Anyone good with chillies?

Heartinthedirt

Can i grow chillies in tomato grow bags? Rhanks

Heartinthedirt

*thanks 😄

Penny_Forthem

Yes - same rules apply; water well, but ensure you have good drain holes, feed appropriately and pick regularly.
What varieties are you growing?

Desi_in_London

Yes, although depending on which chillies you are growing they may well need less room than tomatoes per plant.

Heartinthedirt

Penny_Forthem said:

What varieties are you growing?

Thanks Penny. We've got Jalapenos, Poblano, Pot Black, Padron and Bhut Jalokia (which came as a novelty kit for my partner at Christmas and we're stunned that it's actually grown!) 

msqingxiao

Can I know how you germinated the seeds please? I've sowed two batches of cayenne pepper seeds and put them on a south-facing warm windowsill but so far nothing is happening yet....

tui34

Hi @msqingxiao

You are doing everything right.  I expect you keep the soil moist?

Just be patient is all I can say - except:   I sowed some at the end of February into an unheated conservatory - they are up beautifully.  I sowed some more about 3 weeks later and there is no sign of life!!  Same batch of seeds.  Same compost.  Same position.

Maybe sow a few more before it gets too late.

msqingxiao

tui34 said:

Hi @msqingxiao

You are doing everything right.  I expect you keep the soil moist?

Just be patient is all I can say - except:   I sowed some at the end of February into an unheated conservatory - they are up beautifully.  I sowed some more about 3 weeks later and there is no sign of life!!  Same batch of seeds.  Same compost.  Same position.

Maybe sow a few more before it gets too late.

Thanks! I'll try sow more this weekend then. Or I'll get desperate and buy some seedlings 

Joyce Goldenlily

Chillies can take 3/4 weeks to germinate. They need heat as well as light to do well. I sowed 4 seeds in one pot over a month ago, 1 came up 2 weeks ago, another has just poked its head through so there is no telling. Patience is needed. They also seem to need a long growing season, I have found those sown in Jan./Feb. do better than later sown ones.

Heartinthedirt

msqingxiao said:

Can I know how you germinated the seeds please? I've sowed two batches of cayenne pepper seeds and put them on a south-facing warm windowsill but so far nothing is happening yet....

Sounds like the only thing we did differently to you is have them on a heated mat for a few weeks. But we started them in January cos we got over-excited and couldn't wait! 🤣

Redwing

Joyce Goldenlily said:

Chillies can take 3/4 weeks to germinate. They need heat as well as light to do well. I sowed 4 seeds in one pot over a month ago, 1 came up 2 weeks ago, another has just poked its head through so there is no telling. Patience is needed. They also seem to need a long growing season, I have found those sown in Jan./Feb. do better than later sown ones.

Good advice I think.  Mine are now 5-7" tall in front of a large SE window and looking great; sown in early February. No flowers yet but looking really healthy and dark green and not elongated. I have 14 but I'm a novice at pepper growing.   What do I do now?  Should I keep them inside or harden them off for growing outside in pots?