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Jul 25, 2012 11:58:46 GMT
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Inbetween working/swearing at the Cortina I have decided to start growing some chillies - I like to cook with them and its something to get me started. I borrowed some shelf space in my dads green house and planted some scotch bonnets, cayennes and some medium ones (cant remember the name right now) there looks like there will be a decent haul looking at the blossom on there but the scotch bonnets are doing well with 7 chillies growing well already and plenty more to go. So I think I will cook a few and try pickling/ preserving them as gifts/ use on a rainy day. Feel free to add your own pics
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Jul 25, 2012 16:23:32 GMT
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You have to be pretty "Hard" to cook with Scotch bonnets. However, done properly Scotch bonnet can be magnificent. My heat level is a Nandos Hot. More than that and my mouth loses the plot.
We have three grow your own cans here that should have been planted by now but various excuses abound.
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I grew chili plants a few years ago, long lanky things they were. My word, they were hot! I will try again someday.
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Well, after being shamed by my laxness at not planting the chillis, Nicola has planted some "novelty" chilli pots we bought at a Birthdays Card shop that was closing down. If you are OK with it, I will post a few updates as things develop, if they do grow and produce. Last year I took some of Nicola's chilli harves, chopped them up while green and put them into a bottle of Olive oil..... WHOOOSH BANG !!! That was great Chilli oil, perfect for cooking and pouring onto Pizza etc.
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Last Edit: Jul 26, 2012 9:36:59 GMT by grizz
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Jul 26, 2012 11:20:44 GMT
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Go for it Grizz - I'd be interested to see what people are doing with their chillies as I am short on ideas!
These came in a set I like spicy stuff and heard they were hot but I didn't realise how hot until doing some googling the other day!
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MrSpeedy
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Jul 26, 2012 11:50:01 GMT
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I've got a few green chilli plants coming along in my greenhouse. Just flowering and starting to 'fruit' Things have been a bit slow in there this year due to the wibblepoo weather for the first half of the year, but the tomatoes, cucumbers and chillies are all coming on now
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Jul 26, 2012 12:51:12 GMT
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Used to grow birds eye chillies on my office window,very hot.
Had to take them home as people were "borrowing" them and they were finding there way into people sandwiches.
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Jul 26, 2012 13:34:55 GMT
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Used to grow birds eye chillies on my office window,very hot. Had to take them home as people were "borrowing" them and they were finding there way into people sandwiches. that's awesome!! has anyone found a good way of preserving them? I read that you can freeze them but I'd rather store them in jars - is that what you did Grizz?
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MrSpeedy
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Jul 26, 2012 14:19:59 GMT
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I've heard that keeping the soil more acidic, ie adding lemon juice when watering, can increase the heat of them. Anyone know if that's true?
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Jul 26, 2012 15:06:53 GMT
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[/quote] that's awesome!! has anyone found a good way of preserving them? I read that you can freeze them but I'd rather store them in jars - is that what you did Grizz?[/quote] I just wash mine and then freeze them. when you come to cook with them you don't have to defrost them, just cut them up, and put them in the meal you are cooking - easy peasy
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Jul 26, 2012 21:13:58 GMT
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I havent grown chillies but when I buy them I always dry the ones I don't use, I just stab some holes in the and thread them on to some string and hang them in an airing cupboard. They dry in about ten days for a large chilli
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Jul 27, 2012 10:12:55 GMT
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I'll give them both a go, I'm going to make some salsa with the other chillies but I'd have a go at a Jamaican/ BBQ sauce with the bonnets
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Jul 27, 2012 18:16:57 GMT
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can you just use the seeds from a fresh chilli to grow these or do you need a kit/seed packet? Would make a good use of the spare room at uni!
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Jul 27, 2012 19:26:13 GMT
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can you just use the seeds from a fresh chilli to grow these or do you need a kit/seed packet? Would make a good use of the spare room at uni! Depending on what processes it has been through, radiation etc.... and how mature it was when picked, you should have no problem propagating from a fresh chilli.
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Jul 27, 2012 20:28:31 GMT
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cheers for that grizz, might have to give it a go, give bargain pasta student meals a kick
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Last year we were given some fresh chillies which we popped in the oven to dry them out then crushed them for future use. I grew some last year which were OK and my daughter who is used to eating them tried one which at first she said was quite sweet. Five minutes later she was almost choking with the heat. Got some already this year and have doubled the potential harvest. You can get a packet of seed for next to nowt so those thinking of growing some go for it.
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Jul 31, 2012 15:35:57 GMT
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If anyone wants any seeds when I start picking/cooking them I will send if you cover the cost of a stamp
I am thinking about making chilli oil and giving some to people as christmas presents (beats a £3 DVD!)
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Jul 31, 2012 20:59:59 GMT
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Hope you don't you mind me gegging in on this thread but I've been growing a chilli plant myself. I never thought of posting it on here, but seeing a few of us seem to be at it, here's my offering. It's an Aneheim by the way, very mild, but very juicy! From humble beginnings (with my Cav in the background!): Mighty chillis do grow! It's got two more flowers blooming at the mo so should get another small harvest. Have convinced the Mrs to buy a greenhouse for next years crop, she also want to grow tomatoes, potatoes and herbs/ salad stuff. James
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Ah so this is the thread i read when drunk and proceeded to ebay to buy millions of chilli seeds lol! how long does it take roughly from planting a seed to a fully grown chilli? going to have some in my window at work, any tips for growing them?
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Good stuff! I've grown other things from a seed - mandarin, blackthorn, prickly pear, grapevine, persimmon, larch, pomegranite, passion fruit etc.
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