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24 Feb 13, Chris (Australia - temperate climate)

Planting out of season will cause your plants to "rush to seed", you will notice very very slow growth and it will flower a lot quicker, thats if it survives some winter frost. Planting out of season sometimes might get you results, if you can but the plants in behind glass or in a greenhouse, or a enviornment that protects from elements, you may get better results. The change of times, i.e switch to day light savings means shorter light in the days, plants react to this also.

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17 Mar 12, JWM (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

If only I could send you some of the thousands my single green chilli plant is producing!! I live in Brisbane, Australia, and am at my wits end with the amount I get every day - close to 3/4 bucket full every 2-3 days. I have made hot/sweet fruit chutney, eggplant pickle, given away heaps and heaps and still have a bucket full sitting in my kitchen. Don't do too much more than watering every 2-3 days, but started with well rotted vegetable peels etc, so I guess the soil I have planted this one plant in had a good start and no pests at all.

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23 Jan 12, wayne (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Ive grown many a differant chilli in the bundaberg region and with great success. Just keep them well watered. Full sun. Pinch off earliest blossoms for a bigger harvest. Good luck farmer joe

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23 Jan 12, Lynne (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I've grown chillis many years but in another country. I'm now in a sub-tropical area of Australia and not having any luck with any type of chilli plant. I've bought seedlings, seeds and even been given grown producing plants. They never seem to develop much beyond whatever stage they were in when given to me. What am I doing wrong? Are they more difficult to grow in the sub-tropics? Could it be a soil issue? Thanks for any suggestions or help.

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10 Jan 12, adam (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

There is the pellets you can get which are made from iron chelates, and nothing else. Safe for everything including humans. The Multiguard people make them, $3.75 at Burnings. Not a sales pitch, just in case you want to not put poison on your veggies.

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09 Jan 12, Dave (Australia - temperate climate)

Thanks for the tip I have put down pellets for the slugs and snails. Its funny I have no trouble with the chillies I have grown them for years. Anyone growing them my advice is if they are strong and healthy they will survive winter just put some grass cuttings around the base to keep the roots warm and you will chillies growing in the spring again.

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05 Jan 12, (Australia - temperate climate)

hi I am growing chillies this is there second season in the ground, bush is full of them but some are getting holes in them never happened before looked inside but nothing there, anyone got any ideas what it ccould be.

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05 Jan 12, (Australia - temperate climate)

I have same experience. The holes on the chili were caused by slug. I put snail & slug pellet around the plants. In the morning after that, found died slugs.

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17 Dec 11, Tania (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I planted some chilli's from packet seed directly into the tub where they would grow. They only grew about 2 cm high and then nothing. Anyone know what the problem was/is? I am not a gardener and often grow things by mistake.

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17 Jul 11, Barb (Australia - temperate climate)

What is the best way of preparing the seeds from last years chilli crop before planting them this year. Do you need to soak them before planting?

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