Getting hot and moist in the bedroom
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I decided to buy some pepper seeds. Im not into gardening, but I do love exotic dishes (ooh err missus) and thought it might be fun to grow some peppers from seeds. Big bell type peppers, some nice banana peppers and hot peppers too.
Germination instructions said warm and moist, plant in spring and harvest throughout summer, but the summer is gone :rolleyes: The bedroom is warm though :)
Are there any green fingered folk here, who can tell me whether the plants are likely to grow upstairs in the warmth (and sun) and if the plants do grow, will the peppers also grow during winter? Im hoping they will grow all year round :lick:
Germination instructions said warm and moist, plant in spring and harvest throughout summer, but the summer is gone :rolleyes: The bedroom is warm though :)
Are there any green fingered folk here, who can tell me whether the plants are likely to grow upstairs in the warmth (and sun) and if the plants do grow, will the peppers also grow during winter? Im hoping they will grow all year round :lick:
MilnerR said:Dont give up Milner, you can do it (whist I kick back and wait for a sensible answer from someone willing to do more googleing than I
Just done a search for grow lamps and got about a dozen sites detailing home cannabis growing....... I was expecting at least one horticultural website
) Serisouly though, I expected PH to have a lot more horticulturalists than it does.
Im still wondering if/hoping that my peppers will grow before the winter, and 30 quids worth of troughs and soil later, still dont know what to expect
keithyboy said:
Bob - just getting the first "fruits" on one of my chilli pepper plants (called Ring of Fire ) still waiting on the "Friars Hat" though. Kept in the kitchen - warm and moist and no strong direct sunlight
Cool
Did the instructions tell you to avoid sunlight, or does it just so happen that they dont get any in your kitchen? scared but happy said:Do your peppers get any/much direct sunlight?
We grow ours on the kitchen window using standard compost. They always seem quite happy with that.
ChelseaTractor said:All the women Ive known have needed to apply chilli pepper to cool down after a bedroom session with me
Bob, when it gets warm and moist in the bedroom mate, i'd be fed up were I your misses and you were thinking about peppers!
Growing them upstairs is a necessity
UKBob said:
scared but happy said:
We grow ours on the kitchen window using standard compost. They always seem quite happy with that.
Do your peppers get any/much direct sunlight?
They get late afternoon sun. But you must give them plenty of water to fill them out. ie dont let them dry out!!
The bell style ones are easier to grow.
(so the missus has informed me - I can't even grow weeds)
Added: The wife said, if all else fails try.... Cress
>> Edited by scared but happy on Monday 3rd October 11:54
UKBob said:
Im still wondering if/hoping that my peppers will grow before the winter, and 30 quids worth of troughs and soil later, still dont know what to expect
This place does growlights and is safe for work. Personally I'd wait for summer and stick them in the greenhouse or conservatory or you have one but if you must grow through the winter this is the sort of thing you need. However, they do use a lot of electricity and to get the full benefit the plants need to be quite close to the lights (you're wasting your time hanging them on the ceiling for example).
A mate grew chillis on his window sill in his conservatory over the summer and was unbelievably successful and had enough dried chillis to last him for a decade never mind just the winter wait.
Mark
Oops, edited to add the link... www.fastlight.co.uk/
>> Edited by dern on Monday 3rd October 12:45
I dont have a conservatory Dern, would stick em in there if I did have one though. Chilli is always best eaten fresh, will just have to wait and see what happens with the other bigger peppers 
Will have to wait and see I guess. How many bell type peppers did one plant yield outside? Does a plant keep growing them all summer long, or does the plant just grow a limited amount, which all ripen at the end of the season when the pepper plant stops growing new peppers?
edited to add:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? (You dont have to answer that question)
>> Edited by UKBob on Monday 3rd October 13:19
chrisgr31 said:
Been growing traditional green peppers and aubergines outside this year. Been relatively succesful although the plants are quite large.
I have my doubts that growing indoors in winter will be succesful but best of luck!
Will have to wait and see I guess. How many bell type peppers did one plant yield outside? Does a plant keep growing them all summer long, or does the plant just grow a limited amount, which all ripen at the end of the season when the pepper plant stops growing new peppers?
edited to add:
Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers;
A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked;
If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,
Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? (You dont have to answer that question
) >> Edited by UKBob on Monday 3rd October 13:19
Having just grown peppers outside in the pretty decent summer we've hd I would say that just growing them in the dark winter months on a windowsill will not yeild much.
Out plant were from seed, went into pots in early may and are just about ripe enough to pick. Each pepper is smaller than a tennisball, and frankly they don't look that great....
So indoor lighting if you really want to grow em over the winter would seem from here the only viable option...
Our chillies ahve been fine however, but again I think the lack of light would seriously affect these if trying to get them to fruit over the winter...
Good luck though!
Out plant were from seed, went into pots in early may and are just about ripe enough to pick. Each pepper is smaller than a tennisball, and frankly they don't look that great....
So indoor lighting if you really want to grow em over the winter would seem from here the only viable option...
Our chillies ahve been fine however, but again I think the lack of light would seriously affect these if trying to get them to fruit over the winter...
Good luck though!
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