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I've over wintered a Jimmy Nardello and nearly over wintered a habanero and Joe's long and Thai dragon but they got serious aphids and it was easier to start from scratch as I still had seeds. This year I have split between a conservatory (for overwintering) and poly:
Habanero (orange)
Jimmy nardello
Cayenne
Padron
Capsicum Gourmet
sweet Marconi
Poblano ancho (possibly - 3 plants, only one looks healthy)
Of my Trinidad perfume only 1 germinated and then gave up I'll try again next year.
I will try and expand the range next year so any recommendations for tasty mild to hot (but not naga or reaper hot) welcome.Last edited by ecudc; 01-06-2016, 11:02 PM.Follow my grow and cook your own blog
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Purple Jalapeno puts in an appearanceAttached FilesI dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....
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If you have them on your kitchen window Jay they have a long time yet to fruit. Some chillies don't start too flower until the end of the Summer and ripen up in October. Trip has cheated he is using lights! The only plants of mine that have chillies on are overwintered plants. I've got some teeny tiny ones yet and I'm hoping for a crop.
I'll pop up the GH later to take some photos
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Originally posted by Jay22 View PostI'm only growing two kinds...cayenne and prairie fire. They are still tiny so don't hold out much hope of getting any chillies!Attached Files~~~ Gardening is medicine that does not need
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I don't have proper flowers yet (sporadic ones I nip off not included), on any of mine, but I'm not fazed. There's 4 months of active growing still to go, a long time yet.
I could moan about the fact it's the 2nd day of summer and to look outside the sky is the same shade of grey it's been for the last 4 days, it's drizzling, and distinctly cool.
But then I potted up my Fatalli last weekend and transferred it to the GH, last one to go in, and cool weather is actually much better for the period of transition while the plant gets re-established - the stress of repotting, particularly if there's significant root disturbance or damage, and then into a hot, drying environment, could prove too much for even a mature specimen to cope with.
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Originally posted by Scarlet View PostIf you have them on your kitchen window Jay they have a long time yet to fruit. Some chillies don't start too flower until the end of the Summer and ripen up in October. Trip has cheated he is using lights! The only plants of mine that have chillies on are overwintered plants. I've got some teeny tiny ones yet and I'm hoping for a crop.
I'll pop up the GH later to take some photos
I also ate my first chili yesterday evening straight off the plant (it was a green Jalapeno, so not too hot!)
I woudl say at least a third of my plants now have fruit forming on them, so the lights have definitely given them a head start....I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....
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These are my biggest cayenne and prairie fire!
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