Hello readers,
i would like to start growing chili [Mexican/Indian ones], but i'm told that i need heat. i don't have the room for a greenhouse. Any thoughts on getting round this problem?
Thanks, Michael.

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Yum Yum wrote:

Hello readers,
i would like to start growing chili [Mexican/Indian ones], but i'm
told that i need heat. i don't have the room for a greenhouse. Any
thoughts on getting round this problem?
Thanks, Michael.

Row covers. Really large row covers. Consider growing in pots at least a
foot in diameter (30 cm).
--

Billy

Impeach Pelosi, Bush & Cheney to the Hague
http://rachelcorriefoundation.org/site/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movemen...George_W._Bush

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:11:28 +0000, Yum Yum wrote:

Hello readers,
i would like to start growing chili [Mexican/Indian ones], but i'm
told that i need heat. i don't have the room for a greenhouse. Any
thoughts on getting round this problem?
Thanks, Michael.

Growing where? Northern alaska? Phoenix? Indoors?
It makes a difference.

BTW: avoiding overwatering is more important if you want a lots of
capsaicin.

In article ,
AZ Nomad wrote:

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:11:28 +0000, Yum Yum
wrote:

Hello readers,
i would like to start growing chili [Mexican/Indian ones], but i'm
told that i need heat. i don't have the room for a greenhouse. Any
thoughts on getting round this problem?
Thanks, Michael.

Growing where? Northern alaska? Phoenix? Indoors?
It makes a difference.

BTW: avoiding overwatering is more important if you want a lots of
capsaicin.

The header says U.K.
--

Billy

Impeach Pelosi, Bush & Cheney to the Hague
http://rachelcorriefoundation.org/site/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movemen...George_W._Bush

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:52:28 -0800, Billy wrote:
In article ,
AZ Nomad wrote:

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:11:28 +0000, Yum Yum
wrote:

Hello readers,
i would like to start growing chili [Mexican/Indian ones], but i'm
told that i need heat. i don't have the room for a greenhouse. Any
thoughts on getting round this problem?
Thanks, Michael.

Growing where? Northern alaska? Phoenix? Indoors?
It makes a difference.

BTW: avoiding overwatering is more important if you want a lots of
capsaicin.

The header says U.K.

sounds too wet for decent chilli peppers. indoors might be the way to go.
Or just select a pepper much hotter than desired (like habeneros) and
understand that the wet weather will make them more mild than usual.

In article ,
AZ Nomad wrote:

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:52:28 -0800, Billy wrote:
In article ,
AZ Nomad wrote:

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:11:28 +0000, Yum Yum
wrote:

Hello readers,
i would like to start growing chili [Mexican/Indian ones], but i'm
told that i need heat. i don't have the room for a greenhouse. Any
thoughts on getting round this problem?
Thanks, Michael.

Growing where? Northern alaska? Phoenix? Indoors?
It makes a difference.

BTW: avoiding overwatering is more important if you want a lots of
capsaicin.

The header says U.K.

sounds too wet for decent chilli peppers. indoors might be the way to go.
Or just select a pepper much hotter than desired (like habeneros) and
understand that the wet weather will make them more mild than usual.

Possibly. I was thinkin' that if he had an otherwise sunny location for
it, a large tomato arbor set in a large pot, wrapped with clear
polyvinyl from any paint department (4 mils is probably best but 2 mils
and 6 mils will work as well). I would work as a small green house and
may allow enough heat to grow what he wants.

Habaneros are good for heat but I prefer the flavor of jalapenos. My
sweety though can't abide the heat, so I want some sweet peppers that I
can fry in olive oil and garlic to serve as a side dish.
--

Billy

Impeach Pelosi,
Bush & Cheney to the Hague
http://rachelcorriefoundation.org/site/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movemen...George_W._Bush

Hi All,
You can grow peppers in the U.K. if you find a sunny spot out of the wind. I
have grown them out in the open and have had success most years. Last year
was the exeption. hope this helps you.

Richard M. Watkin.

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In article ,
AZ Nomad wrote:

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:11:28 +0000, Yum Yum
wrote:

Hello readers,
i would like to start growing chili [Mexican/Indian ones], but i'm
told that i need heat. i don't have the room for a greenhouse. Any
thoughts on getting round this problem?
Thanks, Michael.

Growing where? Northern alaska? Phoenix? Indoors?
It makes a difference.

BTW: avoiding overwatering is more important if you want a lots of
capsaicin.

The header says U.K.
--

Billy

Impeach Pelosi, Bush & Cheney to the Hague
http://rachelcorriefoundation.org/site/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Movemen...George_W._Bush

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:11:28 +0000, Yum Yum
wrote:


Hello readers,
i would like to start growing chili [Mexican/Indian ones], but i'm
told that i need heat. i don't have the room for a greenhouse. Any
thoughts on getting round this problem?
Thanks, Michael.


Peppers do thrive in heat, but there are lots of people in the UK
who successfully grow them. The trick seems to be starting them
inside early in the season. Do you have a little space in your
home?

You might peruse this site: http://www.thechileman.org/index.php
It's written by a couple of your countrymen, and has lots of
useful links and information. There's a link on the site he
http://www.thechileman.org/forum.php to a bulletin board that has
lots of UK posters who might be able to give you some very
specific advice.

Good Luck!


Penelope


--
You have proven yourself to be the most malicious,
classless person that I've encountered in years.
- "pointed"

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 14:55:34 -0800, Billy wrote:
In article ,
AZ Nomad wrote:

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:52:28 -0800, Billy wrote:
In article ,
AZ Nomad wrote:

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:11:28 +0000, Yum Yum
wrote:

Hello readers,
i would like to start growing chili [Mexican/Indian ones], but i'm
told that i need heat. i don't have the room for a greenhouse. Any
thoughts on getting round this problem?
Thanks, Michael.

Growing where? Northern alaska? Phoenix? Indoors?
It makes a difference.

BTW: avoiding overwatering is more important if you want a lots of
capsaicin.

The header says U.K.

sounds too wet for decent chilli peppers. indoors might be the way to go.
Or just select a pepper much hotter than desired (like habeneros) and
understand that the wet weather will make them more mild than usual.

Possibly. I was thinkin' that if he had an otherwise sunny location for
it, a large tomato arbor set in a large pot, wrapped with clear
polyvinyl from any paint department (4 mils is probably best but 2 mils
and 6 mils will work as well). I would work as a small green house and
may allow enough heat to grow what he wants.

Habaneros are good for heat but I prefer the flavor of jalapenos. My
sweety though can't abide the heat, so I want some sweet peppers that I
can fry in olive oil and garlic to serve as a side dish.

My thought was that the wet humid weather will take them a notch down
in heat. There's a whole scale of peppers. Pablanos might work well;
they're tasty. Jalapenos might be a good choice if they are grown on
the mild side (wet).

On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 09:46:19 -0500, Penelope Periwinkle
wrote:

On Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:11:28 +0000, Yum Yum
wrote:


Hello readers,
i would like to start growing chili [Mexican/Indian ones], but i'm
told that i need heat. i don't have the room for a greenhouse. Any
thoughts on getting round this problem?
Thanks, Michael.


Peppers do thrive in heat, but there are lots of people in the UK
who successfully grow them. The trick seems to be starting them
inside early in the season. Do you have a little space in your
home?

You might peruse this site: http://www.thechileman.org/index.php
It's written by a couple of your countrymen, and has lots of
useful links and information. There's a link on the site he
http://www.thechileman.org/forum.php to a bulletin board that has
lots of UK posters who might be able to give you some very
specific advice.

Good Luck!


Penelope

Glad to see you back. Shall I plant to send some mint your way when
it comes up?
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
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