chili and chili pepper plants

[Kazzarooney]

I've grown these from seed and they now have yellow flowers, should I pick these off? thanks guys

[vivandorron]

Pick off the flowers and you'll never get any peppers. It's from the fetilised flowers that the fruits develop.

Ron

[whifffey]

No. As with tomatoes, the flowers become the fruits, so the more the better. Here is a useful article:

http://www.thechilliking.com/Growing.shtml

Note the pollination advice.

What varieties are you growing? (I have 5 Dorset Nagas and 2 Demon Reds in a very hot conservatory).

[joggerjayne]

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[Kazzarooney]

Thanks both, Whiffey I found that site just after I posted my question....glad I didn't dead head!! on closer inspection what I thought were leaves are chillis, the plants are covered in them. Fascinating that those spikey bits of grass like sprouts where the flowers were are chillis. They are about 2 inches long and look like a skinny fresh pea pods, I don't know what variety they are, It just said chilli peppers on the back (from Poundland). They're about 2/3 ft high with tiny yellow flowers. I have some on the windowsil and the others are in the garden in pots, on a table enjoying the sun. Thanks again for replying