Chilli

Chili · Vegetable

Sow indoorsJan

TransplantJun

HarvestSep

From the log

January Sowing 10 Jan 2021
Chili plant with purple leaves 16 Feb 2020
Vegetables to sow in January 14 Jan 2020
First Seeds of the year! 11 Jan 2020
Bacterial Leaf Spot 25 Jun 2016
Topping Chilli Plants - Comparing what happens with Topped Plants vs. Non Topped Plants 3 Apr 2016
Growing Chillies from Seed 5 Jan 2016

Grows well with

Tomatoes Aubergine Peppers

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The Chilli Guide

Coming soon

Everything on this page and more, as a printable PDF: sowing to harvest, my varieties, the month-by-month schedule.

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Chilli + Marigold + Basil + Radishes + Parsley + Dill — complete bed recipe

Full guide with layout, seed list and timeline — coming as PDF

Peppers + Aubergine + Chilli + more — complete bed recipe

Full guide with layout, seed list and timeline — coming as PDF

Peppers + Aubergine + Chilli — complete bed recipe

Full guide with layout, seed list and timeline — coming as PDF

Chilli grows best with friends

This crop is part of 3 of my field-tested bed recipes — complete layouts with timing for every plant in the bed.

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A friendly reminder: every garden plays by its own rules. Zones, soil, weather and a hundred small things decide what works — so this is how I did it and what worked for me, not a promise. Try, learn, adjust, try again.. that's half the fun anyway.