 8 of mine didn’t germinate but I still have 24 ranging in size from just sprouted to 6/7 inch tall. So I’m very happy with that.
I have a tobasco plant that I overwintered, its looking nice a healthy, wondered if I should put out in the greenhouse or leave in the spare room where it is now (gets sun in the afternoon).
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We overwintered some habaneros that aren't looking to healthy. They went outside into pots this weekend
Someone bought me a kit for Christmas. Just started it…
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Loving the fact they grow in a fire bucket. Oh, also forgot to say we also potted up some Cayennes from the garden centre to go with the tomatoes
Anybody know what kind these are
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Gusto Purple? Though it looks a bit bushy - mine are much taller and more "spindly"...
Wait and see what what colour they turn as they ripen further. I’d guess at lemon drop if it wasn’t for the purple ends.
I have no clue, missis bought a packet of seeds i just stuck em in the basket
I just tried one, i cut the end off stuck my tongue on it and got the heat then i gave it a chew jesus that is seriously hot, my mouth is on fire, i remember on the packet it said 60 to 80 thousand on the scoville scale
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