Chillies 2025

Interesting to read about your larvae. Read an advert for buying bees (no Queens) to help fertilise your fruit trees. In small print you were notified there was no guarantee they would stay in your garden and that they would all die in the winter.

 

Lots of green fruit now and lots of flowers. Having almost 0 flower drop on all my chilli plants this year

 

Chillies look in very good condition. What variety are they?

 

Not sure which ones are which there, I think Toofan, ring of fire and Fresno then a couple of the aji plugs I bought.

These are all the varieties I am growing this year in there, another greenhouse and a couple outside:

Gusto purple, Fresno, atomic, Scotch bonnet, orange habanero, Thai dragon, loco, apache f1, Aji limon, Ring of fire,Jalapeno gourmet,Mirch masala,Toofan F1, Aji Huanuco, Aji Rojo, Aji Camba, Aji Ahuachapan, Aji Valle de Canca, Aji Asta de Buey.

 

Wow, quite a variety. I'm growing Goliath Jalapeno, Mammoth Jalapeno, Shishito and Birds Eye this year plus some sweet peppers.

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I had white fly a couple of years ago in my greenhouse and I figure it was my fault for buying a bargain perennial and stowing it in there, thus introducing the little menaces. It was such a challenge to get rid of them that the next winter I attended a university pesticide and herbicide course to get my license to "kill". I feel for you.

The only peppers that soldiered through that attack which I water hosed off daily were my @shiney brids. Those really saved me from having zero crop that year.

Again, I wish you success!

 

A few of my chillies are either dropping flowers or going yellow and dropping off, I assume a combination of over and under watering (hard to gauge in this heat in the greenhouses) and not pollinated. There are a fair amount of fruits growing well on all the plants so not too concerned. Am growing Ring of Fire, Joe’s Longs, Serrano, Apache and sweet pepper California Wonder.

 

@Tinkerbelle61 I use overhead fans in my greenhouses to "mix" the air to help with pollination. I also use capillary watering to let the plants suck up what they want. That said, the soil is always moist or wet but the plants don't seem to mind.

 

I purchased bishops crown chilli seeds and this is what every seed produced with tendrils which I removed. Any idea what it is as it does not look like a Bishops Crown plant to me? No flowers yet.

 

My guess would be passion flower of some kind.

 

Thanks @CanadianLori fir that advice, I don’t have any fans but the auto vent roof window is open and the door is open all the time, has been for nearly two months with the weather the UK has been having. I also have all my chilli pots on capillary matting, water from the bottom and liquid feed from the top. They all have been drying out on top with this heat but the drainage holes show they are moist at the bottom. I have a fair few good sized chillies on all 16 plants but still have maybe a dozen a day falling off. I think I remember this happening mid way through the season last year so will just go with it. I ended up with enough chillies last year to still be eating chilli jam every day with enough left to get me through to Xmas!!!I gave plenty away last year but still the pantry is half full!!

 

Thank you Pete you are spot on. It is all a bit of a mystery.

 

I made a special effort this year to sow my chillis early, having no success last year. It was worth it so far, although the plants in my opinion are rather small, they are flowering and setting fruit. I sowed 5 varieties, kept a single plant of each for myself, gave my daughter one of each and the remainder went to the community garden never to be seen again. A bit later in the season I will be able to compare my plants with my daughters, in some ways pointless as their greenhouse is in a much shadier location than my conservatory and of course, each person has their own routine of care for feeding and watering.
I am growing Orange Habernero, fiery, hot, pungent, Sweetonia mix, can be eaten raw Jazz, dwarf, compact, spicy, Fiery Tongues,F1 semi-erect, medium heat , Armageddon F1, very hot, early cropper.