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Growing chillis on a window sill

Cornwall, United Kingdom

I've grown 2 chilli plants from seed on my kitchen window sill this year & am really pleased with how well they've done. The chillis are very spicy & there have been lots. 2 questions! There are still some tiny ones coming - could they still grow & ripen this late? And could I grow other things - like peppers or pea aubergines - this way? I don't have a greenhouse. Thanks




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don't see why you can't grow peppers of you've had success with chillis except my pepper plants tend to be quite large, maybe scouring the seed catalogues you could find a small variety?

16 Oct, 2009

 

a variety called redskin produces medium sized peppers on plants no more than 1 foot-foot+a half.

16 Oct, 2009

 

Thank you both - I'll do a bit of research.

18 Oct, 2009

 

Hi Cornishsally,

Did you have any success with pea aubergine?

We want to grow them but have read it takes 2 years and the plant grows over 2 meters high.

22 Feb, 2011

 

Sorry - I never tried as I was given the use of a greenhouse! I grew ordinary aubergines : dead easy & quite a good crop considering I bought a sad little plant on a stall for 50p!

22 Feb, 2011

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