Topic: chillies..what are we growing this year...

[goodlife]

gardentg44 ...you should have PM ;)

[Jill]

I'm growing Cherry Bomb, Naga Jolokia and Ring of Fire this year.  The problem is that Ring of Fire is my staple cooking chilli and has been really disappointing.  I've had 100% germination with the other two sorts but less than 50% with RoF and then they're weedy and slow to grow.  Treated them all the same so don't know what's gone wrong. :-\

[Jayb]

Love yummy chillies although I’m a bit of a heat light weight, my list;
   
Anheim         
Big Jim   
Black Hungarian
Brazilian Starfish   
Bulgarian carrot   
Caldero         
Ciliegia piccante   
Czech black      
Fresno
Jalmundo      
Jalapeno      
Lemon drop      
Medusa         
Numex Suave red      
Navaho      
Orchid               
Purple tiger         
Razamataz      
Santa Fe Grande      
Somborka      
Trinidad perfume

Possibly a couple more I can’t remember at the mo

[mike77]

My gang this year are
dorset naga
bhut jolokia
fatalli
Hungarian black
Hungarian hot wax
scotch bonnet red
7 pot
Thai hot
Chinese 5 colour
numex twilight
numex big jim
cayenne
jalapeño
orange habanero
rocoto red
albertos locoto
orozco
friars hat
corno di torro rossi
medusa
prairie fire
Bulgarian carrot
cherry bomb
Ventura poblano
think there is a few more but can't remember off the top of my head?
Mine seem to be slow burners (no pun intended) this year but they will be going in the tunnel this weekend so I'm hoping they will start catching up!

[Twoflower]

Ok i gave up this year and bought:-

Aji limon
Bishop's crown
Twilight
Valentine
tabasco
centennial

These i managed to grow from seed:-

Nigel's outdoor
Pretty in purple
Hungarian hot wax
A small chilli i saved seed from the plant i bought last year
Jalapino
Pointy pepper
Rubin
World beater
and a red bull horn one

I still need the secret to getting the hot ones to germinate...........any one :'(

[BarriedaleNick]

I still need the secret to getting the hot ones to germinate...........any one :'(

I use a little electric propagtor - I still have some complete failures (could be old seed?) but I have a much better germ rate than I used to get.

[goodlife]

Oh the secret is..fresh seeds...propagator...heat...and lots of patience...
Normally I don't have problems with germination but this year was a bit of hit and miss..I put it down to weather being so cold and my propagator wasn't quite warm enough..and it was on draughty windowsill as well..but I did get there eventually... ::)
What I found odd was that my naga morich seed, normally slow to germinate, were first to pop up and I had 100% germination as well... ::)..so I have more of those that I really need..I mean how many of those can you really use.. ::) I only get through few fruits..but I didn't have heart to throw them away neither and  nobody wanted any of them to try..I wonder why.. ;D

[Twoflower]

Oh the secret is..fresh seeds...propagator...heat...and lots of patience...

Ok i have three of the four.......i might just try one more time with fresh seeds next year :) When do you sow them?

[BarriedaleNick]

Oh the secret is..fresh seeds...propagator...heat...and lots of patience...

Ok i have three of the four.......i might just try one more time with fresh seeds next year :) When do you sow them?

I get mine going quite early in Feb or March esp ones like the Nagas which have a long season but April will do for most.
I have a nice hot sunny windowsill with a good aspect and it's double glazed so I have somewhere to grow them on.

[goodlife]

Yep..same here..hottest ones in February ;)