Chilli growing for 2013

Chilli plants do enjoy the heat we've had in July (much more than I do). My chilli Heat Wave which was sown this spring has started to develop fruits:



And my 3 year old chilli Fiesta bears so many fruits its stems are weighing down and are in danger of breaking.


Chilli is such a funny plant, some fruits from the same plant can be hot while others are not, and within one fruit the stalk end can be hot while the tip end is only mildly hot. I'm glad to say that the Fiesta is starting to gain heat. As for the colour, in previous years and earlier this year some of the fruits were purple but now they are all creamy colour turning to red as they mature.

 

Little update - scotch bonnets still doing well - Mr S made his first batch of sauce today - very very hot - if anyone wants the recipe .....

Here's a couple of photos of the others -
Bulgarian Carrot - some of the smaller ones are ripening - Mr S did a taste - tingly lips - probably a good one for me - if I get enough I will make a sauce - they will also be good in stir fry's.

And Fresno - not supposed to be that hot - will probably use the green ones for poppers - these grow pointing upwards - ripen to red

and Jalapenos


S

 

Guys I`ve just received some seeds of this italian variety called ....cappelli del vescovo ...
Am I still in time to plant few of them?

 

I`m actually living near by , ornamental edible

http://www.edibleornamentals.co.uk/

 

Quick update on the Scotch Bonnets - doing really well in the 10 litre pots - good size some of them - but the smaller ones are ripening first. The orange habaneros are not faring as well - nothing good size but many small ones ripe - still edible.



S

 

Never had any success overwintering - but thought the overwintered ones flowered earlier
our chinense ones are the best ever this year (sowed early December) - and although there is lots of fruit on the annums only two or three small ones have ripened so far - still time though I hope.

S

 

It may just be the light but it looks like you have orange fruit on a couple of those ? I saved some seed from one of last years plants (Basket of fire) & the new plants from that only seem to be producing white fruit which slowly go orange, unlike its parent where they went fully red. If yours are orange too do you expect them to redden up eventually ?

Not that I mind - it just looks like Ive stuck some micro carrots on the plant at the moment..

 

They look nice,I have some scotch bonnets and they are small and green about half size I would think do you think there is still time for them to mature?

 

I hope so Roy - still have lots of green ones here - especially the larger ones - mine are growing outside - but late September (or earlier if weather gets cold) will put them in the greenhouse overnight to help them (my greenhouse is shaded from trees in the Summer).

When did you sow them ? I know the packets say March but with our weather they will not produce/ripen enough. I sowed early December this year (heat mat and lights assisted) and together with putting them in large pots it is our best crop yet.

Think also once they have turned red they should be picked which helps the other pods to get bigger.

S