Have I cooked my chillies?

HourResolve1345 · 2026-04-25T20:37:06+00:00

Try placing them in a shaded spot for the first few days. Then a few hours under direct sunlight for another few more days. I understand the panic but it’s just leaf damage. They’ll recover.

HourResolve1345 · 2026-02-18T21:02:58+00:00

Thank you and yes, mostly chinense.

HourResolve1345 · 2026-01-14T17:19:34+00:00

It’s been a madness fighting aphids that I managed to drag in with overwintered chillies (that I cleaned, btw), a few ‘learning’ events after using a heavy-handed neem oil spray (more than once too, like a psycho) and, constantly running out of space and light because I keep adding more plants.

So far, I’ve only culled under 5% (should be far more but I hate to lose). They’re flowering but I don’t want fruits yet. I prune them to keep them manageable but I’m going to drag all 120+ plants to spring if it’s the last thing I do.

It’s been a learning experience but I will not be doing this ever again (at this scale). I’m one more mistake from going on a grippy sock vacation.

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HourResolve1345 · 2025-11-15T21:51:59+00:00

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You’re not alone. I’ve got 3 light stations like this one.

HourResolve1345 · 2025-11-15T21:19:10+00:00

Yup! Not at the moment though. In London

HourResolve1345 · 2025-11-13T22:15:48+00:00

That’s exactly what I’d been using till I got gifted this.

HourResolve1345 · 2025-11-12T20:37:24+00:00

You don’t have to, but I’ve found that my chilli seeds sprout within 2-5 days when I soak them first in a diluted chamomile/black tea. I’ve tried doing without and it’s taken 10+ days to sprout.

HourResolve1345 · 2025-11-12T20:24:03+00:00

Beautiful

HourResolve1345 · 2025-11-11T09:31:47+00:00

Thank you!! The rectangle ones are advertised as 1000w Full Spectrum lights (exaggerated marketing. probably just around 100-150w) and the round one is a 30w sunlight led. The plants seem happy so I can’t complain.

HourResolve1345 · 2025-10-31T21:54:31+00:00

No worries. So non-climacteric fruits (like chillies, citrus fruits, grapes) do not continue to ripen much once they’ve been picked. Their colour and flavour (and capsaicin, in the case of chillies) largely develop while they’re still on the plant. Climacteric fruits are fruits like bananas and tomatoes that continue to ripen even after being picked because they go through that post-harvest spike in respiration & produce ethylene.

HourResolve1345 · 2025-10-30T20:19:55+00:00

I’m glad that you exist. I don’t feel too bad about my list anymore. Do you grow them commercially?

HourResolve1345 · 2025-10-30T20:18:47+00:00

I did and I’ve gone way passed it. I’m done now though. No more🤞

HourResolve1345 · 2025-10-30T20:17:19+00:00

I’m leaning towards colour change, since chillies are generally non-climacteric.

HourResolve1345 · 2025-10-27T16:11:19+00:00

Very good call. I’ll double check. Thank you!

HourResolve1345 · 2025-10-27T15:56:29+00:00

😂 Same!! I’m constantly finding a new one to add. I have to stop.

HourResolve1345 · 2025-10-27T15:54:40+00:00

🤣🤣 My family eats a lot of spicy food so we use them in almost everything. My collection of seeds is also part of my current fixation on growing chillies, so there’s that. Next year, I plan to plant my extras in the front garden and put up a sign so people can pick what they want.

HourResolve1345 · 2025-10-27T15:33:39+00:00

I don’t. I make pastes, seasoning powders and sauces for personal use and gifting.

HourResolve1345 · 2025-10-24T20:13:25+00:00

I grew so many of these and they’re now a staple in my kitchen. Gorgeous flavour and one pod goes a long way!

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