Im new to the chilli growing thing and being on the end of the world makes it hard to find local info regarding foreign plants. Ive been buying some plants from a nursery in South Africa. Now that these plants are starting to bear fruit im confused.
Either the gardner has mixed seeds up or she does not actually know the plants they are selling. They travel overseas regularly and source chillies which they then dry out, de-seed and grow plants to sell. I try to purchase at least 2 of each type so that I get some pollination between plants (no idea if this logic is correct but it just made sense to me). I have quite a few problems with different fruit identity but there is 1 particular problem im having.
I apparently bought 2 x "Dorset Naga" from this nursery at different times but they have completely different fruit. I know the fruit isnt ripe yet but can anyone identify them so that I can at least try source 2 x correct matching plants? Im also battling with the 1 as its clearly not requiring the same amount of sun/water so im still trying to figure out its ratio. Im guessing less water because the leaves are yellowish?
Ive also had an aphid problem ive been trying to deal with naturally so I assume the marks on the leaves in the above image are consequence of the aphids? Or is this a sign of something else?
Either the gardner has mixed seeds up or she does not actually know the plants they are selling. They travel overseas regularly and source chillies which they then dry out, de-seed and grow plants to sell. I try to purchase at least 2 of each type so that I get some pollination between plants (no idea if this logic is correct but it just made sense to me). I have quite a few problems with different fruit identity but there is 1 particular problem im having.
I apparently bought 2 x "Dorset Naga" from this nursery at different times but they have completely different fruit. I know the fruit isnt ripe yet but can anyone identify them so that I can at least try source 2 x correct matching plants? Im also battling with the 1 as its clearly not requiring the same amount of sun/water so im still trying to figure out its ratio. Im guessing less water because the leaves are yellowish?
Ive also had an aphid problem ive been trying to deal with naturally so I assume the marks on the leaves in the above image are consequence of the aphids? Or is this a sign of something else?
