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Late January chilies in the UK and
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peppers, great idea or complete waste of
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time? Well, welcome to Gardening with
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Ben and today we're going to be sharing
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our thoughts on whether it's a great
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idea to sew your chilies and peppers now
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or is it a complete waste of time? Now,
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in previous videos, I've talked about
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starting most seeds off in March time.
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And whereas peppers and chilies, they
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love to be started early cuz they need a
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long growing period to get the great
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plants that they produce. And yeah,
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they'll be flowering around June, July
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time, and you'll be harvesting them as
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well around August time and getting some
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hopefully great crops from them. They
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need a long growing period. They need
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warmth. They need the light. And without
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them too, they won't grow very well at
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all. Now, peppers and chilies need about
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25 degrees to germinate. So, that is
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very warm. So, I've got them in my flat.
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I've got them on my windowsill where
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there's plenty of light. And we're not
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watering them a lot because they don't
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like to be over watered. Obviously, they
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won't dry out as fast with it being in
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January. They might dry out if it's warm
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in your flat. And just keep them
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sprinkled with a bit of water and
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moisture and they'll grow well. And pot
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them on, keep them growing in your flat.
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your houses on your window sills until
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around March, April time. Then you can
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possibly take them to your greenhouse or
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your poly tunnel and continue them
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growing there. You don't want them to be
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cold and shocked and end up killing the
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plant off and having to sew some seeds
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again because around March, April time,
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it might be a bit too late to get them
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started as they do take a long time to
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grow and to ripen and to get some great
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fruits on them. So, it's not too late to
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get growing peppers and chilies at this
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time. Have a look around. There's loads
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of varieties out there to choose from
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now. And obviously different varieties
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suit different climates and
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I've gone for the bell peppers this
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year. Uh they're like red, green, and
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yellow. And they'll ripen in that order.
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They'll be green first, then they'll
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ripen to yellow and then to red. And
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yeah, they're a great addition to the
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garden. And I've also gone for a mild
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chili because I don't like spicy
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chilies. I'm not good around heat. So,
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I've gone for a mild chili this year and
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I've also gone for one from a
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supermarket. Now, I've saw a fantastic
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looking pepper in the supermarket and it
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looked absolutely amazing. It was huge
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and I've taken the seeds out of them and
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I'm going to give them a go. Obviously,
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quite a lot of people have commented
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saying that they're not they won't grow
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as well as the parent did, but I just
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want to do it as an experiment. I love
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experiments down at the a lotment,
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trying different things and different
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varieties. It's all about having fun in
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growing and that's the best thing about
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gardening. It's just an experiment to
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see how well you actually do. If it
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fails, you can always try again another
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year. So yeah, have a look around, get
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some peppers and chilies ordered and see
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how they get on and let me know in the
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comments if you're growing any this
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year. Make sure you drop us a follow for
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all our videos of tips and advice down
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here at the a lotment. Until next time
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everyone, remember keep smiling, keep
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shining and keep gardening in reb
