Chillies - what are you growing/overwintering?

[Scoot]

That's an impressive list indeed. I'm going the other way next year and focusing on only 5 varietles of which jalapenos will make up 60%. I'm aiming for about 200 plants in total.

But then I have a plan

200 plants? How much do you spend on compost?

[Small pumpkin]

Wow 200 plants !! I'm only growing one of each variety. The extra that germinate will either be sold, swapped or composted.

[Tripmeup]

I could never only grow one Jalapeno plant...that would only do one fajitas dinner

[Tripmeup]

Some Jalapenos on their way to being pickled

[SusieG]

^^^^look scrumptious Trip...!!!^^^^

[SusieG]

SP ~ do you know something that all us other chilli heads don't know about .....?


Is there a World Wide Chilli Seed shortage we aren't aware of .........? ( well there is now ~ I think you've bought up every available variety ..............!!!!!!!! )

[Tripmeup]

Habanero plants starting to show lots of fruit and flowers now...
Some of my Jalapenos are flowering like mad for the second time too
The other photo is of some chillies about to go in the oven for drying and then crushing

[BUFFS]

I picked 2 big plants of apache yesterday, each about 2ft across and 18ins tall with what looked like hundereds of fruit, and we filled two good sized freezer bags full, I just shove them through the garlic press when I use them as I cant be bothered dicing up any small peppers/chillies, and we have another 7 bags of other types that ripened earlier...where would we be without our chillies and peppers?..

[Scoot]

I had some of my blended guindilla's on a chicken dish today. I blended my guindilla's with some onions and sweet peppers and froze it in a little tub a couple of weeks ago. Today i chipped a bit off the frozen block and added it to my chicken, peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes and rice dish. Gave it a nice kick and there's still some left in the freezer for another go. Can't wait until next year when i can grow a load of different kinds as this year was my first year trying chillies and peppers and it wasn't very good. I know what to do next year though

[Scarlet]

^^^ treat yourself to a propagator for xmas Scoot...a little one would do the job

[Scoot]

^^^ treat yourself to a propagator for xmas Scoot...a little one would do the job

Oh, don't worry, that is definitely happening

It's even in my amazon "list" ready for a certain someone to buy for me for Xmas.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000YA43...I1DSU6QGUVY7WL

[Tripmeup]

Oh, don't worry, that is definitely happening

It's even in my amazon "list" ready for a certain someone to buy for me for Xmas.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000YA43...I1DSU6QGUVY7WL

think big Scoot



Heated Propagator with Integrated Propagation Lights

[Jay22]

Ok you chilli experts...any idea what this is on the earth of my cayenne chilli plant?



Fingers crossed the photo turns out ok.

[vixylix]

Looks like mould - the surface is very wet. scrape it off, let the soil dry out, then water from the bottom and hopefully it shouldn't be an issue (IMO!)

[Jay22]

Thanks Vix, they have only ever been watered from the bottom and I've been away for five days so they haven't been watered recently. Pots do feel heavy though and the house was quite cold when we got back so maybe I've overwatered them before I went away and it's been too cold to dry them out too much. Thanks for the advice, as always it's appreciated!