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Stevie · 29-05-2012, 05:45 PM

They have been broken in mate, steadily getting more and more heat and light as the seasons have altered it's just that recently it has been very warm here or at least for NW England but chillies are supposed to thrive in the heat so I was concerned I was doing something wrong.

Cheers,
Stevie

Quote:

Originally Posted by gregz

Stevie wrote:
Hi Guys,

This is my first post and I am a total novice so please excuse my total
lack of knowledge.

I have decided to grow chillies this year as I love eating them and so
far so good, I have 26 plants in total with a mixture of regular
chillies, Habanero, Japaleno and Serrano and quite a few are starting to
grow buds.

I do not have a green house but I do have a conservatory so have been
keeping them on/near the window sill in there. As you know, over the
last few days we have had very hot weather and I expected the chillies
to love this but every day I come home from work and they look like they
are about to keel over and die!! I water them in the morning and my wife
gives them a little drink at lunch time but by the time I get home they
have wilted and look very sorry for themselves. They perk up as the
temperature drops but I am concerned that this is damaging them and
could affect the fruit they 'may' produce. I know that chillies like
sunlight and heat but as there is no air flow in the conservatory so am
I suffocating them?

It does seem that the plants that are away from the window sill are
affected less so should I move them from the direct sunlight while the
weather is so hot?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I have other queries but will
post these later.

Thanks in advance!

Stevie
(Novice Chilli Grower)

Your supposed to break them in gradually. A little sunlight, a little heat,
a little cold.
Then more.

Greg