The Chileman challenge

[Mrs Dobby]

Heheh! First Jalapeno chilli fruit is now at 5.2cm! Looks like we're in with a chance this year!!

[Arachne]

I'm very late to the party, probably don't have a hope of getting anything by the end of the competition, but it was an excuse to get some Purple Jalapeno seeds, which I've been wanting to grow since I found out they existed.

Of course, while ordering them, I tripped and fell and accidentally ordered several other seeds for veg, herbs, and a dogwood. Oops!

[Alice]

I see you at the top of the leader board there Mrs D. Well done. I think you'll be in with a good chance. At the moment mine have 2 seed leaves.

[Alison]

When did you plant yours Mrs D? Even my chillies planted in the first week of January (admitedly, not the jalapenos) are a long way off fruiting or even flowering at the mo although they are very healthy looking little plants. At the moment mine are all in the conservatory, mainly in 3" pots and I'm not expecting any fruit for months yet.

[crichmond]

Woo hoo, I got my first jalapeno only 1cm long though, and also got 2 more open flowers and 60 or 70 that havent opened yet.

[HeyWayne]

It's official, I'm rubbish, all my plants have died. Can't believe you've got fruits already Mrs D & crichmond?! Way to go.

Planting some more tonight hopefully.

[mcsee]

Bad luck about your plants Wayne. I pulled my Tam & Jalapeno last week without entering as they had to be moved as were both in the ground.

Both had good size fruit but maybe next year Julian will have something I've overwintered and I'll be ready earlier. - I think Big Jim was last years plant.

Here's one of my Tam.

[crichmond]

You could always enter it for the best corking prize

[mcsee]

That's the only thing I found with the Tam, they cork so much once they start and show any colour.

[SarzWix]

I've got some of these seeds, but I dunno if I'm going to sow them this year - I'm over-run with chilli & pepper plants (not to mention tomatoes ) so I don't think I've got room for any more plants Even for the Chileman Challenge! Jalapeno Telica Seed

[Mrs Dobby]

When did you plant yours Mrs D? Even my chillies planted in the first week of January (admitedly, not the jalapenos) are a long way off fruiting or even flowering at the mo although they are very healthy looking little plants. At the moment mine are all in the conservatory, mainly in 3" pots and I'm not expecting any fruit for months yet.

Its one I overwintered in the kitchen window, now has 2 fruits and about a dozen more flowers, I checked the rules and cant see anything saying you cant enter an overwintered plant, tho we have got some Jalapeno seedlings growing aswell, just in case our overwintered plant is disqualified!

Now at 6 cm long!!

[Alice]

Hi Mrs D, if you kook here I think it says the competition opened on the 1st January, so good luck with the seedlings.
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[Alice]

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Don't know what happened with the link there, so here it is,

[Alice]

Something weird going on with the link, but never mind, you know where it is.

[crichmond]

Try this link (click the word link)