Aussie fellow.
My journey began in the late 90's on the Chileheads mailing list (if anyone remembers that!).
Just decided to grow again after YEARS. Found a jar of super old seeds and ordered 2 jalapeño varieties + 2 Malaysian varieties I'll probably gift to a Malay friend.
Still pretty wintery here, so purchased an LED growlight & heat mat. Have successfully germinated:
- Cabai Burung Putih (Malaysian white bird)
- Malaysian Goronong (habanero type)
- Jalapeño Tormenta
- Jalapeño Chocolate/Brown
- Red Rocoto
- Serrano
- Tomatillo (obviously not peppers but were in the old jar. Have never grown/tasted before!).
More interested in the horticulture/biology side of it than spicy foods/hot sauce etc. Love pickled jalapeño slices on my pizza though - will mainly be growing those & having a go at preserving them.
Anyway, great to find a little forum that's still active. I miss these sorts of communities following the advent of Facebook et al.
My journey began in the late 90's on the Chileheads mailing list (if anyone remembers that!).
Just decided to grow again after YEARS. Found a jar of super old seeds and ordered 2 jalapeño varieties + 2 Malaysian varieties I'll probably gift to a Malay friend.
Still pretty wintery here, so purchased an LED growlight & heat mat. Have successfully germinated:
- Cabai Burung Putih (Malaysian white bird)
- Malaysian Goronong (habanero type)
- Jalapeño Tormenta
- Jalapeño Chocolate/Brown
- Red Rocoto
- Serrano
- Tomatillo (obviously not peppers but were in the old jar. Have never grown/tasted before!).
More interested in the horticulture/biology side of it than spicy foods/hot sauce etc. Love pickled jalapeño slices on my pizza though - will mainly be growing those & having a go at preserving them.
Anyway, great to find a little forum that's still active. I miss these sorts of communities following the advent of Facebook et al.