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I agree that the central chilli in the pic looks a little like a scorpion, knobbly and with a curved tail. Treat with real caution. Incidentally, how the flip do I post s pic direct from Flickr
You can also 'winter' your chili plants after their first crop - by essentially cutting them right back to the first branch, and trimming the root ball to the size of a tennis ball. This stimulate another growth season, although normally not quite as abundant in fruit (see last pic for first new growth after winterising)
Interesting - I've never pruned them, just let them be... How much do you need to water them in winter if you do this?
I think the idea is that pruning them right back shocks them back into early vegetative state - hence restarting the growth cycle. I've yet to grow a plant that didn't die of its own accord after around a year without pruning.
I admit - i've only ever tried it on 2 plants with varying levels of success - IIRC, as long as they aren't exposed to freezing temps you can treat as normal, ie, water once/twice a week at the point you see the leaves start to droop.
Stands to reason that they benefit from the sunniest windowsill you can provide during winter daylight hours.
I'm actually tempted to try an indoor grow tent in the future - a fairly low wattage bulb should provide ample nutrition for a chili plant.
I've also some young Trinidad scorpions
Fantastic chili's. A couple of those in a curry and you're buzzing in a flame induced haze.
Super angry looking things. Generally, the more wrinkles and visual distortion, the more scalding hatred lies within. A bit like OAP's from Kent I suppose?
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Yours is clearly a ghost chilli
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These people do mail order tomatoes and chillis, seeds and plants...
http://www.simpsonsseeds.co.uk/
Slim Jim - you mention a chilli forum, is there one you'd recommend? Maybe uk based? Cheers
iolo's look like these - http://www.simpsonsseeds.co.uk/acatalog/Friar-s-Hat--Bishop-s-Crown--S_CAPH114.html
Tip for potential chilli growers - don't open the window if they're on a window sill. The breeze killed mine 🙁
Right, that does it.
I'll try and grow some from these.
Let's see what they look like next year.
I have enough sunshine where I am through the summer so should be ok.
you won't necessarily grow a plant that produces that same chillies you got the seeds from...
(it's a bit like apples, if you eat an apple, and plant one of it's seeds expecting one day to grow a crop of tasty apples, you'll probably be disappointed by the eventual crop of crab-apple-alikes)
Well, I've bought some seeds from that link posted on page 1, so we shall see!
you mention a chilli forum, is there one you'd recommend?
I used to frequent the forum on FireFoods website: http://firefoods.prophpbb.com/
Would be good to see the STW collective results from chili growing throughout next season!
Feel free to get in touch if any of my exotic seeds are of interest.
Yes a STW chilli collective . . . Happy to volunteer in any chilli chutney making. This year's batches included a recipe I created for ginger and lemon chilli chutney - with the help of some yellow tomatoes I managed to keep it an amazing colour too
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Well, I've bought some seeds from that link posted on page 1, so we shall see!
well that's different, if you've bought seeds you should expect to grow what you've paid for.
it's not *exactly* like apples, which usually grow on trees, outside, so it's harder to control the pollination process. Chillies are grown inside, so it's easier to control what's having sex with what. But if you're growing chillies to sell for food, there's no point taking care to ensure there's no bugs crawling around your greenhouse pollinating like crazy - which is kinda what you have to do if your intention is to harvest the seeds.
make sense?
Duh
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