How do chilli plants grow




















Chillies like sun and warmth and in sheltered gardens, especially in the south of the country, Chillies will crop outside but elsewhere they are best grown under glass. Early in the year it will be too cold in an unheated greenhouse or poly tunnel for seeds or a young plant Chillies are best kept indoors until the later in the summer and definitely do not plant out until the risk of frost has passed.

Whether you grow from seed or buy a Chilli plant as soon as it starts flowering is a signal to being weekly feeding. Recommended is a feed high in potash such as tomato feed, which is ideal. Also, when the plant comes into flower, pinch out those early flowers so that the Chilli plant will throw out more shoots, bush and produce a better crop.

Chillies are best grown in a dry sheltered spot, and if grown in containers, keep on the dry side. Towards the end of the season you can bring the Chilli plants back inside to keep them growing and fruiting. If you are growing Chillies indoors, you will need to open windows or doors to allow the pollinating insects in.

If the leaves of the Chilli plant turn yellow, or drop off, the likely cause is over-watering. The general rule is to water Chillies sparingly. There is a gardening debate about whether you can over winter chilli plants. It is true to say, especially in northern climates, Chillies are best treated as an annual. Even if you persuade the Chilli plant through the winter, the ensuing plant will be less vigorous, if not feeble, and you may not get much by way of fruit.

The RHS undertook a trial of chillies for those most to look for those most suitable to grow in containers, suggestions are: 'Riot' a long thin chilli, moderately hot; 'Krakatoa' a thicker cone shaped red chilli hot; 'Spike' a thin, very hot chilli. These are all short compact chillies suitable for container growing in a warm spot bearing in mind chillies are H1 hardy which is degrees.

Chillies are ideal for growing in containers, on windowsills and balconies, and make a great veg plant where space is limited. There is a range of vegetables which can be grown in containers, for more information about growing vegetables in containers.

Chillies germinate easily from seed if you want to grow your favourite variety. There is a huge range of Chilli seeds to choose from it is all down to preference, although it is always worth looking at those varieties which have the RHS garden merit award. One thing which is different about growing Chillies is that Chillies need a long growing season. Usually because of the cold and low light levels January is too early to sow seeds, but Chillies are the exception because they need a long growing season.

Sow Chillies shallow and sprinkle with minimal compost or vermiculite. Chillies can take some time to germinate, which if conditions are damp can encourage fungus.

The risk of this can be reduced by covering the Chilli seeds with vermiculite as opposed to compost. The pot needs to be misted, and either covered with glass or put into a propagator. Leave to germinate, which should take up to 21 days. Add a little bit of compost to it and give it a good mix. Keep the soil moist but don't overwater it. Water every alternate day or every 2 days depending on the weather.

Make sure there is a wet-dry-wet-dry cycle of watering. The seeds will germinate and you'll see two small leaves on the surface of the soil within days of planting the seeds. Keep watering them every alternate day and make sure they're exposed to hours of sunlight daily. Once the plant is about inches in height, it'll bring out small buds which will blossom into cute little white flowers about The flowers will remain on the plant for about days, then fall off.

Then you'll see a cute little baby chilli growing in it's place. Regularly water and nourish the plant and the chillies will grow bigger and bigger. The bigger they are the more potent their spiciness is. Once the chill is about cms long you can pluck it to cook with it. However, If you want it to be spicier you can leave it on the plant itself. If you leave them long enough on the plant, the green chilli peppers will eventually turn red.

The redder it gets, the hotter it the chilli is! Question 10 months ago on Step 4. After growing chili plants for more than 20 years I have to add some information here: Chilis are NOT "extremely simple" to grow unless you take "very simple" types with a low capsaicin level and don't care about the taste.

You don't go to a local plant nursery, you go online and order seeds on ebay or chili shops. If you touch very hot chilis and then have to go to the bathroom you might end up in the ER.

Don't dry the seeds in the sun. If you don't use LED grow lights then you have to plant the seeds between January to March, you can't seed them in the winter when daylight is too weak for the seedlings. Chili plants do not require manure, especially not saplings, it will burn them.

Your kitchen appliance might smell afterwards, better ask your local plant nursery. Your plant can get TMV otherwise. If you keep your plants indoors, then the flowers will not pollinate themselves.

Do this with a clean brush. If you don't want cross-pollination then glue the petals together and just shake the plant. The size of the fruit has nothing to do with spiciness, that is in the genes only. The type of chili plant and the generation F1, F2, etc influence the spiciness. Only if you keep your plant close to drying out and only first year plants can achieve the maximum spiciness for the specific type of plant, it is usually decreased in the secound and definetely in the third year.

There are several types of chilis that stay green, become brown, yellow, orange, purple and black, which are all spicy. Do remember to open windows and doors to provide insects access to the flowers to ensure good pollination. Alternatively, hand pollinate the chillies by moving from flower to flower, tickling the centre of each with a fine artist's paint brush. Chillies require warmth and long sunny days to ripen properly. From an early sowing, this shouldn't be a problem, but later sowings in the UK may leave your peppers feeling the cold as summer days begin to shorten.

Chillies are usually ready to start harvesting in about July. The more you pick, the more chillies your plant will grow.

Towards the end of the season you might like to leave chillies on the plant a little longer, allowing them to mature until they achieve a deep red colour and intense flavour. If the weather starts to cool before your crop has fully ripened, bring your plants indoors and let them ripen on a warm sunny windowsill. Harvest chillies one at a time by cutting them from the plant with secateurs. Chilli peppers grown outdoors must be harvested before the first frost. Do you love growing chillies?

Let us know on our Facebook page - and if you have pictures of your crop, please share! Plants and gardens have always been a big part of my life. I can remember helping my Dad to prick out seedlings, even before I could see over the top of the potting bench. Hons Horticulture.



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