Chilli Growers - what's on your growing list for 2018?

[Small pumpkin]

That's a lovely looking plant Philthy

[Philthy]

My seed list for next year from a few days ago is redundant already haha..

I was looking last night on those links posted recently and there's about another ten varieties I really want to grow now

(I think chillies are the adult version of a sweet shop )

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Well I developed my list today and got my order in!

Anaheim
Barletts Bonnet
Big Jim
Big Sun
Birds eye
Bulgarian Carrot
Cayenne
Cayenne long and slim
Cherry Bomb
Chocolate Hab
Hungarian Hot Wax
Lemon Drop
Nigel's Outdoor
Padron
Prairie Fire
Scotch Bonnet Red
Scotch Bonnet Yellow
Serrano
Tabasco
Yellow Flame
Zimbabwe Black
Prairie Fire

[Small pumpkin]

Nice list Deano
How many of each are you growing?

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Gunna do two plants of each! then limit it to one as and if they germinate so I can look after them!

Well! That's the plan!

[Small pumpkin]

My list is growing
lemon drop
cayenne
cayennetta
hot jalapeño
jalapeño
fish
ring of fire
joe's long
Thai dragon
holy mole
Hungarian black
Hungarian hot wax
scotch bonnet
spike
Dorset naga
numex twilight
chiang rai (big Thai )
basket of fire
cherry bomb
habanero chocolate (if it over winters)
Dragons breath (if it over winters)
Bulgaria carrot
Padron
Peter pepper orange
New additions are
Thunder mountain longhorn
Sugar rush peach

Thank you Mitzi

[Zelenina]

I rather went to town with chillies and peppers this year, but I'm intending 2018 to be more of a squash, beans and carrots year, so I'm trying to resist being tempted by lots of new chilli varieties. But I will of course grow some because I like my food quite spicy, and they are nice plants to grow and usually do well here.

Two of my must-grows every year for production are Lemon Drop and a very good Czech yellow strain of Cayenne. I also want some normal red chillies - maybe Long Green Buddha again which I grew this year, or maybe Chiang Rai which did quite well in pots last year, or I fancy trying Ring of Fire which I've read very good reports about.

I'm hoping to overwinter the best of my Lemon Drop plants, so I might not have to sow any new seeds. I also have a magnificent 2nd season Suave Orange plant, loaded with it's second crop this year, which I'll try to overwinter again, plus some young Suave Oranges and Trinidad Perfumes that didn't do much this year, and some Aji Omnicolors. I'm also still trying to find a sweet pepper with a bit of heat for salads and sandwiches.

[Small pumpkin]

I would recommend ring of fire. I grow it most years. It grows and produces well. I believe closely related to the cayenne so has a reasonable kick to it.
I can't recommend a sweet pepper with a bit of heat. But I can recommend a cheat
https://www.foodiewithfamily.com/candied-jalapenos/

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

I too would so much recommend "Ring of Fire" and also "Prairie Fire" to that fact, as they tend to turn out short compacted plants that produce quite heavily, and are well suited to grow in an hanging basket and can be hung from the "Eaves" utilising space.

With regards to "Cowboy Candy" as I had never heard of it, and picked up on with one of SP's post's, spent a few hours Sunday afternoon traipsing the web which is a defoe why "Jalapeno's" are on my grow list this year!

[Chris11]

I'm also still trying to find a sweet pepper with a bit of heat for salads and sandwiches.

Maybe Santa Fe Grande, Numex Sandia, or Anaheim?

[Scoot]

The chilli paste i made out of all my chillies this year is so hot (for me anyway) that i only ever use a tiny little bit to add to things and i have about a litre of the stuff. So maybe next year i will only grow one plant just for the enjoyment.

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

^^^^^Wuss!

[Scoot]

Dont like it too hot. It ends up spoiling things lol.

[Scarlet]

^^^^^ I found the same with my Black Naga

[Deano's "Diggin It"]

Dont like it too hot. It ends up spoiling things lol.

Scoot! I know exactly what you mean!

As I live in what they call the "Capital City of Curry" and I adour the stuff, but some people just think the hotter n spicier the better, but for me I like the taste n texture rather than it just blowing my head off!