Best soil mix for potting on chili plants

paddylonglegs · 24-07-2014 08:05PM #1

Hi.

I planted some chili seeds in potting compost recently and want to put them into larger pots now.

What is the best soil mix I should use to ensure it's suited for chili plants

Thanks

redser7 · 24-07-2014 09:04PM

Potting compost would be fine, followed by liquid tomato feed. But it is very late in the season now. They are slow growers and the light is drawing in (gulp). I doubt you will get anything

iainBB · 24-07-2014 09:12PM

any compost will do fine, home made ,potting etc.

have you chilli on them yet mine are full of green chilli's.

paddylonglegs · 24-07-2014 09:51PM

iainBB wrote: »

any compost will do fine, home made ,potting etc.

have you chilli on them yet mine are full of green chilli's.

Starting to blossom. I'd imagine the hot weather is playing havoc with plants this year.

Day Lewin · 24-07-2014 09:56PM

I once grew sweet red peppers from seeds collected from kitchen waste.
Each year the plant grew a few small red peppers, but very sweet and intensely flavoured

Points to note:
1. The plant was a perennial, it came back year after year. A martyr to the greenfly but it flowered every year.
2. You have to hand-pollinate with a little paintbrush or the flowers fall off = no fruit.

I've currently got a little chili plant, bought from Woodies, on the windowsill. Some green chillies growing on it, and the plant is amazingly similar to the sweet pepper one, even to the flowers falling!

paddylonglegs · 29-07-2014 10:39PM

katemarch wrote: »

I once grew sweet red peppers from seeds collected from kitchen waste.
Each year the plant grew a few small red peppers, but very sweet and intensely flavoured

Points to note:
1. The plant was a perennial, it came back year after year. A martyr to the greenfly but it flowered every year.
2. You have to hand-pollinate with a little paintbrush or the flowers fall off = no fruit.

I've currently got a little chili plant, bought from Woodies, on the windowsill. Some green chillies growing on it, and the plant is amazingly similar to the sweet pepper one, even to the flowers falling!

How would I hand pollinate? Where do I brush what?thanks

redser7 · 29-07-2014 11:42PM

Use an artist brush and just tickle inside the flowers gently.

paddylonglegs · 30-07-2014 06:13AM

redser7 wrote: »

Use an artist brush and just tickle inside the flowers gently.

Sound fun!

Best soil mix for potting on chili plants

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