Total beginner attempting Scotch Bonnet Chillies, please help!

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  1. Andromeda

    Andromeda Apprentice Gardener

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    We like to eat Scotch Bonnet Chillies. So I bought a small plants from Wilko's and tried to grow it. The advice I got by searching was quite conflicting, so in the end I decided to put it out in the garden durring daytime and bring it back in over night. It died! The leaves looked scorched and I think I overwatered it too.

    It's my first time trying to grow something like this. Normally I just shove stuff in pots and leave them to their own devices.

    I bought a new plant yesterday. This one is quite a bit bigger and is maybe 6 inches tall with lots of leaves. I put it in the kitchen whilst I tried to figure out what to do with it and it immediatly started drooping!!! I sprayed it with water (I read that they like that) and left it overnight, and this morning it looks better.

    But what do I do with it now?

    I have a garden I could put it in. Or it could live on the kitchen windowsill, although this only gets sun late afternoon.

    I haven't got a greenhouse or a conservatory, or anywhere particularly sunny indoors. I could get one of those mini greenhouses though if it would help.

    Oh, and I should say, I live in the north of England.

    Thank you for helping!!!
     
  2. Marley Farley

    Marley Farley Affable Admin! Staff Member

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    Hi Andromeda & [​IMG].. I grow Scotch Bonnets, but always in my greenhouse or the kitchen window sill.. They are quite slow to grow as well, so I would say your brightest warmest window sill.. They need all the help thay can get here as they come from the Caribbean.. Water sparingly. In the early stages and while the weather is quite mild I just give them a bit of tap water every 2-3 day or whenever the soil is looking dry on top. As the summer temperatures increase I will increase this to once a day. Once the flowers start to flower I introduce a few drops of liquid tomato food into their water during every other watering. I use half the dilution strength recommended for tomato plants.:thumb: Hope that is some help..
     
  3. Andromeda

    Andromeda Apprentice Gardener

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    Thanks! I've put it on a windowsill which gets the afternoon sun for now to see how it does. It's perked up a lot and even got a few new leaves, so I am hoping for the best this time!!!
     
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    :thumb: Fingers crossed then.. :thumb:
     
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