Has anyone grown these successfully? I remember they did well in the GW trial, and looking through the POD catalogue, they reckon it fuits faster than any of the others they list. If so, it sounds worth a go next year.
Very like Pinocchio's Nose. Very easy to grow and produced a lot of long thin chillies. However, they did not appear to be very hot eaten raw. There was a low percentage of flesh to seed ratio meaning they were a bit dry to eat. However drying some out to grind to a powder for use overwinter. Maybe grow them again next year because I aim to grow as many different types that I can fit in the GH.
Sounds like a good one for Chinese cooking then. I could do with a mild one.
I agree with Toadspawn-very easy to grow and heavy cropping. Green they are pretty tasteless but do improve when fully ripe.
Not hot like a Habenero or Scotch Bonnet but well worth growing
One of the ladies at church says she'd like to try Dorset Naga, so I might try growing it. Don't know that I'd dare touch it though. I burnt my hands with chili juice yesterday, and that stuff comes with a health warning!
Not one of mine germinated, although all my other chillies did well, sown at the same time, same place, same conditions.
Can you be more specific? I tried to grow cayenne and bell peppers this year, and they were very slow because I didn't keep them warm enough. I should do better next year now I know more.
I sow them in trays of modules, then they sit on a south-facing window sill above a radiator. The sill is made of quarry tiles, so it soaks up and retains the warmth from below.
I also had cayenne, habanero, jalapeno and cherry bomb. Almost all germinated, but zero from Joe's Long. Grew far too many anyway, you know how it is! 8)
I've only a small greenhouse, but grew about 20 varieties this year and tried hardening off and putting them into the garden and allotment. Now that I've discovered they can survive outdoors, I reckon I can go for another 10 varieties (..tomorrow the world ;D).
I use an electric propagagator set at about 21C for most ones, which seems to work well. I've had a low germination rate with seeds more than two years old but that may be down to storage.
Greyhound mentioned `Cherry Bomb`-that is superb-stuff them with a melting cheese and deep fry in very hot oil for a few seconds.
Yum- ;D
Searching for some Habanero Seed I found that I have a packet of Joe's Long from the great Wyvale clear out... we'll see...
;D
Is this in danger of turning into a who can grow the longest competition?
PS Forgot to mention I also grow in modules rather than seed trays.
Safer than the Hottest Barnowl....
:-[
Quote from: cleo on December 11, 2006, 18:20:20
Greyhound mentioned `Cherry Bomb`-that is superb-stuff them with a melting cheese and deep fry in very hot oil for a few seconds.
Yum- ;D
Ooooh, thanks, another idea! I still have a bag of them reposing in the freezer, minus their innards and ready for stuffing. ;D
If you are looking for early fruit, Robert, these were far and away the earliest of all the ones I grew.
That's what I want since I plan to grow them out of doors.