Comments on: The Chili Pruning Experiment: Conclusion

By: Decaprio2224@gmail.com

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By: cheese

cheese — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 10:49:27 +0000

@New Mexico Mike Do keep us posted – do you have a link to your blog or site?

@esther since this post I have to say yield has been quite good. Only problem is they don’t seem to be very hot. Not sure what I can do about that!

By: esther

esther — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 01:27:22 +0000

Hey just saw this older post too – I’ve seen many chilli plants overwintered here in Melbourne, Oz. We do it outside and after a few years they can become quite hedgelike. A good heavy prune after harvest definitely helps.

And I think yield actually improves – after all next season they don’t have to waste time establishing a root base etc. We had far more chillis than we could use this year from plants which overwintered.

By: New Mexico Mike

New Mexico Mike — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:58:27 +0000

Hey Folks – I live in New Mexico where it is safe to say some of the best tasting green chile’s are to be found. (Hatch) New Mexico. Anyway we are @ 6000 ft above sea level and I can presume thats why we have such a great tasting Chile.

I have about 20 plants out doors this year and next year I am going to grow all hydroponic.

Right now I am trimming my plant so I can only concentrate growth on stems and flowing so my yield it greater than normal and the plant strength is high.

I also Dose them heavily with Miracle Grow and Coffee grounds from Starbucks daily.

I dripp feed them becaus eI have noticed that the over head watering causes the flowins to fall of in their young state.

I will keep you all posted as to my progress.

P. S. I have spent over a years total time over the last ten years living in Ireland working for the Intel there.

By: cheese

cheese — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:38:23 +0000

Hey Andrew. Sounds like you are on a scale on a multiple of mine! I’m not sure what type they are to tell you the truth. I can tell you that they are not at all spicey and quite bitter! This is one of the reasons we are growing a couple of other types this year – one thai chili variety and one we got in Lidl. They both look good so far – just about to start flowering.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Sun, 10 May 2009 16:48:47 +0000

I’m glad you had success with growing your chili plants indoors. I’m in North Wales and I’m growing about 18 different varieties this year (I have 75 plants) and they’re all indoors on the windowsills. Hopefully mine will do well too. I started all mine from seed in March.

By: cheese

cheese — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:07:23 +0000

Caroline – any way you want! Organic fertilizer or non-organic fertilizer if you prefer; and follow the instructions on the container.

Peggy – in practice they are usually grown as annuals but strictly speaking they are not. I guess the idea of overwintering them comes from America where they are grown outdoors a lot. I suspect the yield may be less in the second year but only time will tell. We started these slightly late in the year (may/junish) so hopefully there is a bit of life in them. They look well at the moment anyway!

By: Peggy

Peggy — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:03:32 +0000

Hi, I dont grow chillies but would have thought they were an annual as most veg plants, have you extended their productive lifetime as another experiment?

By: Caroline

Caroline — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 12:35:01 +0000

Hi Adam,

What and how often should I feed my chili plant?