The 2010 Chilli growing thread - it's scorching!
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Anyone recommend what type of gloves to get for when chopping large quantities of chillies? I want to dry some seeds and make some chilli oils, but I don't fancy using my bare hands to chop them as some of them are rather hot! There are a number of different types, but I was thinking that just some plain plastic gloves would be suitable. Any ideas where to try to get them? All the places I've seen have vinyl and latex gloves only.
Also, how likely is it for some of my flowers to fruit now? I have a bunch of flowers on my plants still, but it is steadily getting colder and there is less and less sun in everyday. When is the time to stop trying to get fruit and to start preparing the plants to be safe over winter?
Also, how likely is it for some of my flowers to fruit now? I have a bunch of flowers on my plants still, but it is steadily getting colder and there is less and less sun in everyday. When is the time to stop trying to get fruit and to start preparing the plants to be safe over winter?
You probably just want really light ones - the same as they use in food prep other wise the seeds are too fiddly.
It's unlikely that flowers now will produce chillis that will get through to ripening. You may have some luck but you'll have to keep the plant indoors and may have to shine a light at it (keep it in the area where you have the light on the most will help) in addition to daylight.
It's unlikely that flowers now will produce chillis that will get through to ripening. You may have some luck but you'll have to keep the plant indoors and may have to shine a light at it (keep it in the area where you have the light on the most will help) in addition to daylight.
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I've binned all my plants now, with the exception of one cherry bomb which I will winter over. Aside from cooking etc, I dried all mine and made oil - just finished today. With them I have a mix of dried garlic, rosemary, bay leaves and black peppers. I grew the garlic and rosemary too. I ended up with enough for 24 x 250ml bottles, the first of which have been infusing for around 6 weeks now.
Can't wait to try it!
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Oil by Greg Kingston, on Flickr
Can't wait to try it!
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Oil by Greg Kingston, on FlickrJust harvested the final chillis - 37, 6 of which are green the others are a ripe red 
I've also cut the plants back to the stems ready for overwintering. So that's it for this season!
I'll sort out the seeds soon enough. I have dried out the first lot.
I've also cut the plants back to the stems ready for overwintering. So that's it for this season!
I'll sort out the seeds soon enough. I have dried out the first lot.
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Dont suppose someone could bag up some Naga seeds and send them my way? :/
i would like seeds from those david grew, if he saved any?, they all look ace.
had some nice weather lately, lots of bright sun and it comes into the window better than in summer! the jalapeno plant is in full flower/fruiting again and the chillis are growing bigger by the day.
had some nice weather lately, lots of bright sun and it comes into the window better than in summer! the jalapeno plant is in full flower/fruiting again and the chillis are growing bigger by the day.
Hopefully one of them is mine Nick, first time I ever tried trust
Damn david that looks great, how many plants did that lot come off?
I started the season with about 60 plants, some were given away so I am probably just shy of 50 plants.
I don't mind sending seeds out if people really want them but you should all keep in mind that I grow many varieties and take no precautions against cross pollination.
I had another big harvest at the weekend, probably way in excess of 200 pods, still more to come...
I was wondering if anyone here is into making hot sauces with their chillis, rather than oils, powders or drying/freezing them? I'm a big lover of hot sauces and I'd like to do my own, but I'm after a tried and tested one as my crop isn't massive, so I don't want to be wasteful 
There are loads out there if anyone's interested - one of many sites here: http://www.pepperfool.com/recipes/hotsauce_idx.html
There are loads out there if anyone's interested - one of many sites here: http://www.pepperfool.com/recipes/hotsauce_idx.html
I had my final harvest of the season yesterday and have pods lying on the window sill to ripen. The things I have learned this year are:
1) Ring of Fire chillies are easy to grow. They will grow outside in the garden and produce a lot of fruit early in the season.
2) Chillies and apples ( from tree in garden ) = chilli jam.
3) Home made naga sauce is weapons grade fiery goodness
1) Ring of Fire chillies are easy to grow. They will grow outside in the garden and produce a lot of fruit early in the season.
2) Chillies and apples ( from tree in garden ) = chilli jam.
3) Home made naga sauce is weapons grade fiery goodness
I had my final harvest earlier in the week. The fruits have been ripening on my window sill, and yesterday I dried them, crushed some into chilli powder and made oil
It's been my first year growing chillies and I've really enjoyed it. My grandfather sent me the seeds from plants he grew in Italy. He passed away last Christmas and in spring I decided to continue his legacy!
I just have a few questions for next year:
1. I've prepared the strongest looking plants for overwintering by cutting everything back to the stem, except they have already started sprouting new shoots
Should I cut these off too or just leave them? Nick, you've mentioned bringing them indoors, do you think they wouldn't survive in a greenhouse?
2. Since I only grew one variety this year I haven't taken any precautions with cross-pollination. I have a few more varieties to grow next spring (orange habanero, twilight, ring of fire and cherry bomb), so how do people avoid cross-pollination?
Lastly, any idea where I can find bottles like this?
Thanks!
It's been my first year growing chillies and I've really enjoyed it. My grandfather sent me the seeds from plants he grew in Italy. He passed away last Christmas and in spring I decided to continue his legacy!
I just have a few questions for next year:
1. I've prepared the strongest looking plants for overwintering by cutting everything back to the stem, except they have already started sprouting new shoots
Should I cut these off too or just leave them? Nick, you've mentioned bringing them indoors, do you think they wouldn't survive in a greenhouse?2. Since I only grew one variety this year I haven't taken any precautions with cross-pollination. I have a few more varieties to grow next spring (orange habanero, twilight, ring of fire and cherry bomb), so how do people avoid cross-pollination?
Lastly, any idea where I can find bottles like this?
Thanks!
Lastly, any idea where I can find bottles like this?
Thanks!
Try a cookery shop, for example:
Preserving bottles
Not quite the same, but in the right area
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1. I've prepared the strongest looking plants for overwintering by cutting everything back to the stem, except they have already started sprouting new shoots
Don't worry about them attempting to resprout leaves or shoots. Mine have attempted this too if they get a warm day with sun.
I've not had experience of a greenhouse (mine are indoors on a window sill) however I suspect the temperatures will get too cold shortly. The plants will cope with being on a window sill with the house heating keeping the plants above, say 4 or 5 degC. Chilli plants don't do cold or even cold draughts.
I would not expect them to survive in an unheated greenhouse.
You'd need to separate them and ensure insects don't move between the species.
Another little harvest from the greenhouse, the heater is doing its job nicely extending the season. The plants that are outside the greenhouse have suffered very badly in the recent frost but those inside are still doing well. I still have plenty more to harvest and another 13kg of gas to burn before I call it quits this year.
Top half of the picture we have Scotch Bonnet (red), Orange Habs, Chocolate Habs and Mustard Habs. Bottom left are 7-pot and bottom right are Bhut Jolokia and Chocolate Bhut Jolokia.
I still have plenty more pods on the plants, mainly Nagas, mixed Habs, a few Trinidad Scorpion and various annums.
I made a curry last night with one of the Chocolate Bhuts in it, which was fiercely hot, but I am still of the opinion that the hottest pods this year were the Trinidad Scorpion.
Lessons learnt from this year:
1) Don't start too early as the plants I started in March did far better than those I started in January.
2) Grow a few less plants as it got a bit overcrowded in the greenhouse.
3) Don't eat Trinidad Scorpion raw as the burn is unbelievable and the toilet experience the following day is unbearable.
Forwards and onwards to next season.
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Nick you still planning on sending some naga seeds out this year?
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My bro's first attempt at growing chilli's
Yup, I've just been a bit busy hence getting delayed (job contract stuff). I have one load all dried and ready. I'll get a set of seeds ready for sending out this week.
Deseeding these is fiddly lol. As before - shoot me an email via trust. You may get undried seeds fresh from the pod which are easy to dry out yourself to keep over winter.
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