okay, i wont be getting any lights anytime soon. so ill just go witha sunny window sill. how much light do they need? phal light or catt light? or somewhere in between.


stefpix- once they get woody, is it still possible to wire?

actually pepper plants like very high light but catt light will be fine

would you advise higher than a catt.? idk if i can provide that. are there any peppers that prefer lower light? because i have lots of phal light, and between catt and phal

They will be ok under catt light levels I think but actually peppers like all the way from that to full sun....but my grandmother used to grow them on the back porch behind a screenwire so you should be fine.

Probably the Thai types with smaller leaves do ok in lower light. Have some small plants flowering under fluorescent. Otherwise some on the fire escape and some on the roof. I am experimenting. The Habaneros seem to be slower growing and have larger rounder leaves. they are so cheap that you can try. Especially now many have them on sale.

I am trying some Poblanos/Anchos as well. Bought some peppers at the Mexican store and the seeds germinated.
Regarding Habaneros those imported from the West Indies seem a lot spicier in general. You need to buy peppers that are not green to grow them from seed. The Ancho/Poblano are eaten green but you can find a red one here and there.
I do not like to eat sweet/bell peppers but Poblanos and Habaneros are amazing and I can make my own hot sauce or add flavr to some fresh sauce fro pasta made from scratch.
And you can use the peppers to deter rodents that may dig in your garden

Bonsai Chillies!? Excellent!

This site may be beneficial for choosing.
Chilli Facts

PS Thanks help for starting up this thread, and everyone else for piping in. Was putting of growing chillies again but now... well :) Bonsai Chillies! :biggrin: Never realised it was possible!

this is a good site
About thechileman.org chilli pepper database project

and here they sell many interesting seeds, i think free shipping if you spend 8 $ of stuff.

Hot Pepper Seeds

but I got seeds from hot peppers imported from the tropics at the local mexican or west indian bodegas. all the seeds germinated within a week.

If you can grow orchids you can grow hot peppers... and some are very decorative in colors and shapes

peppers are awesome as ornamental plants as well as for the peppers....

They have purple leaved ones as well as varagated in many forms...look up fish peppers

lol, fish peppers :0

triffid- i know! BONSAI+CHILI!! =]=]

thanks everyone for the awesome links!! i will check them out

I went to this large produce market on Utica ave and they had these peppers imported from Jamaica. Scotch Bonnets and Habaneros. They had different sizes and colors and I bought 10 for a dollar. One was pale yellow with deep purple stripes and some others had the proper Scotch Bonnet shape and they were quite small. I selected the ones that had unusual and beautiful shapes to get seeds from.
They were really hot and my finger tips were burning after a while. Anyway they taste great, I made some pasta with a sauce made from a finely chopped tomato, schotch bonnet, garlic, EV olive oil and fresh basil.

Was really good. with the seeds and seed placenta r removed the heat was not too bad. They also sold Pimento that have a similar fruity flavor without the heat.

here are related photos on FB including people growing corn etc streetside in BKLN Ny

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