sarasquares

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I have got loads of different pepper plants in an unheated greenhouse and so far just the odd one has ripened. Can i leave then indefinitely in the g/h to ripen or will the colder weather kill them off. Is it sunlight they need or heat?

The plants are starting to lose the odd leaf, they are starting to yellow and fall off.

TopBanana

They're not going to ripen any more, I'd take them off now.

sarasquares

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I have about 20 pepper and chille plants


I didn't know whether to bring them into my conservatory, its cold in there but not as cold as the g/h

Everywhere i looked suggests that they will ripen eventually but it doesn't mention what happens when the temps drop.

Jamie

Hi sara i have just took my chillies in to dry they are very hot hot hot

KickboxingCrazy

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bring them indoors now an put them on your window ledge they will still ripen if its warm enough, but they wont in your greenhouse

sarasquares

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Did they ripen outside first or where they still green?

I dont understand why just the odd one has ripened on each plant. I have some patio sizzle chillies, small ones but 95% are still yellow. All my Mexican chillies are still not ready and i have looked forward to them all year. I tried to get early maturing varieties but no luck. How did you dry yours?

sarasquares

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I am in two minds what to do, leave them for a bit or bring them in. I still have loads of dahlias quite happy in the garden and my red grapes are now ready and really nice, next year i am going to make some wine with them


The thing with peppers is that they take a long while between flowering and fruiting so they miss the best of the sun to ripen them.

[-(o)-]

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Mine are still ripening nicely in our greenhouse. Biggest peppers I've ever seen... Masses of chillis as well. Do it keep it shut up all day now with just a small vent open so still quite warm in there.

53

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Stop watering them, stress should bring on the ripening. I have loads now, grown outside, neglect for a week sorted them out.

sarasquares

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Mine are huge too. If i leave the vents shut the g/h fills up with mosquitoes and i cant go in there. I leave the door open a tiny bit just to stop the air from going stale but dont allow a draught. I am in the south east, where are you?

Do you know what peppers you have?

Jamie

Mine were green then went red the weather got cold and i have them in my kitchen ready for **** burning fodder

sarasquares

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I hope you burn your bum

Jamie

Mosquitoes wtf i thought you lived down south not far from me ?

sarasquares

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I do, Harpenden, where are you?

When i came back from holiday, bitten to death by mozzies i went into the g/h and it was full of them. Today there are none but on Saturday when it was sunny there were loads. Where do they go on cold days?

Jamie

Thanks i grew my own tomatoes big fat ones and some ickle sweet ones

sarasquares

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I still have toms growing in my carport, cherry and moneymaker. I still had cucumbers until the end of September but the mildew got them in the end, same with my melons. I still got about 3 melons per plant and i had about 8 plants, small but tasty
Your MK i forgot

Jamie

Yes i was mk lol melons cucumbers

Gets goat

sarasquares

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Growing phallic symbols is a lot of fun


This is one from last year

Jamie

Jamie

You could do a green eco friendly RR with anne summers with that thing

Jamie

Only two cheap fans ??

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I'm South East too. Don't know what type they are other than Woolies specials. Grew some brown ones as well which taste a bit like apples...

Got some melons too. First year with a greenhouse so quite chuffed

sarasquares

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I have some Bell yellow are red peppers and god knows what else, but everything is maturing very slowly.

If someone posts from Scotland and says that they have peppers that are ripe then they are lying.

I think the way to go is to get your plants started off very early with the same set ups you would use for growing cannabis but the cost does not outweigh the end result, unless you use your neighbours electricity.