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Produce => Edible Plants => Chillies Ahoy => Topic started by: goodlife on January 16, 2012, 07:08:50
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I started early this year with strong will to get abundance of chillies to use in all those wonderful recipes that people keep posting here.
I have over wintering from last year peppadew, trinidad parfum, bangladeshi purple & small, tepin and naga morich..so far, so good.. ;D
I have now sown mulato, aji fantasy, hole mole, congo black, naga morich, napia, "really big habanero", trepadeira werner, jalastar, cascabel, guajillo, C.galpagoense and packet of unknow chillies mix.
C.galapagoense is just for 'fun'..when I saw how difficult they are said to be to grow...I couldn't resist a challenge.. ::)..and as I had some money left from christmas box I treated myself. ;D
Some have already germinated and are now individually potted into tiny pots..growing away under my brrillliant lighting unit.. ;D ;D
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Well, I'm testing some old seeds for Bulgarian Carrot and Purple Jalapeno, which I *really* hope will still produce the goods. But I have to be honest, after a "masala mirch" (a sort of very long chilli bhaji) at one of our favourite curry houses in Bradford, I'm hoping to start off some Numex Big Jim seeds as well in February to see if we can manage something similar. :)
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Trouble with Big Jim's is that they don't seem to do many chillies per plant..but suppose they do compensate with the size. So might need quite few plants if you have many mouths to feed.
I only grew one plants and bloody snail had my big whopper before it ripened.. >:(.. great big hole in a immature fruit that I nurtured and lovingly looked after to get on reeeeally big fruit on the plant. I wasn't very happy bunny and I did hunt that snail down and I gave it feel of my boot sole.
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I haven't started mine yet but last year I grew scotch bonnetts above and they did really well. I started mine middle of February so will do the same this year.
Duke
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OH YUM...that photo says it all..looks like summer.. ;D won't be long now..
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Non yet... but Ring of Fire will be in there... and some peach habanero.. :)
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I've got Naga Morich, Pretty in Purple, Peter Pepper, Basket of Fire and one from my Pakistani neighbour all sown on Jan 7th. So far only Pretty in Purple have germinated.
Yesterday I sowed Jalapeno, Filus Blue, Hot Patio Sizzle, Little Elf and Mem Jolokia.
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I usually just do cayenne and jalapeņo. Boring, I know, but although we love chillies, and I use them almost daily, we don't like them too hot. So if anyone can suggest any alternatives, that would be good. Also, how many plants do you grow? I've been growing 5 of each but could possibly do more, as they freeze and pickle well (jalapeņos) and I always end up having to buy them.
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This is a bit embarrasing, but you know me by now, I sow a minimum of 12 (or whatever is in the packet if less) of each variety. I want to have enough plants to be able to sell some at our Plant Sale in May, and to donate some to the Cats Protection in July.
Even as I was sowing some yesterday I started to wonder whether I really needed to sow so many but I quickly convinced myself that I did. After all, they might not all germinate.....
I freeze the ripe chillies in little plastic bags and my husband eats some every day.
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Wow Betty that's something like 120 plants!!! :o :o :o :o
I wouldn't know where to put them!!
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we don't like them too hot. So if anyone can suggest any alternatives I don't really know much about mild(ish) chillies to recommend any..its only last couple of years that I've become to appriciate them as more of flavouring thing than giving any heat. While a go I bought dried whole cascabel chillies and I chopped them up and soaked to make chilli paste with few other mexican chillies. Once the hot water 'hit' the cascabels the aroma was wooooonderful..so now I just have to grow some of my own.. ;D
Trinidad parfum is mild..I tasted one and it has bit like habanero flavour but not the heat. That is next one I want to try dried and made it into powder.
Usually I only grow 1 plant per variety as its only me who really eats them...OH can't take much heat...of any kind.. ;D ;D And any spare plants/seedlings I give away.
Some years ago I got from HSL pepper called Macedonian Sweet..apparantely 1/10 plants of those become with more heat, not much but between mild-medium. But as I prefer mine with heat and always saved seeds from the ones with heat I would say that I get now 1/10 plants without heat. They are small pointy peppers and I'm going to sow those again..soon..to try how they work as dried powder..yum. Has anybody else grown them?
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Oh..postie has been and my last lot of chilli seeds just arrived..no more!..I'll promise.. ;D
so, I'm off to sow some more...: Pulla, Chinese pot, Numex Suave orange & red and Early Jalapeno. I got some Ring of Fire for free.. ;D..but those will have to wait for another year.
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Wow Betty that's something like 120 plants!!! :o :o :o :o
I wouldn't know where to put them!!
Every year I promise myself that I will sow less in future, but once I get those little seeds in my hand something comes over me and before I know what I'm doing I've sown too many.
I think I need help!
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I think I need help!I would love to help you....but I doubt I qualify.. :-X ;D
I could help you other way though...need any more seeds? ;D ;D
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I think I need help!I would love to help you....but I doubt I qualify.. :-X ;D
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I could help you other way though...need any more seeds? ;D ;D
Ooh, you are naughty!
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I wouldn't be much help...
not just because I'm a man... :-X
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None yet, but I bought a packet of mixed chillies today, much cheaper than buying lots of different varieties.
From mild to super hot, it says on the packet.
Knowing my luck they will all turn out to be the same.
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I've planted up Cayenne and Peppadew from sprouted seeds (damp tissue method) and am waiting to see if my remaining 'bangladeshi' and some Numex suave will come to anything.
Tricia
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White/red/brown/yellow/yellow brain strain 7 pods and black/orange/red and yellow Trinidad congos so far,all germinating nicely! Hopefully will get my scorpions,nagas,fataliis and habaneros in tommorow!
Let's hope we see a summer this year 8)
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I started Chocolate Habanero, Red Scotch Bonnet, Peach Habanero, Mustard Habanero, and Dorset Naga (all seeds saved from my hand pollinated chilli plants last season ), 6 seeds of each on New Year's Day.
As soon as these began to show through I moved them under my 'daylight' bulbs and put in Naga Jolokia, and some mixed habanero and bonnet seeds (these are the only ones I've bought this year).
On 17/1 I put in some from a seed saving circle I joined in last season, Bengal Naga, Hot Banana, Purple Jalapeno, Kashmiri and Nigel's Outdoor Chilli.
I have 42 :o different named seeds, although checking on the internet, it appears some of these could be different names for the same varieties. I'm not sure if I'll find space for all of them, but I'll do the best I can. ;D
I have Dorset Naga seeds from 4 different people, so it will be interesting to see whether they all produce fruit looking the same.
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I have sown
Pretty in Purple
Cayenne
Hot Stuff
Goat Horn
Jalapeno
Filius Blue
Inca Berry
Variagata
Big Jim
Satans Kiss
Have coming Scorpian and Ghost which I thought would be here long ago. Scorpion requested by my son is currently the hottest in the world.. daft kid!!
XX Jeannine
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we don't like them too hot. So if anyone can suggest any alternatives I don't really know much about mild(ish) chillies to recommend any..its only last couple of years that I've become to appriciate them as more of flavouring thing than giving any heat. While a go I bought dried whole cascabel chillies and I chopped them up and soaked to make chilli paste with few other mexican chillies. Once the hot water 'hit' the cascabels the aroma was wooooonderful..so now I just have to grow some of my own.. ;D
Trinidad parfum is mild..I tasted one and it has bit like habanero flavour but not the heat. That is next one I want to try dried and made it into powder.
Usually I only grow 1 plant per variety as its only me who really eats them...OH can't take much heat...of any kind.. ;D ;D And any spare plants/seedlings I give away.
Some years ago I got from HSL pepper called Macedonian Sweet..apparantely 1/10 plants of those become with more heat, not much but between mild-medium. But as I prefer mine with heat and always saved seeds from the ones with heat I would say that I get now 1/10 plants without heat. They are small pointy peppers and I'm going to sow those again..soon..to try how they work as dried powder..yum. Has anybody else grown them?
Cascabel is a big vigorous productive plant with good flavour but has the toughest skins I've ever seen - definitely better pulverised and dried - though I did think of flaming the skins off but never got around to it.
If you'd like Trinidad Perfume with a bit more heat I can recommend Tobago Seasoning because it is much earlier and more productive (and more productive than Numex Suave too) - it makes a terrific sweet chilli sauce for those of us who like flavour and prefer it to pain...
Cheers.
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I have 42 different named seeds, although checking on the internet, it appears some of these could be different names for the same varieties. I'm not sure if I'll find space for all of them, but I'll do the best I can. Grr..I find it so fustrating when they do that..giving 'new' names... >:( But you sound as bonkers as me... ;D..I'm in the middle of chilli forest and wondering what to do with the plants ;D Oh well...once the weather warm up and is time to squeeze them in their growing spaces, it will all sort itself out. ;)
Scorpion requested by my son is currently the hottest in the world.. daft kid!! ;D..what's gardening without some curiosities and fun? He might not request you to grow it again once reality hits the plate... ;D ;D
Pain from super hots is incredible, but once the pain eases..it feels good.. ::) Don't ask me why, but it is so.. ::)
Cascabel is a big vigorous productive plant with good flavour but has the toughest skins I've ever seen Yes..it seem to be so..my 'little' plants are growing much faster rate than other chillies that I have.
As for tough skin..OH YES.. ::)..making paste out of them is hard work so plan is for the future crop (hopefully) to grind into powder. Saves lot of elbow grease and time for not having to mess about with roasting, soaking, chopping, grinding.. ::) ...but the taste is GOOD..
If you'd like Trinidad Perfume with a bit more heat I can recommend Tobago Seasoning oh..thanks for that..I'm just scribbling it down to my 'to get' list..something for next year.. ;D When I tasted Trinidads last year, I had them straight from the plant..just like little berries..I couldn't detect any heat what so ever from them. I don't know if its my mouth or that they are so mild, but plant is over wintered well and I'm growing it again for 'another round'. If nothing else, those chillies will look nice and colourful in my chilli Jam that I'm finally going to make this year.
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What I did sow and what's growing now don't match for a few varieties failing to germinate..but this is my final list of what is growing on...
Variegata
Numex Suave Red & Orange
Chinese Pot
Lemon drop
Holy Mole
Jalastar
Trepadeira Werner
Macedonian Sweet
Napia
Cascabel
Aji Fantasy
Naga Morich
Early Jalapeno
"really big Habanero"..?..don't know what they are but the fruit that I had from shop was BIG..so I just had to save some seed and see what comes out of it.
Red Habanero
And..I've got 5 mystery chillies that came out of 'free chilli mix packet'..no variety names just a load of 'sweep ups'. I'm really looking forward to see what those plants will yield.
AND..Peppadew, Napia, Bangladeshi "purple & small" and Trinidad Perfume have come through winter OK and some have first few flower buds on already!
..and then there is peppers... ::) ;D
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I was just going to sow a couple of local varieties this year with so much left over from last year but a couple of friends turned up this week. One with a dried Mexican chilli, must be about 8 inches long, dark red and quite fiery if the dried seeds are anything to go by, and then another back from Peru with a matchbox of seeds that don't appear so potent but no idea about size, colour etc.
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You've got some good friends there..not is more exciting than get some seedy pressies from travels.
One Mexican chilli that is about that size is Guajillo...but there is lot of similar varieties about.
Nice one..get them growing and save plenty of seeds... ;) (HINT, HINT!) ;D
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Yep, looks a lot like a Guajillo but much longer than the ones I've seen on the net - time will tell I guess.
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Have a look at this site..you might find them here.. http://www.exotic-seeds-lapalma.com/cgi-bin/shop_en/shop.cgi
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I'm not sure, I bought a mixed pack of seeds this year due to a change of circumstances,
knowing my luck they will all be the same!
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Earlier this year I got a range of chillies from Nicky's Seeds. The website gives good information about varieties. I have around 49 growing - far too many for me but I will pass some on.
I have grown Habaneros and Naga's before but the Naga is too hot to use. A single naga was enough to heat a large pot of chili con carne. I have some dried if I need any. But the thing is, I love the fruity taste of chillies, especially the lime taste of habaneros but if the chilli is too hot I don't get to taste the chilli, I just get the heat.
Thus this year I mainly went for milder varieties so I could put more chilli into my dishes. I'm trying the orange and red Suaves, they are meant to have the habanero taste. They are really slow growing though. I also have pasillas, anchos, hot lemons, monkey faces, hungarian wax (one of my favourites from the past) fresno, numex big Jim, I may have forgotten one or two. There are flower buds on many of them at the moment. When I discover which ones I like best I will concentrate on a reduced range.......Who am I kidding? I'll still be curious about new types. :)
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Propagator is on again.. ;D I decided to sow some more chillies, not to fruit this year but hopefully they will grow nice and sturdy plants this year, over wintered and early crops next year.. ;D
AND..I couldn't help it but I did a 'spot of shopping' for some more chilli seeds too.. ;D ;D
I've got some full size but still unripe chillies in GH. I suspect it will be few weeks yet before I get first tasters..as soon as they are starting to change colour I'm going to do some cheese and anchovy filled, grilled chillies and eat them whole like that with some crusty bread and drop of something white and crispy to flush it all down...mmm..all we need is nice weather to enjoy the first chilli meal 'al fresco'.. ;D
Life is gone chilli mad..
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My first chilli is almost ready for picking. It's a Fresno and is not advertised as an early variety. I have early Jalapeno but it has not fruited yet. I need all my self control not to pick it and let it get bigger.
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I had my first Aji Fantasy chillies yesterday..YUM..not quite ripe yet but as there is loads on the 'bush' I thought ..why not.. ;)
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This is the plant grown from seed I saved from the chilli given to me by my Pakistani neighbour. I can't believe how quickly all these chillies have appeared! My husband is eating them green, and he thinks they are 'just right'.
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My Black Pearl's - nice looking plant but haven't tasted a chili yet..
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My Black Pearl's - nice looking plant but haven't tasted a chili yet..
That's beautiful Nick, have you grown it before?
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No - first year but they may be a keeper if they taste good. They are easy to grow, seem to have a good yeild and they look great. The fruit is really black too so I am hoping the taste completes the picture..
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I've been picking chillies for some time now and Fresno and Hungarian Hot Wax were the earliest. They are both pretty mild though they may heat up when they change colour - if I let them get that far! But the revelation was Bulgarian Carrot. It is pretty hot though not in the Habanero level but it has the most exquisite aroma and taste. That is exactly what I want in a chilli and I will definitely grow more next year.