The 2015 Chilli Thread

Hi @Gay Gardener, those are Ring o Fire, supposedly 70,000-85,000 on the Scoville rating. A new variety for 2014, and loads of packs left for Wyvale's 50p seed sale. Just realised that I showed all of the seeds, so will need to get some more for next year. They have got quite a kick. One chopped through a ratatouille certainly wakes it up a bit! We have about 8 plants, and those are the scraggy ones that I didn't give away, or pot on in time. The indoor plants look much happier, but strangely are not producing many more chillies.

In previous years we have bought an unknown cayenne variety plant from a local garden centre, and have had many more fruit on the plant. These seem a little more shy to fruit, but then it could be me, looking after more plants, or the weather - who knows!

 

Very true, @shiney!

We have two threads of air-dried chillies, as well as the two large bags of frozen chillies...

...which is why I am fairly relaxed about the relatively low cropping this year. If every plant had cropped like previous years, we would be up to our necks!!

 

Why oh why aren't my chilli peppers spicy at all!?!?
I have a lovely selection of chaianne, jalapeno and hungarian hot waxes, which are fully mature size (still green though) but they all have no spice whatsoever, i just feel like i'm growing some posh shaped bell peppers!

I have to admit the white buht jokola's are starting to develop a bit of spice, but they aren't mature at all, but the jalapeno in my hand is as sweet as a bell pepper!?!?

I don't have the smallest of hands, and that's probably an A3 sized chopping board (for scale)
Still no heat :(.
Yummy all the same though!

 

@vibrating_cake your hands are huuuuugggeeee!!!!! Mine are tiny and would prob in your palm they are only about 2cms bigger than an iphone 5 lol

No idea about the chillis tho. Do they need sun to get their heat because there has been a lack if that

 

They are in the greenhouse with Sun all day, which is why it's confusing :/

Yeah shovel hands!

 

Give 'em time, they'll heat up when they turn red

 

I always stress my chilli plants by letting them wilt due to lack off water . They bounce back 100% when watered . I was told this helps the heat - not sure if this is true .My Tokyo Hot have a very nice heat , but seem to be very reluctant to turn red I think I will pick a third off the crop this weekend , this may spur them on a bit.

 

that kind of makes sense as with rocket the more water it gets the more subtle the taste is the less water the strong it is. so i can understand holding water back to get a hotter stronger taste

 

I do that too, but more by neglect than design. That there sun is powerful, you knows!

 

I took a quick snap today as the black eye streaked one has now been joined by two of its neighbours doing what I think as the usual oranging. Orangy ones look more robust perhaps? Odd on the same plant?



GG

 

Mine is mainly by neglect as well Sian

 

WOW - your chillis and peppers are much further on than mine. Up until three weeks ago, mine were still on my kitchen windowsill, but the flowers and staljs kept falling off. Advice from here was to put them out. There are now in plastic grow homes and are slowly making progress. Anything I do have pepper or chilli wise is green. I am correct in thinking they all start green and then turn red? Can you pick them when green?

Can not wait to make a vegetarian chilli using my peppers, chillis, onions and other bits and bobs, mange tout, snaps, broc. I will feel like I have truly accomplished something - especially as I only started Feb 2015 having never grown anything before!!!