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2026-03-31 09:10 UTC

@JimmyB We have done that before and found that yes you can get chillis quicker than going for a fresh sowing I'd still go for some fresh sowing - you can get more varieties going that way Our bigest problem with them is a lack of windowsill space to get them going at the same time as everything else

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@yvan@toot.ale.gd 2026-03-31 09:20

@phil55494 @JimmyB after trying for some years I think I'm giving up on overwintering chillies now. It's just not warm enough here in Norfolk to do it reliably (esp if you don't really heat your home I guess). Whilst it does kinda work 50% of the time, I find the plants are slow to re-establish and sometimes my overwintered plants simply don't even seem to want to fruit the next year. I could probably be looking after them better. OTOH why put more effort into looking after them when simply growing new plants seems to much easier. I had hoped this would be a way for me to get more reliable superhot crops, but the superhots tend to fare the worst when I try. Much more luck with things like piri piri and jalapeno plants.

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@JimmyB@mas.to 2026-04-01 08:34

@phil55494 Well I've got a nice greenhouse and I still lack space! I get uber creative in making new bench space in there at this time of yuear: it is my biggest constraint in fact. But I'm not complaining: it is such a joy to be in there... in fact - I'll head up there now!

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