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Hi, I was wondering what soil mix everybody uses to plant up their chilli plants? what you use for drainage, fertiliser, compost mixes etc?   Thanks.

Thank you all so much for the advice, its put me at ease! Thanks again. -Leo

Hi there, This is my first season growing chillies from scratch and having more success than I originally thought I would in my first year. However, the Bhut Jolokia chillies that I sewed in early February and germinated in around 20 days. I put them in to second pots to harden them off before...

Hi all,   I'm sorry if this topic has already been asked but I'm pretty new to growing chillies and was wondering what is a good bulb to get? the weather in the UK where I live is not that dependable so whenever there is a decent day i will place them in a shaded area as their not fully hardened...

Thanks for the replies, I will be transplanting them tomorrow and will bury them to the cotyledons. Thanks for the information, hopefully they will do well!

Hi all,   I'm sorry if this topic has already been asked, but some of the seedlings i have grown are flopping! It's my first time growing from seed so there is a lack of experience, but I sowed some New Mex Twilight, some Fire crackers and some Bhut Jolokias. They all started off nicely in a...

Hi I have a prairie fire that has done brilliantly so far, but now has slowed with flowering and so I was wondering if there is something I can do to encourage more flowering? I know its getting late into the season but just want to try and keep it producing for as long as possible! Its fed...

  Hi, thanks again for the advice I'm thinking of changing what its currently planted in to a different substrate, so would i still have to flush it out or would just getting as much of the compost off the root ball and planting it into a different potting mix be better?   Thanks Leo.

So anything that Helps aerate and improves drainage? My local garden centre doesnt have perlite but has bags of small 2-3 mm stones that it says improves drainage would that work? Thanks Leo

Wiltshire is in the south west of England, the temperature is above normal for where we live. Our local water ph 7.2, not sure what the soil ph is!

thanks, ill add some photos soon!    

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Hi sorry for the lack of info, the plant is a "Basket of Fire" the potting mix is just general compost as its all i had at the time of potting. I've been feeding it with tomorite following the directions as they were out of liquid seaweed at my local store.                

Hi I currently have a problem with one of my chilli bushes, it started off very well and has produced a lot of nice fruits! But recently the plant isnt looking as well as it once was. It has stopped flowering and the leaves are starting to loose colour, it still has some chillies ripening and...

CAPCOM, Thank you for your reply and advice Ill definitely switch to a bigger pot for next year! bob65, Ill be getting some bigger pots soon.

Hi all, Im new to the whole chilli growing scene and have a few questions! I currently have a Basket of fire chilli bush that is doing quite well seeing its my first attempt. My questions are really about feed, soil and how much to water! The bush is currently in a 5L pot with some standard...

Hi everyone, Im a new member here and have just started to grow chillies! A little background of my story so far! ( if your interested! ) Im originally from Zimbabwe and grew up eating hot chillies that were grown in our garden, but moving from there to the Uk when I was younger we stopped...