2014 Chilli Growers Thread

Noxia

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As suggested I have created the new thread. I shall start with a few pictures. This season I am trying to grow Moruga Scorpion and 7 Pot Brain Strains.

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This is what happened to my beastly Naga plant when I tried a wintering method suggested by another member, sadly it obviously didn't work. I don't think this one is coming back again :(

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This is the other Naga plant I applied the same method to, no idea why this one is healthy(?) but I gave it to a friend so I'm happy it's alive.

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Using the kitchen roll method, this worked form e last year which I should also mention was my first ever attempt at growing Chilli plants.

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Probably can't see but one already has a wee shoot coming from it :) Once they get to about 1cm they will go in a heated propagator.
 
My bodge it and leg it chillis are still alive. Considering I half heartedly lobbed a load of seeds into a single pot in the middle of winter, they were half eaten by the cats and they've been on a window that doesn't get much sun.. They're doing alright :D

I'm not even sure exactly what they are, I think I threw the packet out.

Chilli Plants - Jan 14 by -neilgates-

I guess I should split the smaller plants out in to separate pots soon..
 
Noxia, seen your reply in the other thread. UHm, quite spicey. If I make something spicey I like other flavours to come through. I'm tempted by tobasco chilli's, make my own sauce that way. Already looked at some recipes and there's some quick recipes out there.
 
randomshenans said:
Put anything else on the kitchen roll? Just water? I had real germination probs last year :( I have a ton of seeds. TON!
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No nothing at all. I'm actually a bit worried as the conditions are a bit different to last year. Last year I planted later on in the year so the heating wasn't on as much and thus the airing cupboard wasn't so warm so the paper rarely dried out.
Currently the towel is drying out so I have to water it once in the morning and when I get home, I don't know if this will affect the seeds but as one has started I'm hoping they all will.

ash_scotland88 said:
Noxia, seen your reply in the other thread. UHm, quite spicey. If I make something spicey I like other flavours to come through. I'm tempted by tobasco chilli's, make my own sauce that way. Already looked at some recipes and there's some quick recipes out there.
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It's all personal preference of course but I find Habaneros have a great flavour/heat combination. I would recommend those for sure but I cannot comment further as I've not made much (any) produce with the fruits from last year.
 
Put them in a sealed plastic bag, then it won't dry out.

As for chillies it depends what you want to make, as the different flavours are good for different chilies.
Haberneros are good for Caribbean or chilli sauce, but no good for curry.

Curry are the most prolific fruiters I have and as the name suggests great for curry, as are Nagas.
 
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New thread! I was wondering when this might pop up.

I'm wanting to get growing this year, I tried last year and everything started well but when trying to get them some extra sunlight outside I managed to stupidly put them underneath a leaking gutter and they got completely flooded and washed out of their pots :mad:

Does anybody have any spare seeds this year that they'd be willing to post me for a small charge?
 
Glaucus said:
Zips lock bags are good. I don't bother with that method any more and just go street to soil in a heated propagator.
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Got some of those luckily. I did consider just going straight to soil in the propagator but as I had success with this method I was too afraid to try something new. I do actually have some spare seeds of the ones I'm growing so I could set them off in a tray I guess and see what happens.
When I first did it I was reading so much about all these fancy methods and soil and additives, all I did was kitchen roll, normal compost and I got an abundance of plants. Either beginners luck or it's not as scientific as some make out.
 
Lol at description, something's wrong.

The fruit is very hot. Well suited for growing in pots.

Heat: 2,000 Scoville units.
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Which is it very hot or 2000 scovilles, it came be both as 2000 is very very mild.
 
Wintering! Gulp! I haven't done this! Should I have? Do I need to do anything now?

Mine don't look particularly well, it has to be said...
 
Good timing on this thread as my chilli seeds came in the post today.

I've gone for some Hungarian Wax, Ancho and Jalapeno (using seeds from the ones I grew last year for the Jalapenos)

I've got a heated propagator so will be sowing the seeds in the next couple of weeks.
They will be going outside once the nicer weather hits, so I'm hoping for a nice summer again.
 
I guess I'm going to have to order some and get things moving. Last year's harvest (which I kind of just dumped the plants on uv for) wasn't great but that's mostly due to rubbish seeds and incorrectly thinking that the awesome weather meant that they would do well outside.
 
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