My end of season chilli's

[Naga]

Well this year has been a real learning curve for me in terms of growing chilli peppers and other veggies, I have grown some really tasty chilli peppers this year and I really look forward to growing again next season, however I am down sizing my property and moving in to an apartment so won't have as much room to grow, however we will have a nice south facing balcony so there will be room for a few plants, not sure what types yet but I think some rather small ones, Apache and Scotch Bonnet chilli peppers are definitely going to be on my grow list next season!

I have harvested about 50 chilli's this and they have all been very nice, especially the red Jalapeno's. Here is a picture of a handful of my red chilli peppers that I have left to ripen. I am not sure what the big ones are, I know I didn't order any large types.

p.s. I dunno what the smaller ones are, I'm fairly sure that they are cayenne/Jal crosses because some of them were growing with the Jals. Very very nice though, quite sweet.

[BumbleB]

They look great. Mine are still on the plant, long and quite red now. Should I be picking them off? how best to store them?

[BarleySugar]

I've been picking and using mine for some time now. I've dried some, and frozen others, chopped and ready to use, as well as freezing in 'curry pack' with other veg. I do like jam with a chilli flavour since trying some when we visited the cheddar gorge, but pricey at £4 a jar. Last year I made a lovely tomato/apple based chilli jam, this year another tasty experiment was to put scotch bonnet or choc habaneros in plum jam. I know some people pickle them, but I don't fancy the vinegar that comes with them.

[danmon_81]

small ones look like Jalepeno or fresno chilli's - the large ones could hungarian hot wax?

I have some dorset Naga seeds if you wamnt some for next year....i think i might start a chilli exchange thread for all the hot heads!!!

Mine are doing great...the Naga's are fooookin Nuuukin-ly hot!!!!

[butter fingers]

i have hungarian hot wax some are around 3 to 4 inches and area pale greeny sort of colour.other types have a few on each plant but the hungarian is seething with them.do i just air dry and thread them, or to freeze do i need to blanche? same for pickling , do i need to blanche ist.

[Capsid]

I must have picked over a hundred from my 6 plants this year. I hang mine up to dry in a cool dark place (garage).

[zazen999]

small ones look like Jalepeno or fresno chilli's - the large ones could hungarian hot wax?

I have some dorset Naga seeds if you wamnt some for next year....i think i might start a chilli exchange thread for all the hot heads!!!

Mine are doing great...the Naga's are fooookin Nuuukin-ly hot!!!!

Why don't you start a chilli exchange group - say 10 in a group, all split their chillis into 10 lots and send a small number of seeds to each person, thus everyone maximises their collection in one fell swoop?