r/UkChilliGrowers

Hi! Had to start my chillies in early april after a failed batch i sowed in march didn't sprout. These are about 4 weeks old and I don't know why they aren't bigger, I've got lights on them all day and they're in a little greenhouse in my flat

Hi, first time grower here asking for advice.

South East, UK - I planted 3 varieties (Havana Gold, Fiesta Sunset & Buena Mulata) back in mid February. Germinated after 5 days. Started them in a heated propagator tray for their first month then potted into small pots. Began hardening off approx 1.5 months ago and now in greenhouse full time. Didn't have any reasonable sized pots to move into so I several plants on large pots last week.

My biggest and healthiest plants are only the height of a cigarette; although they are growing slowly.

I'm seeing pictures of everyone else's chillis on here and mine seem to be tiny and struggling in comparison. We've had a great spring down here so far, so I was expecting them to thrive. Any tips would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks

Is anyone able to diagnose this for me? It’s now appearing on the majority of my plants. They were all started indoors in January, and have been under grow lights since. The lights are about 30-40cm from the canopy of the plant and I’m getting about 200-300 PPFD. I have been feeding these with chilli focus every other watering, but they haven’t actually been watered for about a week because I potted them up and top watered at that point to bed the roots in. The pots still feel quite heavy so I haven’t felt the need to water.

I have been hardening them off in the British weather, but it’s a bit of a colder week this week so keeping them inside.

Can’t see any mites, thrips or aphids in the vicinity. Any ideas?

Hello fellow growers. I just bought this pepper from a big box store in the UK. It had no identification but it was located in the vegetable plant isle. Would it be possible to roughly pinpoint the variety. Thank you for your time!

I'm in South Yorkshire at quite high elevation so I'm definitely keeping them in their indoor greenhouse for now (whole thing is meant to go outside, eventually!).

Hoping things start to warm up properly and consistently soon, especially at night time!

Cayenne, only one so far but can’t wait for him to turn red!

Thought I’d bring my babies out of the greenhouse for a bit of sun today. One of the sweet peppers has fruit already!
Il be giving them their first feed of Chilli Focus this evening.

Was hoping to get these outside (or at least in the greenhouse tent) this week but weather forecast is saying it's going to drop down as low as 1 Celsius overnight 😩 1st image is my scotch bonnets, 2nd is some chilli seeds that I found in a garden centre, I wish I kept the packaging but it boldly claimed the plants can grow approx 300 chillis per plant ...

First poblano of the season taking its first steps to becoming an ancho.

All 7 are super healthy and growing well. The Peppa Peach is flowering and Golden Primotalii has flower buds appearing. The Lingria is getting bushy, and all 3 Warthogs are doing well. The Chinese 5 Colour is growing taller than I was expecting. Feeding daily with Chilli Focus. Dealt with an aphid issue on one plant with a mild wash up liquid in water spray.

I'm enjoying seeing what is thriving and whats lagging behind. I dont think there's ever a 'wrong' time to sow as from every plant you grow you bank knowledge. From my 'personal use' collection I've got a January sown hungarian black in flower and an overwintered jalepeno thats come back really well, everything else got started early April. Unsurprisingly the candy cane chocolate cherry are fast off the block, and aji delight. A weird faddas cross seem to be doing really well and zebrange is also growing strong. Mattapenos, well, they might be ready next year 😅

I’ve been moving my plants into the greenhouse now the weather has improved and is not so cold during the daylight hours. They come back indoors at night just in case the temperature drops too low. They are all doing well and shooting up nicely. The photo is a couple of weeks old so they’re all a lot taller and leafier than shown here.

Is there a recommended time for when I leave them out in the greenhouse permanently? I’ll plan to put them into their final pots in a week or so.

So down to the last 3 to go in big pots.. Damn this is an endless task. lol.

Zabranges- x 2 one doing really well. ( pink twine on it ) other still really small, neither flowering yet 😢

Bananas x 2. Fantastic as always

Arj Pineapple x1. Fruiting already and giving off pineapple aromas. Greenhouse smelt lovely this morning

2x Tequila pepper. ( one with massive fruits already. The other in the orange pot that looks like a mini bush.

And my beautiful baby Zimbabwe black with the purple flowers 😍

Small grow this year.

2x Trinidad Perfume (back of image)

2x Cayenne in the left tray.

3x Gayle Lighthouse at the front which were sent via Chillie shop Leeds - all of these were planted at the same time, kept indoors in my little grow box.

Leaving them outside today as it's quite warm but will go back into the box tonight. Probably in the greenhouse by the end of the month but it's pretty full with other things at the moment.

I do have 4 others together in a large pot in the greenhouse, think they are all Cayenne too.

This pepper plant essentially spent the whole of last summer on its side behind a plant pot completely neglected, it was just a bit longer and wider than a pencil but that didn't stop it exploding with life under the right conditions.

I've decided to go for it, this year's crop is in! Raises beds - done, planters will stay in the tunnel for a few more weeks.