2014 Chilli Growers Thread
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Bit of a harvest today - Mine are ripening at a rapid rate just now. Scotch Bonnets on the left, Naga Bhut Jolokia in the middle and Habaneros on the right.
I have already taken about 30 Scotch Bonnets already (used some, dried some and froze some) and there are about as many left on the plant as are in the photo. There are also quite a few flowers on the plant.
The Naga appears to have finished now. Those are all the fruits off it now and no more flowers (some of the ones in the photo are from the freezer as i was waiting for the last 4 to ripen). I've had as many off as there are in the picture (used some and dried some).
The Habanero just keeps giving. I've had at least as many as are in the picture (probably more). Again, I've used some, dried some and frozen some. There are probably twice as many fruits still on the plant in various stages of development and it's still flowering.
I've got most of the Habs in the dehydrator along with the last 4 Nagas and the smell is gorgeous. I just love the smell of Habaneros
I'm off to stand next to the dehydrator for a couple of minutes now
PS: I had one New Mexico ripe as well so I've eaten it to see what it's like. Lovely and sweet and tasty with just a faint tingle - be great in a salad. Virtually no seeds though (I was surprised to get any germinating at all as the seeds were taken from dried chillis I bought).
I have already taken about 30 Scotch Bonnets already (used some, dried some and froze some) and there are about as many left on the plant as are in the photo. There are also quite a few flowers on the plant.
The Naga appears to have finished now. Those are all the fruits off it now and no more flowers (some of the ones in the photo are from the freezer as i was waiting for the last 4 to ripen). I've had as many off as there are in the picture (used some and dried some).
The Habanero just keeps giving. I've had at least as many as are in the picture (probably more). Again, I've used some, dried some and frozen some. There are probably twice as many fruits still on the plant in various stages of development and it's still flowering.
I've got most of the Habs in the dehydrator along with the last 4 Nagas and the smell is gorgeous. I just love the smell of Habaneros
I'm off to stand next to the dehydrator for a couple of minutes now
PS: I had one New Mexico ripe as well so I've eaten it to see what it's like. Lovely and sweet and tasty with just a faint tingle - be great in a salad. Virtually no seeds though (I was surprised to get any germinating at all as the seeds were taken from dried chillis I bought).
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Nice haul, looking nice!
My plants are all covered in fruit...all 39 of them, not one has less than 10 and most have so many that I can't count them all! just starting to see signs of ripening on some Moruga scorpians, 7 pot and red habs, just hope everything else follows soon or I'm going to be left with a huge amount of green chillies this year!
On a different note I have so many nice plants so if anybody is near northants at the end of the season and fancies over-wintering some you are welcome to pick a few up, I can't possibly keep them all and personally I prefer starting from scratch.
My plants are all covered in fruit...all 39 of them, not one has less than 10 and most have so many that I can't count them all! just starting to see signs of ripening on some Moruga scorpians, 7 pot and red habs, just hope everything else follows soon or I'm going to be left with a huge amount of green chillies this year!
On a different note I have so many nice plants so if anybody is near northants at the end of the season and fancies over-wintering some you are welcome to pick a few up, I can't possibly keep them all and personally I prefer starting from scratch.
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Had a load of dried Habaneros so I decided to make some Habanero chilli powder.
Appropriate PPE was worn and all was well.
Health and safety gone mad
Yet given the chilli....... highly appropriate lol
As the first of mine are just starting to ripen i thought i would post a few pics
My first born mini Aji
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Your first born is always a proud achievement.
I think you're on to something there. When my plants were at their peak flowering, I used a fan combined with hand-pollinating - seems to have produced good results.
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Harvested another 47 Habaneros today. By my estimate, I've had about 150 chillies of that one plant so far and no sign of it slowing down. There are still at least 50 on there (probably a lot more - cba to count them all). Also still producing flowers.
Also had another 7 Scotch Bonnets. That is starting to slow down. Only 10 chillies left on it and a few flowers. The Naga has stopped entirely now.
The Habanero is the only one left in the bay window (no room for any of the others); I think that may be why it's still producing while the others are slowing or stopped.
Also had another 7 Scotch Bonnets. That is starting to slow down. Only 10 chillies left on it and a few flowers. The Naga has stopped entirely now.
The Habanero is the only one left in the bay window (no room for any of the others); I think that may be why it's still producing while the others are slowing or stopped.
Nice Stan, Habs produce a crazy amount of fruit indeed, mine are fairly small but are completely covered in fruits and flowers. Things are finally starting to ripen now too, finally.
I've moved two of my plants to the bay window from outside (choc hab and choc naga), they were late to start but are such lovely plants that I want to give them time to produce some more fruit, the missus won't be happy as I've shoved some of her huge amount of orchids to the side, she claimed the bay window for them, think I'll hide before she gets home lol
I've moved two of my plants to the bay window from outside (choc hab and choc naga), they were late to start but are such lovely plants that I want to give them time to produce some more fruit, the missus won't be happy as I've shoved some of her huge amount of orchids to the side, she claimed the bay window for them, think I'll hide before she gets home lol
Proud of the inlaws.. now the french don't do hot.. but the inlaw nephew, both nieces, the brother-in-law all tried my Naga-based curry during our curry evening.
Hot but the nephew kept coming back for more
Back at home all did the "Nick's chilli" test.. a little finger dabbed in dried & ground Dorset Naga. All passed with a slice of bread to "help".
Hot but the nephew kept coming back for more
Back at home all did the "Nick's chilli" test.. a little finger dabbed in dried & ground Dorset Naga. All passed with a slice of bread to "help".
Don't shoot me just yet....but bought a fairly well advanced bush from B&Q a few weeks back as was going for £5 and looked very well established and had quite a bit of fruit on it.......fast forward to now and while it still has plenty of fruit on it and still some flowers that are turning to fruit, the chillis that are on there are mostly looking purple in colour....(will post a few pics up later on when I get home and can get out in the garden to take them)
Should I be worried about this? Am thinking that this may be due to mineral uptake from the garden soil, but I have had zero sucess with any chillis that I grow. I normally end up growing an awful lot of green plant that aphids love
Should I be worried about this? Am thinking that this may be due to mineral uptake from the garden soil, but I have had zero sucess with any chillis that I grow. I normally end up growing an awful lot of green plant that aphids love
Can't see a specific variety on the label that came with it, other than 'Basket of Fire'.
Says that they should be harvested when they turn red, which as you can see in some of the pictures, they are.....it is just the majority of them are purple.....
They do a have a hell of a kick to them though...taste goooood
normal for a basket of fire apparently:
"A prolific fruiting variety which is dripping with small hot fruits on a compact leafy semi-trailing plant. The fruits mature from deep purple through cream and orange to mature to a bright red. Basket of Fire’s unique plant habit makes it a perfect choice for hanging baskets and containers. The plants have a good tolerance to cooler weather lasting well into the autumn. Harvested fruits are easy to dry as well as being ideal for fresh use. Schoville heat rating approx. 80000shu."
"A prolific fruiting variety which is dripping with small hot fruits on a compact leafy semi-trailing plant. The fruits mature from deep purple through cream and orange to mature to a bright red. Basket of Fire’s unique plant habit makes it a perfect choice for hanging baskets and containers. The plants have a good tolerance to cooler weather lasting well into the autumn. Harvested fruits are easy to dry as well as being ideal for fresh use. Schoville heat rating approx. 80000shu."
Excellent and many thanks...seems odd that some of them have missed the purple phase and gone from green to red....guess thats chillis for you
it'd be nice for more than a couple of mine to ripen off at all
lol i have a whole ripe 5 Aji Limons at the moment the rest are green. i need o pick them soon though. how long can i live ripe chillies on the plant?