"Bob Smith" wrote in message
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"Sarah Dale" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Hope you can help. I've got 3 chilli plants that are 1 yr old because I
overwintered them. They didn't fruit last year - they were late
germinating, and then got starved towards the end of the summer. I've
had
ONE chilli from them this year (scotch bonnet BTW).

I've recently repotted them into fresh compost and larger pots. What can
I
do to pursuade them to flower? They are presently in the conservatory (I
don't have a greenhouse) which is S. facing and gets very hot (I do
shade
it). They could go out on to the S. facing patio.

I would like a crop from these plants! The bell peppers which have been
in
exactly the same situation have had far more flowers and a crop of
sorts.

TIA,

Sarah

I have some late planted ones (the first lot did not germinate). Don't
think I will get anything off them this year.

How do you overwinter them? Do the leaves die off, so you can store them
in
the shed when they have turned into sticks? I used this method on some
fuschias. Might try with geraniums this year too.


Silly question, but the growers in the south grow in poly tunnels, so how do
they over winter them?