Chilli Plants - chillies to grow
We grow thousands of chillies every year so we have built up a large amount of information on how to best grow chillies in the UK.
All our chillies are sold in 1 litre or 3 litre pots. When you get the plants home make sure they are well watered but do not waterlog them. The plants will do better in a big pot unless you are restricting the size of the plants. The plants have been raised in poly tunnels so will need a little bit of hardening off. Maybe for the first week bring the plant inside at night until they are accustomed to their new home.
Although some plants are sold as ornamental chillies are are still very edible and make very good additions to any cooking you add them to, also they are great to look at and make the perfect present to anybody who enjoys cooking with chillies. If you have a chilli plant on your windowsil in the kitchen then you will never have to buy another chilli.
Please download one of our special growing instructions to get the most out of your chillies Download
If you are having problems with pests such as aphids on your plants then if you only have one or two then the most green way of getting rid of the blighters is to quash them or brush them of. It is also possible to spray them of with water using a hose of sprayer. Another method is to use a week solution of soap and water. Mix together a tiny amount of non perfumed soap such as baby shampoo in water and spay onto affected area. If you preferred you can also buy a solution or sprayer from your local garden centre, we have used a solution called SP Plant Invigorator
Purple Tiger - Hot 6/10
Amazingly beautiful small purple chilli plant with variegated leaves, small tear drop shaped fruit turning green, purple and red when ripe
Purple Prince (Pretty in Purple) - Medium hot 5/10
C. Annuum
Very productive. Plants are relatively compact and have dark black/purple stems and dark green/purple foliage. The pods resemble small purple spherical marbles which grow upright. Matures to orange and finally to red.
Thai bangkok Upright - Very Hot 8/10
C.frutescens
Thai Bangkok produces upright chillies about 5cm long and very hot. Unlike most Thai chillies they ripen to a purplish-red. Very good stir fry chilli, which also dries easily.
Numex Twilight - Hot
Capsicum frutescens
Produces small, pointed, multi-coloured fruits that have a very hot flavour. Immature colour is purple and yellow. Matures to orange and red. Great for warm patios, greenhouses or windows.
Featured in the Gardeners World Chilli Trials 2006
We will be selling this plant again in 2008 so look out early next season for our new stock.
Bolivian Rainbow - Very Hot
Capiscum frutescens
Variegated green / purple foliage. The fruit ripens in a prolific rainbow of colour. Small naturally bushy plants produce 100's of small, teardrop shaped, hot chillies. Final colour is fire-engine red.
Little Elf - Hot 6/10
This plant has small, dark green leaves which provide a striking backdrop for masses of peppers that begin as yellow tinged with purple, then turn orange and finally red. Great for borders as well as container growing.
Apache - Hot 5/10
Capsicum frutescens
An attractive dwarf Chilli Pepper, Great for display and cooking, Excellent yield of 7cm long pointed fruit, Makes a superb pot or patio plant, fruits all summer long.
Medusa - No Heat
Upright 4cm long, hot chilli turning from pale yellow to orange and red. Good little ornamental plant for growing on a sunny windowsill, the plant will grow only about 30cm high but will continually give lots of edible Chillies. Easy to grow and ripens early.
Riot - Medium Hot
Very productive. Plants are relatively compact and have dark black/purple stems and dark green/purple foliage. The pods resemble small purple spherical marbles which grow upright. Matures to orange and finally to red.
Thai Hot - Very Hot
Very productive. Plants are relatively compact and have dark black/purple stems and dark green/purple foliage. The pods resemble small purple spherical marbles which grow upright. Matures to orange and finally to red.
Tri- Colour Varigata - Hot
Very productive. Plants are relatively compact and have dark black/purple stems and dark green/purple foliage. The pods resemble small purple spherical marbles which grow upright. Matures to orange and finally to red.
Vietnamese Multicolour - Ornamental
Very productive. Plants are relatively compact and have dark black/purple stems and dark green/purple foliage. The pods resemble small purple spherical marbles which grow upright. Matures to orange and finally to red.
News:
Dry chillies are now available great selection.
Shopping:
Please go to Fresh Chillies page to buy fresh Chillies direct from the growers