So who's growing chillies 2022?

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this is what jalapenos look like - they are coming on nicely
 
Of course they are Cayenne chillies and I would never even think of doubting such experts!

However, I now wish I had checked before putting all five of them (plus some Chilli Powder, plus some Tabasco Sauce) into the chilli I’ve just made!

That’s a bit nippy!” said SWMBO after having a taste; which is why I checked in the Brew-Shed!

That ain’t the “Bad News” though! I like “nippy” in my Chilli; but in the shed I ‘found’ the FV I had failed to clean yesterday so I poured myself a pint.

Now I have an empty keg to clean as well!
aheadbutt

Thanks for the comments!
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Fed, watered and in a big enough pot + “looking good but small fruits” = Too impatient! to me!

It’s still only July and we have at least two more growing months!

My suggestion is to up the watering to keep the compost damp, reduce the feeding to no more than once a week and keep the pot clear of dead flowers/leaves etc.

Thus speaks the “expert” who has some chillies on his plant for the first time EVER!
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Wow cheers lads the second flush is about 3 times the size of the first ones.
 
Thought I would update you on the husband’s scotch bonnets.

We have ten plants and they’ve all fruited, however 5 of them (in a different room to the other 5) got greenfly.

The ones without greenfly have obviously done the best and here are a couple of pics of them just now.

They’re looking a bit sorry for themselves now but they will carry on going for a little while I think.

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poor soil,confined space and just enough water...they were much hotter!
What I heard from a chilli specialist a few years ago is that the heat is part of the plants defence mechanism. The more hostile the environment (weak soil, varying plenty-then-little water, and even giving them a kick as you walk past) makes the plant go "I don't have a lot of reserves, I better produce that capsaicin toxin so nothing eats my seed"
I've also read about putting a potted plant on its side and letting the shoots all turn upwards...supposed to give high yield.
Advice here (I've never gone to the hassle here) is that when the plant is young, put the pot on its side. This changes the "up" direction from the plants point of view, so it starts a new shoot going "up" (creating a side branch from our point of view). Once this has started and a few cm/inches long, turn it 90/180 degrees and create a new side shoot. Once you do this a few times, you have more branches on your plant, so put it upright again. All branches will continue to grow and the plant will be bigger and thicker for it. At least that's the theory, I've never tried it
 
Picked enough today to make a part jar of “Sweet Pickled Chillies”!

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Lessons learned:
  1. Use a smaller jar!
  2. Wear rubber gloves. OR Don’t pick your nose or have a pee for at least six hours afterwards!
SWMBO came into the kitchen about 5 minutes after the chillies were bottled and announced “You missed one!” …

… to which I replied “Thank-you dear!” or something very similar!
aheadbutt
 
The Naga / ghost are on the left, but I've lost the label from the one's on the right... any ideas?
 

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Mine are a bit slow off the mark but I’ve a few cayenne and a couple of habeneros with plenty of flowers
Never tried to grow them before but will get more in pots next year
 
These are 2nd year plants and only a partial crop. Left scotch bonnet and two naga at the front, right jalapeños.
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My jalapeño has snapped branches twice with the weight of the fruit!

Scotch bonnet threatens to do the same

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The naga has a lot on too and still throwing out flowers

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Does anyone know if these Naga will turn red, or if that's ripe at orange?
 

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What I heard from a chilli specialist a few years ago is that the heat is part of the plants defence mechanism. The more hostile the environment (weak soil, varying plenty-then-little water, and even giving them a kick as you walk past) makes the plant go "I don't have a lot of reserves, I better produce that capsaicin toxin so nothing eats my seed"
You'd have thought the plants aim was to get it's fruit eaten and then pass through the bowel and get spread far and wide.

Maybe the higher level of capsaicin make this whole process a little quicker!
 
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