Chili plants already flowering after 1.5 months

Hey everyone,

I’ve got a bit of a situation with my chili plants and wanted to get your advice.

I started several varieties about 1.5 months ago under a 50W grow light. The plants (including Lemon Drop, Cayenne, and some other chili varieties) were sown directly into chili substrate that was already pre-fertilized, so I haven’t added any fertilizer yet.

Now I’ve noticed that some of the plants are already starting to develop flowers. From what I understand, this seems pretty early. In my region (Germany), I won’t be able to move them outside for at least another 1.5 months—basically not until after the “Ice Saints” (mid-May), when frost risk is gone.

So my questions:

– Should I remove the flowers at this stage to encourage more vegetative growth?

– Or is it okay to just leave them and let the plant do its thing?

– Are there better methods to handle early flowering?

There’s also a second issue:

My Lemon Drop plants are growing really well with strong leaves, but some of my Cayenne (Picture 2) plants have curled or rolled leaves. Does anyone know what could be causing this? Light stress, watering issues, or something else?