Growing chillies

**Blue Vein CHEESE** · 8th November 2015, 3:18 pm

If anyone in Christchurch is still looking for hotter seedlings, the garden centre bit attached to Raeward Fresh on Marshlands road still has a few Trinidad Scorpions left.

**Rii** · 8th November 2015, 3:40 pm

Mrs. made some Apple Chilli sauce from her mum's apple chillies. Made it with mangoes and carrot, tastes bloody good.

My habaneroes and Jalapeños are slow going. Front yard has shit draining and terrible sun exposure so have built a box out the back with some netting over it. The back will only get 4-5hrs of sun a day, on a good day.

**zippy** · 9th November 2015, 2:41 pm

So last weeks frost wiped out my in ground chillies. Greenhouse ones are still going.

Also killed my courgette, pumpkin and half of the tomatoes

**Swampy** · 12th November 2015, 2:35 pm

Hydro chillies are pumping

**Deerism** · 18th November 2015, 2:20 pm

Man that is a lot of mantis'
Are there aphids around to eat?

Deerism · 19th November 2015, 3:38 pm

Deerism wrote:

Man that is a lot of mantis'
Are there aphids around to eat?

Yep.Have seen a few mantis munching on them.

**DeZword** · 2nd December 2015, 2:11 pm

All these overcast days mean my chilies are growing slow as. Guess its better than cold days though

**Swampy** · 3rd December 2015, 8:37 pm

Mine are loving this warmer weather.

**serious>klown** · 16th December 2015, 1:47 pm

I've planted a few rows of jalapenos, and they should be ready in few weeks. Jalapenos don't seem that prolific in yields, but i think there's more than enough for me.

Where should i sell them? Trademe? GP?
Harvest before skin cracking? (full flavour when cracked but visually less appealing i guess)
But more importantly, how much?

serious>klown · 16th December 2015, 2:08 pm

serious>klown wrote:

I've planted a few rows of jalapenos, and they should be ready in few weeks. Jalapenos don't seem that prolific in yields, but i think there's more than enough for me.

Where should i sell them? Trademe? GP?
Harvest before skin cracking? (full flavour when cracked but visually less appealing i guess)
But more importantly, how much?

If you want a higher yield over the season then pick early. Every plant has a limit to how many chillies it can hold at one time, it will keep producing flowers but it will drop them when the plant is full of fruit. As soon as you pick a fruit it will start producing a new one.

If I were you I would just be eating them myself

... but I guess you could go to a local farmers market or trademe or even the forums here???? How much? I don't know sorry, super markets charge a lot for Jalapenos (so people are obviously willing to pay) but I wouldn't pay that much to be honest.

**serious>klown** · 16th December 2015, 3:03 pm

Yea, stores/supermarkets chillies cost so much. sometimes 3-5 skinny red ones for $5.

Seen thai chillies being sold cheaper, but I'm not a fan of them. only seem good for flavouring stews/curry etc.

I'll eat my ones everyday though out summer but will still have have kilos left to sell...

**Sunlight** · 17th December 2015, 10:55 am

My first attempt at growing chilies. I really have no idea what i'm doing

Jalapeños

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Capsicum

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Sunlight · 22nd December 2015, 12:47 pm

Sunlight wrote:

My first attempt at growing chilies. I really have no idea what i'm doing

Jalapeños

Capsicum

Give them heaps of water bro.Drown them when its hot

**serious>klown** · 1st January 2016, 1:44 pm

Had some space in the glasshouse.

Sharpie for scale

Consumed soon after picture was taken. It was awesome.

I could spare few kg's next week. $8/kg + postage?

**Sunlight** · 1st January 2016, 1:47 pm

I'm really excited that I have one little jalapeño on the plant. Lots of flowers too.

My capsicum sadly ended up rotting on the plant

Disappoint

**Rii** · 26th January 2016, 5:08 pm

Just tried my first jalapeno. Was only a little fella, stupid snail crawled across it when it was smaller and melted a hole in it so picked it. Really nice clean sharp spice.

Have 3 plants all fruiting like crazy.

Anyone have a tried and true sauce recipe?

**Sunlight** · 28th January 2016, 1:49 pm

My Jalapeños today

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Capsicum plants

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**Deerism** · 26th February 2016, 5:42 am

I shall have to snap some pictures of my first garden / chilies progress, got some Anaheim's (was given a seedling), two small bell caps, a banana cap bush that is loaded up with nearly mature fruit, my Hungarian hot unfortunately got half broken in some Welly wind so only has a couple but my wildfire has a crap-load of greens on it.

How's everyone coming along?

**Blue Vein CHEESE** · 28th February 2016, 9:51 am

I now believe my Trinidad Scorpions aren't actually scorpions at all, the pods look like cayennes, serranos or somesuch. The heat suggests that would be about right. I suspect someone has mixed up seeds or labels.

Still they're almost a metre tall which isn't bad considering how late they were into the ground. The only food they've had is a bit of blood & bone at the start. Have been watering them regularly to make the most of the heat, and I've been using grass clippings as mulch.

**Rumor** · 28th February 2016, 10:02 am

Considering getting in to growing chillies, any good noob guides you guys recommend as a place to start?

Rumor · 28th February 2016, 4:27 pm

Rumor wrote:

Considering getting in to growing chillies, any good noob guides you guys recommend as a place to start?

http://thehotpepper.com/forum/100-growing-hot-peppers/
Start them early under lights if you can,Big pots or in the ground with good soil.Regular ferts and lots of water

Blue Vein CHEESE · 28th February 2016, 4:51 pm

Blue Vein CHEESE wrote:

I now believe my Trinidad Scorpions aren't actually scorpions at all, the pods look like cayennes, serranos or somesuch. The heat suggests that would be about right. I suspect someone has mixed up seeds or labels.

Still they're almost a metre tall which isn't bad considering how late they were into the ground. The only food they've had is a bit of blood & bone at the start. Have been watering them regularly to make the most of the heat, and I've been using grass clippings as mulch.

There are a lot of dodgy sellers out there claiming Reaper/morugas etc.Where did you buy them from?
Save some of the seeds from those reapers you got off me.They should be good.

Swampy · 29th February 2016, 7:45 am

Swampy wrote:

http://thehotpepper.com/forum/100-growing-hot-peppers/
Start them early under lights if you can,Big pots or in the ground with good soil.Regular ferts and lots of water

Cheers mate, will continue to do more research on the whole thing

Do the plants really grow and start producing in a few months? I was surprised when I saw you guys all talking about planting in September and getting results in like March!

Rumor · 29th February 2016, 8:33 am

Rumor wrote:

Cheers mate, will continue to do more research on the whole thing

Do the plants really grow and start producing in a few months? I was surprised when I saw you guys all talking about planting in September and getting results in like March!

Yes,especially not so hot chillies like capsicums,anchos,Jalapenos etc.
Superhots can take a lot longer to get a good crop.