Chilli Plants

[hedgewizard]

OOh the answers are all in Chilli's wiki article - so we can expect them to rocket away now. A bit of heat is the answer it seems... now where in the hell are the matches?

[Wormella]

Right, I'm posting the link to this picture, not the picture itself - because it's huge and I can't be bothered to rescale it.

http://www.wormella.com/37pg/37PG_1.jpg

Look - our first red chilli - I could have sworn that was green yesterday

thats the 1st bit of veg I've ever grown

[hedgewizard]

For the love of god, some of us are still on dialup here!

[The Chili Monster]

Wormella wrote

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Look - our first red chilli - I could have sworn that was green yesterday

That's brilliant 8)

[WitchypooNo2]

I am reading this thinking ours are a couple of inches high too but then I see that others are too!!!! thank goddess!!!! Ours got severely eaten by sluggies this year but having said that the ones that were reduced to a 1 cm high green stem have gone all bushy so perhaps slugs do have a porpoise!! (I doubt it tho) We had loads last year so hoping for another slow starting bumper crop but you're right a little shunshine has worked wonders

[Wormella]

For the love of god, some of us are still on dialup here!

Hence why I didn't post it on the main forum and made clear it was HUGE

[Shirley]

No sign of flowers on mine at all...

One has gone incredibly gangly - not sure what to do... pinch out growing tip??? Any clues?

Love the pic btw... and only a teeny bit jealous

[Wormella]

theres another 4 like that on the living room window sill

[hedgewizard]

Hence why I didn't post it on the main forum and made clear it was HUGE

I thought you meant the canvas was huge! Curiosity got the better of me though... nice chillis!

[Wormella]

no, the picturs are huge because they are part of a local art project.

[The Chili Monster]

Shirlz2005 wrote:

One has gone incredibly gangly - not sure what to do... pinch out growing tip??? Any clues?

If you pinch out the growing tip it'll encourage the plant to bush out. Alternatively you may like to try to repot it. That way you can cover with compost up to its first set of leaves, and the plant will develop extra roots for stability. It can take up to 90-120 days for the fruit to mature from the final repot date and so there's plenty of time yet.

[Wormella]

We have an issue - or it might be nothing.

Our beloved chilliplants are covered with tiny little white mites. I think it's the same ones we get in the roots - ones we've been unable the shift since we moved to Liverpool.

They've never cused any damaged to any of our plants and I'm going on a wiping mission later.

Should I be worried?

[The Chili Monster]

Hi Wormella
I've never come across them (outside of a book, anyway).
However, I fired up Copernic and have discovered that they frequent soil, especially compost, and frequent composters. Here, they compete with the worms for organic matter on which to feed.
It appears that these little critters are only really apparant where overwatering or overfeeding has occured.
Suggested treatment: as per aphids -so hot soapy water, then.
Although I can't find out what, if any, harm such beasts will cause to your chili plants if left unchecked (there's a chance absolutely nothing).
If I find out any more, I'll make a further post on this thread.

[Wormella]

thanks. It's hard striking a balanced between overwatering and letting them wilt at the moment.

they don't seem to be attacking the fruits. 3 more chillis have just rippened.

[Kitty Ballistic]

What does it mean when your chilli peppers go 'curly'?