I have grown two plants from seed from a chilli brought in the shop but its not got any spice. Does anyone know why this might be?
Can you post a photo?
No sorry i can't.
Is the pepper ripe? Also, I believe that the more you upset the plant by keeping it dry and hot, the hotter the chillis will be.
I have found that the heat in chillies seems to develop towards the end, so it may be that you are just checking them too early. I agree with EJ, chilli plants can take quite a bit of abuse without complaint.
If they're raised in a greenhouse or similar they should be scorchio by now, some of mine are. The same variety grown outside even though there were two months of hot weather are virually taste and heat free. Maybe be the temperature when the fruits form dictates how hot they'll be?
maybe you have cast iron taste buds :o
was the original shop bought chilli hot? but there are some varieties that tempt with heat but aren't, like hungarian hot wax (ripens yellow to red and quite large)
The less you water the plant the more hot the chillies. i grew them in a plastic greenhouse.
This year once the flowers started to develop I only water the plant when it looks like it might die! The chillies are really hot :P... which is saying something as I'm Indian and eat hot food!
Orginally chilli was hot but I think it isn't ripe and should turn red. Was looking through my gardening book about onions and also found it out about chilli's.
Could be they are not meant to be 'hot', remember just how many types there are - think its over 100 with varying degrees of 'hotness' - measured on the Scoville Heat Scale - ranges from '0' for ordinary red, sweet peppers, up to '16,000,000' . My Mexican Hot Wax are ripening nicely and although quite sweet are not terribly hot. They are tasty just pulled and munched - the small green ones (don't know what they are) are no where ripe red but take the roof off your mouth. ::) ::)
Be careful with chillies they can be tricksy. Take the cayenne, the tip is often sweet and not very hot at all, the next bite is the same, and then suddenly you hit the fire and are left suffering. It is the pith surrounding the seeds that contains the bulk of the heat, so do not judge a pepper mild purely from a bit of pithless flesh.
I gave 50 cayennes to a friend he bit the tip and then decided they were mild and put 25 of them in his curry. He regretted that mistake.
Quote from: amphibian on August 31, 2006, 17:09:33
Be careful with chillies they can be tricksy. Take the cayenne, the tip is often sweet and not very hot at all, the next bite is the same, and then suddenly you hit the fire and are left suffering. It is the pith surrounding the seeds that contains the bulk of the heat, so do not judge a pepper mild purely from a bit of pithless flesh.
I gave 50 cayennes to a friend he bit the tip and then decided they were mild and put 25 of them in his curry. He regretted that mistake.
Hope KP reads this - just got her a packet of them from Wyvale ;D
The small green one might be a scotch bonnet or an habanero... some of the tinies are lethal.... Scoville suicidal levels...
;D
I think mine is a cayenne. I'll leave the others to turn red like the colour was on the shop one. I may buy a packet next year to grow some, unless any of you allotmenteers can let me have some seeds from your plants. ;)
Quote from: amphibian on August 31, 2006, 17:09:33
It is the pith surrounding the seeds that contains the bulk of the heat, so do not judge a pepper mild purely from a bit of pithless flesh.
"pithless flesh" - try saying that quickly when you've had a few ;D
if you like the 'idea' of really hot chillis but can't bring yourself to eat them then try chocolate and chilli ice cream - it is a heavenly mix of ice and heat together and if you are a chocloate fan well.......... :-X
Quote from: amphibian on August 31, 2006, 17:09:33
I gave 50 cayennes to a friend he bit the tip and then decided they were mild and put 25 of them in his curry. He regretted that mistake.
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oops, sorry, i shouldn't laugh really should i ?
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Quote from: Alishka_Maxwell on August 31, 2006, 17:31:57
Quote from: amphibian on August 31, 2006, 17:09:33
Be careful with chillies they can be tricksy. Take the cayenne, the tip is often sweet and not very hot at all, the next bite is the same, and then suddenly you hit the fire and are left suffering. It is the pith surrounding the seeds that contains the bulk of the heat, so do not judge a pepper mild purely from a bit of pithless flesh.
I gave 50 cayennes to a friend he bit the tip and then decided they were mild and put 25 of them in his curry. He regretted that mistake.
Hope KP reads this - just got her a packet of them from Wyvale ;D
read, digested, and understood ! (http://img379.imageshack.us/img379/6499/ahhh1gv.gif)
And won't we all laff KP when you've grown them & OH decides to stir his stumps and cook you a curry ;D
he'll cook what i hand him !
;D