The 2010 Chilli growing thread - it's scorching!

zipp0r · 17 Jun 2010 at 22:47

might want to feed every other week if your getting fert burn/leaftip curling

VFR_KID · 18 Jun 2010 at 09:00

Mark A said:
Double Curly Chilli[/quote]

I was going to Do a yo dawg... But then thought about it and decided not to. LOL

NickK · 19 Jun 2010 at 09:10

Deluxe1 said:
I dry my nagas and crush them into flakes / powder.

Will need to understand how you do this without almost killing all the occupants in the room.

Update - two chillis but the cooler summer is not making it easy for my 'all natural' attempt this year.

VFR_KID · 20 Jun 2010 at 10:10

NickK said:
Will need to understand how you do this without almost killing all the occupants in the room.

Did you try putting them in the oven like I did.

BAD BAD idea I couldnt breath. the dog ran out the house when he could smell t LOL

Deluxe1 · 20 Jun 2010 at 10:27

To dry them out i spread them evenly over a oven tray on about gas mark 5 and leave them for 5 - 10 mins at a time so they dont burn its time consuming if you have a lot of them to dry.Try to cut them all into the same size also so they dry out evenly and if u have surgical gloves wear them if you have a lot to do or be careful not to get the juices onto your fingers as they do seap into your pores.

You have to keep an eye on them tho and make sure they do not burn or it'll feel like someone has set off cs gas in your house.

Once they feel dry i just leave them out for a day or two then put them in a food processor and blitz them to flakes / powder.

Mark A · 20 Jun 2010 at 11:38

VFR_KID said:
Did you try putting them in the oven like I did.

BAD BAD idea I couldnt breath. the dog ran out the house when he could smell t LOL

If you think thats bad try putting a frozen one in your microwave to defrost it :eek:

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scruffeh · 20 Jun 2010 at 13:32

Is anyone able to ID this plant for me? I can't quite make out what it says on the label. It was given to me as a gift, and I'm assuming it's a chilli plant

NickK · 20 Jun 2010 at 14:32

VFR_KID said:
Did you try putting them in the oven like I did.

BAD BAD idea I couldnt breath. the dog ran out the house when he could smell t LOL

This is *exactly* what happened!

Thanks Mr D, will attempt that this next time around!

I concur - it looks chilli like. Probably something chinese but unless you're a complete expert then I doubt you'll know until it flowers/fruits.

Mark A · 20 Jun 2010 at 15:05

scruffeh, are the roots poking through the holes in the bottom of the pot? Looks quite bit for that pot, might need re-potting soon.

Cant help with what type it is though, they all look the same to me

. It could possibly be either a chilli plant or bell pepper as they also look very similar at this stage.

tom_nieto · 20 Jun 2010 at 15:46

Just dried out a load of my demon red chillies. Not sure whether to flake them or try making another chilli oil. The plant that I've stuck in the study and taken no notice of is easily my healthiest plant! I think that's got a lot to do with the lack of fungus gnats though. The rest are alive, but I'll need to re-pot them and put them all in pots that I can water from the bottom. I'll need to make sure the new compost is completely dry before doing anything.

scruffeh · 20 Jun 2010 at 16:55

Mark A said:
scruffeh, are the roots poking through the holes in the bottom of the pot? Looks quite bit for that pot, might need re-potting soon.

Cant help with what type it is though, they all look the same to me . It could possibly be either a chilli plant or bell pepper as they also look very similar at this stage.

Cheers dude. Will repot it now, although the roots aren't quite poking through the bottom, I have a spare pot waiting, so might as well...

zipp0r · 20 Jun 2010 at 17:05

scruffeh said:
Is anyone able to ID this plant for me? I can't quite make out what it says on the label. It was given to me as a gift, and I'm assuming it's a chilli plant

http://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/m...ilterBy=&filterBylocation=&filterByfrostfree=

might be a type of jalapeno

scruffeh · 20 Jun 2010 at 17:24

zipp0r said:
http://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/m...ilterBy=&filterBylocation=&filterByfrostfree=

might be a type of jalapeno

Ahh. Good call...

Tachyon · 20 Jun 2010 at 18:56

A peak inside my growhouse or whatever it's called. Got a few buds coming through but that's about the height of it. The small one at the front is one of Nicks Naga's. Smaller than the others but healthy.

NickK · 20 Jun 2010 at 19:47

I see you have a natural approach to stopping flying things! Mnom nom nom

scruffeh · 20 Jun 2010 at 20:21

Nice to see some carnivorous plants there

Dale · 20 Jun 2010 at 22:40

I've got some chilli's growing on most of my plants now, however some of them are starting to get pretty big - how do I know when to pick them? I.e. (and unfortunately I've been a **** and not labelled what is what)

krooton · 21 Jun 2010 at 09:26

I've got a bunch of big green chillis, but they don't seem to want to ripen. I tested one, and it had pretty much no heat, and last years (admittedly diminutive) harvest went yellow, then red, and was pretty damn hot in either stage.

What would aid ripening? I do a Chilli Focus feed once a week, so I can't think of anything else.

DavidMarq · 21 Jun 2010 at 09:31

krooton said:
What would aid ripening? I do a Chilli Focus feed once a week, so I can't think of anything else.

Banana skins allegedly, other than that sunshine.

DavidMarq · 21 Jun 2010 at 09:42

scruffeh said:
Is anyone able to ID this plant for me? I can't quite make out what it says on the label. It was given to me as a gift, and I'm assuming it's a chilli plant

http://img541.imageshack.us/img541/43/photoxt.jpg[/1MG][/QUOTE]

I make it out as Navaho (navajo)

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Chilli Pepper Navaho an early and very high yielding semi-hot pepper. Small conical shaped fruits grow to about 10cm long and increase in heat and flavour as they turn red. Ideal for stuffing. RHS Award of Garden Merit