Urban Chilli Lovers Club

[Supine]

Cut all my plants back and repotted in bigger pots. They now surround my home office desk

 

[Epona]

I did another batch of chilli sauce. Life got busy, so the chilli's were very well fermented by the time I got round to it. In the past I've just blended them with some of the water they fermented in, but it has a tendency to separate out quite quickly so needs a good shake before. This time I tried using some xanthan gum whilst blending. A little goes a long way, but it really does solve it. Also tried replacing some of them ferment water with cider vinegar and it adds a lovely fruity taste.

On the less good side my bright idea of throwing a few scotch bonnets in with mostly green chillis hasn't left it the best colour.

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Looks fine to me, I have no expectations about the colour of home made chilli sauces!

 

[UnderOpenSky]

None of the carolina reapers germinated. I can't even blame my poor skills, my OH actually grows veg for a living.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

 

[existentialist]

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Nah, it's a cunning chilli plot. Just how many more chilli plants exist because of those weird apes' strange obsessions?

 

[seeformiles]

After a few also-rans I’ve got 10 healthy seedlings divided btw Choc Habanero, Scotch Bonnet and Mushroom Peppers. It’ll be time to transplant in a week or so.

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Thought you folks might appreciate this. Managed to pick up 1.5kg (drained weight) of jalapeños for £4. Think they have more kick then supermarket ones as well.

 

[seeformiles]

A veritable chilli riot

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Ordered some intresting sacues.

 

[Supine]

My plants are still growing new chillis after my big harvest

 

[Chilli.s]

My plants are still growing new chillis after my big harvest

You may be able to keep them going through the winter then chop them back/repot and get new fruiting growth next year

 

[seeformiles]

I’ve just used one of my frozen Choc habaneros from this year’s harvest to add a bit of kick to a spag boll. Fruity heat you just can’t get from your standard supermarket pepper

 

[Badgers]

Found my brand

Badgers Chilli Kitchen | Chilli Products | Sauces, relishes, nuts and more

Made from freshly grown UK chillies, Badgers offers the freshest and hottest range of artisan products to put some fire in your belly.

www.badgerschillikitchen.co.uk

 

[UnderOpenSky]

Been fermenting some scotch bonnets for a while. Think it's about a year. I've gone for quite a thin one this time. The juice from the ferment seemed to good to waste. Probably best described as weapons grade....

 

[a_chap]

"weapons grade" is my favourite heat-rating for chilli sauces

 

[UnderOpenSky]

I managed to basically pepper spray myself in the face last night with my scotch bonnet sauce. It's a fermented one which has been in the fridge a bit with a hinged style lid. I opened it when cooking and some gas had obviously built up and it sprayed me in the face. Lots of cold water and my eyes were still stinging some time later.

 

[chemn]

That sounds somewhat unpleasant! I sometimes weirdly enjoy a slight burn in the eyes after not removing all the capsaicin from my fingers... but full on pepper spraying!?! Fuck that!

 

[Numbers]

I have a Chocolate Habanero and Carolina Reaper on the go, both from seed.
A friend of my wife has a cpl of plants for us too, I think standard Bell.

 

[chemn]

I bought a chocolate habanero seedling and a slightly larger red scotch bonnet. Both looking a bit sorry for themselves after getting chomped on by some unidentified little blighters

 

[pogofish]

I must hurry-up and get the greenhouse cleaned-out this weekend!

Last year's crop didn't do too well, maybe because I started too early and got caught by the late blast of winter - which stunted most of the plants.

 

[Numbers]

I bought a chocolate habanero seedling and a slightly larger red scotch bonnet. Both looking a bit sorry for themselves after getting chomped on by some unidentified little blighters

I have about 50 of the chocolate habanero seeds, from the South Devon Chilli Farm - if you or anyone want some just let me know, am happy to share them.

I also have the below dried ones, cpl of absolute beasts in there. Not yet sure what to do with them but some will go into a nice hot pepper sauce.

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

Last week I was visiting my parents and we visited a garden centre, I bought two chilli plants 'Basket of Fire' and 'F1 Thai Dragon'.

One of them requires a generic plant food. Any recommendations?

 

[existentialist]

Last week I was visiting my parents and we visited a garden centre, I bought two chilli plants 'Basket of Fire' and 'F1 Thai Dragon'.

One of them requires a generic plant food. Any recommendations?

This looks relevant: Chilli fertilizers | The Chilli Guru

(talking about NPK ratios in fertilisers)

1:1:3 has the highest ratio of potash to nitrogen - this will give strong stems and smaller, compact plants which fruit early. They will withstand cool temperatures better and the chillies will have a good flavour. This is ideal for windowsill plants, patio plants and in the restricted space of an amateur greenhouse which has to hold as many different chillies as possible. It is also appropriate if you hope to overwinter your chilli plants.

1:1:2 is also suitable but will give larger plants, with larger leaves and softer growth. The total yield of chillies will be greater and they will be produced over a longer season, but not starting quite so early. The chilli plants will need rather better growing conditions; more warmth and more light and more consistent watering. The plants will need stronger supports.

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

This looks relevant: Chilli fertilizers | The Chilli Guru

(talking about NPK ratios in fertilisers)

Thanks, will look into this. I grew some chilli plants a few years back but my flat in London isn't great for them. Hopefully my parents greenhouse will be a better environment for them to grow.

 

[Dead Cat Bounce]

Visiting my parents and my two plants have had differing fortunes.

The 'Basket of fire' has three red fruits and five that are yellow and just starting to turn red. More flowers also so hopefully will get five or six more fruits.

The 'F1 Thai Dragon' hasn't done a thing, it's been in the greenhouse and on the kitchen windowsill but not a single flower.

Just got to work out what to do with the fruits.

 

[Supine]

Had a first green chilli from one of my plants last night. It made my curry very hot

 

[Numbers]

Our Reaper are looking lovely. Should start turning Yellow soon.

 

[Numbers]

Using these 2 day to day. The Vegan one is made by a friend of a friend, the other we got in Aruba, it says mild on it but it's anything but. Both beautiful.

 

[Numbers]

Our Yellow Reaper are looking - sadly only 5 grew on the plant so a small crop, can't wait to try them tho'. There's a bakers dozen of the Chocolate Habanero (which are still quite small so I pray they will ripen).

 

[Chz]

Envious. My pepper plants (can't even remember what they are) are just flowering. Not much chance of a crop before it gets too cold.