Has anyone ever grown their own chillis? My youngest daughter fetched one home from school, it's in a bowl and seems to be doing well on the kitchen windows sill. Will I need to put it in something bigger, how long before it's ready? Any advice welcome :thumbs:

And no, I haven't tried giving it a blanket :rolleyes: :P

well ive never grown em david. but me mam has so i,ll ask her.

anyroad , she had a canary, cedric. had it years.. one day he took ill after his normal time out of the cage.. me mam took him to the vet because he kept fallin off his perch.. anyroad after a long conversation and loads of questions the vet came to the conclusion cedric was drunk,, yup... intoxicated.. drunk as a puddin.. the vet said it was the chilli plants ... cedric had been eatin em while he was out of his cage..
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: gods honest truth. he was fine the next day but me mam dumped the chilli plants.. so if you have a canary keep it away from them chillis :lol: :lol:

:o Oh no!! Another triffid!!!!

:o :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

tis a true story tracy.. me mam thowt the vet were on drugs.. i mean.... whoever heard of a canary gerrin drunk :lol: :lol: :lol:

Thanks Sue :thumbs:
Poor Cedric :rofl: :rofl:

H don't blame me, it's that school what started them off. All the class got one each and I think there are 26 in the class. Uh oh!

Very strange, the elf'n'safety lot weren't involved, it's a well known fact that if you handle chilis, and then put your hands on tender parts of your anatomy, it can cause irritation. :D

well lets recap


davids kids school has given out a least 26 chilli p[lants


1] dont let the canaries gerrum
2] keep yer hands away from yer anatomy till ya wash em

3] H . if we have a run on drunken canaries and itchy anatomies its not davids fault :rolleyes: :lol:

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Aye, that's very true. Read me Crusty story Chapter 30 if you want further proof! :lol:

It's doing rather well. The leaves are growing nicely and the stem is thickening up, it could hardly support it's self when she brought it home.
I'll take a photo over the weekend and let you see if you think it needs a bigger bowl pot :yes:
I haven't touched it's foliage yet so my sensitive bits are OK :thumbs:

In that case it needs to get itself a job instead of expecting others to support it!! :mad: ;) ;)

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Here it is :D

Will they be green or red chillis, David? The smaller they are, the hotter they'll be. :)

How's the new triffid coming on, David?

It's thriving :thumbs:
I'll take a photo tomorrow if you like. Has anyone got a wide angle lens I can borrow? :unsure: :lol:

Now ya didn't answer me question in the other topic about yer chilli plant. Is the chillies big 'uns, or is the chillies lickle 'uns? If they're lickle 'uns they should be quite hot. Is they red or is they green? Answer me questions please! :lol:

Sorry Moll I must have missed those.
I don't know and I don't know. It was the last day of school and all the children in the class came home with one. I couldn't ask the teacher what it was and what to do with it because she was a surrounded by tearful children.

Okay, well let me know when they flower, if that's the right word to use! :D

Will do Mollie :yes:

Here is a photo of the triffid chilli plant taken a couple of hours ago,

My word that does look bonny, David. Have ya gor'any chillis on it yet? I luvs chillis I do! :D

Oh! :o I was expecting something a little more, er, monstrous :blush:

Sue64 would know better than I but is that pot big enough for it?