Chillies 2019

Some chillies do need staking, particularly if they're growing fast and don't have sufficient time to develop sturdy stems.

We had a disaster with our Nagas a while back. They all got almost destroyed by greenfly. Early in the year they had some fly and we were wiping them off virtually every day (takes a lot of time with 50 plants ). We went away for a week in early June and when we came back they were all solid with fly. The Shiney Hybrids weren't affected at all .

As we don't use artificial chemicals we washed them all and then tried a variety of home solutions on different batches. Garlic water, Neem oil, soapy water etc. and all of them got rid of the bugs but they all lost all of their leaves . Up until then they had been doing the best the Nagas had ever done . So we ended up with a load of green sticks in pots!

Mrs Shiney said she wasn't going to give up after having spent all this time, since January, looking after them. So she made up a mild solution of Rescue Remedy and watered them with it. They started to grow tiny new leaves within a few days and when we went away again on the 13th July each leaf was about half an inch long. We came back a week later and all the leaves were a good four inches long and looking very healthy - with no greenfly. They're now quite sturdy with lots of leaf and just the hint of flowers. Sorry, no photos as our computer is kaput and we're waiting for a new one.

The Hybrids are doing fantastically and we're picking and selling about 200 per week and have nearly sold out of the ones that are for sale. The Hybrid plants are also very handy as tips for any workmen that come to do things (such as our computer man and window cleaner)

 

That's good news. You'll be surprised at how quickly they'll develop. Some may start off with yellow fruit changing through orange and then red and others may develop purple stripes and eventually go red.

You can eat them in the orange stage but they won't have quite so much oomph to them. Be careful when using them as an ingredient as they're pretty hot.

 

Well Alex is back from his hols and everything is looking fab and this is an offer you can’t refuse if down his way or are you looking for a present with a difference...

Chilli Farm Tour and Tasting Experience Voucher for one | The Upton Cheyney Chilli Company

 

I suppose that for some people it may be an outing but £25 seems a bit high to me.

 

@CanadianLori that's great. They should be very prolific.