Chillies - what are you growing/overwintering?

[Scarlet]

Hi Jay, we grow them indoors, never tried them outside, they sulked in the Cheshire greenhouse.....

They're small, which is why we originally chose that variety, the one I have overwintered is about 10 inches tall, nice bushy jobs with plenty small flowers (another reason for growing it, it's actually a nice houseplant), then smallish chillies with a bit of a kick

I think we need a " chilli reviews -likes and dislikes" thread

[Small pumpkin]

You are full of good ideas scarlet

[sparrow100]

I think we need a " chilli reviews -likes and dislikes" thread

*taps foot*

[Ms-T]

My 4year old cayenne after I hack it back.

[Philthy]

Very nice! I've never been able to get a cayenne to overwinter. Is it a standard red?

**Just researched cayenne peppers; seems Joe's Long / Ring Of Fire / Tokyo Hot / Super F1 along with a few others are all cayenne hybrids, which I wasn't aware of. I've grown these 4 to two years on previous occasions so top line not entirely accurate, but certainly the standard red and it's golden variant I've never had success with.

4 years is impressive

[Ms-T]

Yes it is ,the chillies grow between 2" to 3",most of the time.

[Scarlet]

Looks really strong and healthy Ms T! I've never bothered trying with a cayenne but that main stem looks super thick...would love to see more photos as the season goes on. It's really impressive.

[Ms-T]

If you saw it before I hack it back,i thought I was saying goodbye to it..

[Philthy]

Any other overwintering successes in previous years, Ms-T?

[Ms-T]

Mr I don't know what it is. 3 years old is not doing so well

[Ms-T]

I will try

[TrixC]

My chill list this year:

Aji Hot
Aji Wrecking Ball
Ancho
Bahamian Goat
Beaver Dam
Big Jim
Goat Horn
Hungarian hot wax
Machu Pichu
Padron
Portugal
Purple Jalapeno
Queen Laurie (so far no luck with germination on this one, wondering if they're dud seeds)
Trinidad Perfume

Also overwinted Aji Amarillo, Cheiro Roxa, Fish and Rocoto Yellow. The Aji and Rocoto are three year old plants which overwintered in my unheated potting shed protected by fleece on cold nights - this was an experiment as I have limited space for overwintering chillies in the house. These two seem to have come through ok, although a couple of annum varieties I tried the same treatment with didn't make it.

[Small pumpkin]

This is my completed list for this year. Only 20 varieties

habanero. ( thank you scarlet)
lemon drop. ( thank you scarlet)
jalapeño
joe's long.
bhut jolokia ghost.
jays peach ghost scorpion.
Thai dragon
Delhi hot.
numex piñata
holy mole.
scotch bonnet. ( thank you scarlet)
black naga.
cayenne. ( thank you scarlet)
facing heaven. ( thank you scarlet)
birds eye.
Habanero chocolate
Habanero white
Filius blue
Dorset naga
Spaghetti

This lot hasn't germinated. So I'm now officially giving up on them. They wouldn't come to much this late in the year now anyway. Will try again next year.

Vietnamese tear jerker ( one did germinate, but didn't make it)
Trinidad scorpion sunrise.
jalapeño purple.
tropical heat
hot banana
numex big Jim
ring of fire.

[Scarlet]

This is mine
Cayenne
Lemon drop
Red Hab
Facing Heaven
Hungarian black wax
Red manzano
Padron
Black Naga (thanks SP )
Trinidad Scorpion Butch (SP)
Satans Kiss (thanks Jack)
Sweet Aji (thanks Maverick)
Numex Sandia
Numex Bailey Piquin
Alma Paprika
Cyklon (^^^thanks Philthy)
Royal black

Hoping to save some for the seed circle

[JBFUK]

I managed to overwinter a Prairie Fire and it's fruiting already. Potted it on hoping for a good harvest.

My favourite. I have one from last year which I overwintered and recently pruned back. Have 8 new ones on the go now so hope to overwinter a few more this year.