Is it possible to grow chilli plants from cuttings? I didn’t get as many Hot Orange plants as I was hoping for, so when I topped one of my plants today, I decided to just place the cutting in a glass of water to see if it’s possible to root it. No rooting hormone, just the cutting and a glass of water.
Update, 24th of April
Look at this — it’s rooting! Tiny roots, but it looks like more are on their way. I change the water every now and then and I’ll let it continue rooting on the windowsill.
Update, 5th of May
The cutting has really grown a lot of new roots, so I decided to plant it today. It’s now in a pot, and my plan is to pay close attention to it so it gets enough watering over the next few days. Hoping that’s enough for it to settle in as a new chilli plant.
Update, 15th of May
Planting the cutting was a success! The plant has a lot of new leaves coming and is growing fast.
Update, 7th of June
The cutting chilli plant is thriving! It already has flowers — at the same time as the mother plant I took the cutting from.
Update, 26th of June
Me and a friend transplanted another chilli plant rooted from a cutting today. Look at these roots!
Update, 11th of July
This plant is looking very good now. It has several flowers and some chillies coming, and it’s a nice, compact plant.
Update, 11th of September
Picked some Hot Orange chillies from this plant today. They look great, and I’m saving seeds from two of them.
Update, 29th of December
This plant didn’t grow quite as tall as the others, but it did get a lot of chillies. I can definitely recommend cuttings as a good way to start a second or third plant from the same variety.
I started this cutting quite late in the spring, so the season ahead of it was long and sunny. I kept it at room temperature on a windowsill, with room-temperature water that I changed every third day or so.
