Wade Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 The cooler days and nights are starting to descend but the chillies are still producing... First crop at the beginning of October Latest crop mid October Still plenty on the plants left to harvest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valve90210 Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 That is a really good crop!! I must make more of an effort next year to get a few plants on the go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 Smoked and dried the first picking (plus the chillies I picked from the chilli farm) over the weekend. Already a good supply to tide me over the winter months. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Attempting to grow some myself this year for the first time. I like cooking Mexican food and have a low tolerance of heat so gone with some milder versions , I tried 4 different seed types and the Padron and Pearl varieties have germinated, the Trinidad Perfume and Chilaca haven't, but planted another couple of seeds to see if they take this time. I understand chillies can be difficult to get going from seed, so hoping they continue to grow and will be able to harvest some homegrown chillies for myself for the first time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 31 minutes ago, sotv said: Attempting to grow some myself this year for the first time. I like cooking Mexican food and have a low tolerance of heat so gone with some milder versions , I tried 4 different seed types and the Padron and Pearl varieties have germinated, the Trinidad Perfume and Chilaca haven't, but planted another couple of seeds to see if they take this time. I understand chillies can be difficult to get going from seed, so hoping they continue to grow and will be able to harvest some homegrown chillies for myself for the first time. I’m interested in giving this a go. Any good guides to follow? also sotv do you keep posting all the great deals on HUKD? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotv Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 (edited) 16 hours ago, smash said: I’m interested in giving this a go. Any good guides to follow? also sotv do you keep posting all the great deals on HUKD? I got the seeds from Suttons and followed this guide as it's my first go and use my bbq spray bottle to water them. I'm at the 2 leaf stage and have transplanted them to the 3 inch pots and going in a greenhouse next week probably Yes I have posted a couple of Weber bits & bobs on there in the last week or so, as they've considerably cheaper on Amazon than elsewhere for some reason recently. Edited March 22, 2021 by sotv 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 My first bit of advice would be to stick mainly with relatively medium to hot chillies. It is oh-so-very-tempting to put in a mass of Bhut Jalokias or Carolina Reapers but they are actually way too hot to be used in most cooking and they give almost no flavour. By all means grow a couple of these but treat them as " I grew them because I can" chillies. A good staple in the Jalapeno as it gives a good amount of heat that is easily quantified. Mix these with some Birds Eye chillies if you need extra heat. Both are very prolific. You can smoke the Jalapeno peppers to make Chipotle. Another good one for drying is Cayenne. There are several varieties and they are all prolific. If you get the long variety (Long John or Long Slip) then you get mote chillie mass per plant. You must grow one or two for flavour. Scotch Bonnet and Habenero give good flavour and heat. I like growing "Lemon Drop" or "Orange Drop" as they have a good citrus flavour. Hungarian Hot Wax has good flavout too - it is mild and can be used raw in salads. A few of the chillies we grow we use as attractive annual garden plants - with the chillie crop being a bonus. "Vampire" or "Nosferatu" are a lovely purple varieties. Some of the small milti-colour chillies look great in pots on the patio. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wade Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 It is really too late to sow most chilli seeds now but they are easily bought online as plug plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smash Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 I’m going to give it a go with plug plants and hopefully sow my own next year. I say I’ll do this but it’s just another thing to add to a massive list of stuff to attempt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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