Growing Chilli peppers, also Hot peppers

Capsicum sp. : Solanaceae / the nightshade family

Mar	May	Jun
S
	T	T
	P	P

(Best months for growing Chilli peppers in USA - Zone 5a regions)

S = Plant undercover in seed trays
T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
P = Sow seed

Grow in seed trays, and plant out in 4-6 weeks. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 64°F and 95°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 16 - 20 inches apart
Harvest in 9-11 weeks. Wear gloves to pick 'hot' chillies.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Best grown in a separate bed as chillies need plenty of light and air circulation.

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13 Aug 14, David (Australia - temperate climate): what is the companion of chilli?
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19 Nov 14, wayne (Australia - temperate climate): everything apart from ice-cream
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21 Jul 14, Steve (Australia - arid climate): Wet feet, your watering it too much
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07 Jul 14, Deepak Bhatia (New Zealand - temperate climate): What kind of fertilizer does chillies need
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06 Jul 14, Dries (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): What is the general life span of a chilli plant?
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20 Aug 14, Danie (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): Some of my inchanga chilli plants are now in their third year and still going strong. My red savina habaneros are now going into their second year and also very strong
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27 Jun 14, greg (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate): What soil is best for chilli seeds.
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25 Jun 14, ben (Australia - tropical climate): Im in darwin and I have a chilli seedling, it did have quite a few leaves on it and the roots were coming out of the bottom of the pot so I transplanted and now its just a chilli stick about 14cm tall. Is it dead? It lives outside on the balcony gets morning sun and water once a day. Any tips would be appreciated.
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15 Nov 14, wayne (Australia - temperate climate): bigger pot,with good mix , liquid fertilizer fortnightly. Or stick it in the ground. Ref my comment from earlier this month
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31 May 14, Kate (Australia - sub-tropical climate): I Have a beautiful rainbow chilli in a large pot in full sun. It's turning yellow and wilting. Am I over or under watering it ?
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Absolutely, the purpose of the grow bag is to weep the moisture from the ground. If you have the bags on a different surface than bare soil/(non-permeable) you're not using them the way they were intended to be used. You could actually use a bathroom scale and weigh the bag filled with soil/ and planting before watering. Get them all around the same weight, remember or record. Totally saturate the bags, wait until all water dissipates from around them/ excess water drains out and weigh them again, record. You will know exactly how much moisture/medium they hold (8lb/1gal). Over the course of the next days/weeks depending on your conditions, if you go so far as to monitor the weight via the scale or just pick them up to see how heavy they feel you will learn when they (??)

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