2016 Chilli Growers Thread

RossG

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What's this? February and no chilli growers thread yet? This needs sorting.

After lurking in the threads over the last couple of years and not doing a thing, I'm going to have a go at growing some this year.
I have ordered myself the following seeds from South Devon Chilli farm:
Aji Lemon
Apache F1 Hybrid
Hot Chocolate Habaneros
Jalapenos
Pimientos de Padron
Orange Habaneros

I'm hoping these will be a good place to start and hopefully will have a lovely multi coloured crop of burning goodness in the next 6 months.

So tell us how last year's crop went and what you're growing this year :D.

For the sake of continuity, I'll post some helpful links that were in last year's thread.

Herman Gelmet;27494772[B said:
Seeds[/B]
http://www.fatalii.net/
http://www.southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/
http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/garden-shop/seeds/chilli-seeds-a-to-z/

Basic Info
http://www.fatalii.net/Growing_chile_peppers
http://www.southdevonchillifarm.co.uk/info/growing-chillies

Chilli Database
http://www.thechileman.org/

Chilli Tasters
https://www.youtube.com/user/paulmtonkin/videos
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvpwCBbWBXpc-A__zNlkEf8RA/videos
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Completely forgot about it this year. Will have to get some soil soon. Going to have a go at growing some jalepenos this year as well as the hotter ones.


Mods, please dont move to la cuisine where it will get no views :(. If it has to be moved from GD than H&G would be a better place.
 
Sorry Mark had already moved it before I saw this post. I'm going to be joining in I think :)

It should get posts in here, in GD I thinking would get lost.
 
I was looking at some chilli seeds the other day thinking I should grow my own, this thread has made my mind up. Any recommendations for a good medium/hot chilli.
 
Mark A said:
Completely forgot about it this year. Will have to get some soil soon. Going to have a go at growing some jalepenos this year as well as the hotter ones.


Mods, please dont move to la cuisine where it will get no views :(. If it has to be moved from GD than H&G would be a better place.
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last chilli thread had loads of posts in La C
 
Mark A said:
Completely forgot about it this year. Will have to get some soil soon. Going to have a go at growing some jalepenos this year as well as the hotter ones.


Mods, please dont move to la cuisine where it will get no views :(. If it has to be moved from GD than H&G would be a better place.
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Why doesn't it get enough views in La Cuisine? It's a well-populated forum with a lot of decent contribution.

All my plants from last year have pretty much survived in the greenhouse outside over the mild winter, so I don't think I need to start any this year. I'll be checking what I've got over the weekend and trimming them back to help them along. They still have leaves and only a few were wilting when I checked the other day in passing. Pretty amazing really!
 
Well done Ross, I'd completely forgotten to grow any this year after a year off in 2015 due to travelling, marriage etc. Time to research this year's plants!
 
When it was in GD originally it got lots of new people into trying it. I was one of the people that saw the thread and gave it a try as before that I didnt even know you could grow chillies in the UK. Lacuisine is quite a small sub forum, so just thought it would be better somewhere a bit busier. I think H&G is a good compromise.


I really hope my plants don't get infested with fungus gnats again this year. I had to bin all my plants instead of over wintering them as the soil was full of them. I think this year ill try lining the bottom and top of the pot with gravel to see if that helps.
 
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Excellent.. I was way too engrossed in stuff in Jan.. luckily we've had to replace the boiler (failed during the -4 nights we had) too which would have killed off any chilli in the house :/

So last day if install today.. should have a warmer house.. so CHILLI ON!
 
WOW! My mind has not even touched on growing anything yet this year.

I need to get myself sorted with this! The past few years I have started too late. Now is the time I should be sowing.
 
Has anyone ordered from fatal.net? Their english is awful hence being slightly suspicious:
uite special semi-wild C. praetermissum variety with long pods.
They have very nice, high heat level.
Turns into a great tasting powder that gives a nice tingling in your tongue.
The plant itself is very gorgeous and can be filled with nice pods.
Ideal for bonsai chile growing too.
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I thought I had successfully overwintered my scotch bonnet plant but in the last week or so, the top has started to go brown, so I fear it has died on me :(

Will hopefully grow a few this year if I get around to it and life doesn't get in the way.
 
valve90210 said:
I thought I had successfully overwintered my scotch bonnet plant but in the last week or so, the top has started to go brown, so I fear it has died on me :(

Will hopefully grow a few this year if I get around to it and life doesn't get in the way.
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Yup if it goes brown systemically.. then that's not a good sign.. give it some feed and get it warmed up.. let it start growing..
 
valve90210 said:
Thanks, I shall give that a go (tomato feed ok or is there something else I should be using?) and keep my fingers crossed.
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Tomato feed is too intense.

The main thing is put it under some sunlight and give it a little water..

If it's going to survive it needs to start producing energy. As long as it didn't freeze with the latest cold temps?
 
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