toomanytommytoes, annie8, SP & 4shoes mystery chilli growing

[annie8]

Now we are getting to the point where we might be able to identify (?) what the chillis are, what is the best guide do you think ?

[Small pumpkin]

Now we are getting to the point where we might be able to identify (?) what the chillis are, what is the best guide do you think ?

I'm going to be using the same method as normal. Making it up and guessing

I think I'm going to leave the pods on the plant until ripe and just hope they are identifiable. It's going to be very difficult because so many chillies look very very similar.
I'm just hoping I get some very obvious ones or some really unusual ones that will be easy to put a name to. A lot of it may come down to tasting as well, but that can change a little depending on how they've been grow.

Basically we are standing in the middle of a mine field and we are all doomed

[annie8]

Well with all the expertise on here there is at least a chance of guessing the type. The fun will be in watching what develops and in the guesswork. Am not going to worry if I don’t work what things are from that massive list.

[Small pumpkin]

Am not going to worry if I don’t work what things are from that massive list.

I'm with you on that. I'm not worried if I identify them or not. The fun bit is trying. They will still be chillies, They will still be edible, they will still stand a chance of blowing your head off

[annie8]

Exactly. Which I why I will get my husband to be chilli tester for any potentially hot ones.

[Small pumpkin]

Exactly. Which I why I will get my husband to be chilli tester for any potentially hot ones.

Make sure you've got the mint chocolate handy. It works better than milk for calming the chilli burn.

[toomanytommytoes]

The little round pod on one of mine is already ripening! Looking at my folder of Capsicum annuum photos, it's perhaps not big enough to be a Cascabel or heart shaped like a Cherry Bomb, so I am leaning towards Dalle Khursani or Satan's Kiss.

[Small pumpkin]

The little round pod on one of mine is already ripening! Looking at my folder of Capsicum annuum photos, it's perhaps not big enough to be a Cascabel or heart shaped like a Cherry Bomb, so I am leaning towards Dalle Khursani or Satan's Kiss.

Very exciting. Just to make things complicated ( because chillies make life so simple for us ) the first pods they produce are at times not true to form.

I think we need to see pictures of ripening pods . We like chilli pictures.

[toomanytommytoes]

#1 chubby round doodah
#2 hairy maybe-goaty thingy
#3 hairless eyes to sky wotsit

[Mitzi]

#1 looks like a tiny mini aubergine. (Or a deadly nightshade.) It's pretty!
#2 - could this be one of the hairy jalapenos?
#3 - could be anything!

[Small pumpkin]

#2 - could this be one of the hairy jalapenos?

I don't think so. They are very hairy and the pods hang down. Toomanytommytoes will know soon if it's a farmers market jalapeño because one of the traits is corking, a lot of corking.

I've just been out and taken a couple of pictures of mine so you can compare.



Close up of the hairy beast



None of my mystery plants are that hairy, unfortunately.

[annie8]

Some of the more interesting chillis from the mixed seeds.

From the top -

I like the one with the really big leaves

The one beside grew from the dust in the packet so must have come from a really small seed

The next was the only one with purple leaves. You can still see that a bit and the new leaves have a slight purple edge

The three small ones have different shaped leaves, quite rounded.

The last has some buds growing down that I just noticed today.

[annie8]

Horrified to find this on one of my chilli plants last night. The plant is fine apart from this leaf and no signs of anything on the other plants. Have quarantined it in a different part of the greenhouse for now. Any ideas what it is and what should I do ?

[annie8]

Another pic

[Small pumpkin]

No idea. I'll have a Google.
I've seen the little web cocoons on leaves before. But not on any of my chillies so I never payed much attention to them.