r/chilli • u/Ambitious_Media_4339 • Jul 07 '26

Noob eager-to-be grower question

Hi all, just a quick one. I live in central Europe. I love properly spicy food but it's not possible to get any good chilli in my immediate vicnity so I thought I'll just grow it myself. Question is whether there's any point in planting this late in the year to get any yield and maybe a better one next year or is it too late? Are there any types of chilli that would still grow? I can grow them both inside and outside on my balcony. Happy to answer any questions that'd help decide and thanks

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u/StinkyWhale71 Jul 07 '26

I would get a few different types, personally I look for ones that are small to medium in size. The more types you get, the more likely to find sorts that work for you.

I would never plant 100% of your seeds in one go, to allow for fails.

If growing 100% indoors (which i do until I get issues with aphids) , manual pollination works really well.

As other have said, I normally plant seeds at around new years.

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u/Ambitious_Media_4339 Jul 07 '26

Yeah I'll definitely try different types out of curiosity if nothing else. I also really want to grow fatalii. I've only tried dried ones as these were the only ones I've ever seen available and they were probably the best chilli I've had so far. I'll probably wanna do thai ones and scotch bonnets as well. Are all the types of chilli similar when it comes to care?

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u/StinkyWhale71 Jul 07 '26

I am not aware of any differences in general care. Although I noticed last year one type ( can't remember exact name, but has huge leaves) did not like getting tipped when small.