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Hi Guy's My Rocoto Long care still surviving outside here in Scotland however by this time last year they had produced ripe fruit obviously a consequence of this season's poor temperature and light levels. I've only two plants this season both Rocoto long one allowed to naturally sprawl in a...

Hi Guy's Has anyone any experience of these two chilli peppers ? Equis Reaper is apparently a natural mutation/variation of the Carolina Reaper that occurred at Semillas in the Canary Islands. And Zing a apparently a cross that comes from Michigan and was created by Ryan Karcher

Hi Guy's I've still got all four Zimbabwe bird chillies on my kitchen window sill.........one in 2 litre pot two in 1 litre pot's and the runt in 1/litre pot. All have "Y"d and have buds 🙂 but different sized "Y"s 2 litre pot currently the specimen I'll keep........quiet a large "Y"...

Hi Guy's My Yellow Fever is still out in the greenhouse night temperatures now 8oC to 10oC not much more happening with the buds but I'm not going to get fruit. When I decide to bring it in for over wintering I'll cut it back remove all the soil wash the root's cut them back and put in into a...

Hi Guy's The little fella has been living on the window ledge in my cupboard (an old coal seller) it gets the morning sun. At present I'm keeping it in the small container but have to top it up daily ! As you can see it's forked and looking lush :D The Dorset Naga is such a beautiful...

Hi Guy's It's been a very long slow season..............poor light levels and temperatures to blame. I reckon this season for is about 4 to 6 weeks behind last year ! :shocked: ☹️ but everything's growing even though temps in the greenhouse at night now are down to 5 oC to 8oC some nights...

Thanks :thumbsup: 🙂 The little fellas are currently basking in sunshine on my kitchen window sill we have had blue skys and highs of 18 oC sun feels warm 🥰 The little fella is still a runt ! The rest are going great guns all are starting to form the "Y" and buds :D This afternoon I've...

Hi Guy's Dispite 2024 turning out to be a terrible year weather wise for chilli growing and everything is anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks behind ! The objective of my 2024 superhot trial has produced what I was looking for a superhot that will grow well in my wee Scottish greenhouse ! 😋 The...

Hi Guy's Calling all capsicum pubescens lover's........... What varieties will you be playing with / trialling in 2025 ? ? ? And what's your current favourite ?? My favourite "currently" is Rocoto long from seaspring seeds it was the first of my 2023 Outdoor Scottish pubescens trial to ripen...

Hi Guy's I managed to mix up my seedlings this season and must have culled my Dorset Naga :shocked: 😖😭 it was the last of my pure Dorset naga seed direct from seaspring seeds 🤬 I have "non isolated" Dorset Naga seeds from last year's plant the seed of which came straight from seaspring seeds...

Hi Guy's I do apologise for somewhat stealing this thread but I figure it may hopefully prove useful to others interested in the Zimbabwe bird chilli 🤞 My Zims have all been pampered on my kitchen window sill......bulk cheapest compost from superstore generous amount of perlite and a little...

Hi Guy's Night temps have dropped down to 3oC ! I've been keeping an eye on my szechuan pepper pods they have been slowly changing from green a "pink blush" I decided to start picking some before they go completely red hopefully to avoid loosing fruit like last season. I've found the "husk"...

Hi Guy's The last few year's of my chilli pepper growing journey has been mostly capsicum chinense varieties in a small greenhouse trying to find varieties that I like and will do well in my wee Scottish greenhouse. Each year I'm adding "keeper " varieties that I want to grow year on year so...

Hi Guy's This is a I've heard alot about and planned to try it next season, however very late season I got hold of some seeds in trade.....thanks mate :thumbsup: 🙂 I ended up sowing them "extremely" late for Scotland however I used the mini Kratky 500ml jar method I'm planning growing all...

Hi Guy's There are "so" many crosses in the chilli world these day's...... a cross of a cross of a cross ! The appetite seems endless for the "latest" newest super duper cross, a huge mish mash of genes 😵‍💫 Can you suggest "Classic " "Hot" "Must grow" "Pure" varieties........... here's a...

Hi Guy's Word of warning on those tiny pod's.........I've just used a "small" handful about the same as if I'd used one single normal sized pod. The red one's on the plate above are a mix of Trinidad moruga scorpion, 7 Pot Barrackpore, 7 Pot primo.......I only used a tiny handful mashed into...

Hi Guy's I kept 3 of the Szechuan peppers I germinated from my own seed 😎 very satisfying ! Learning from last years failure to pick my crop before it fell off 😖 I've started harvesting as they ripen the scent as you pick them is divine 😋 The 3 seedlings I germinated 🙂 the growth rate...

Hi Guy's The Yellow Fever specimen I've selected from the seedlings now in 2 litre pot, remarkable growth from June to now ! Plan is to grow it on till late season then hopefully over winter to trial in 2025 🤞 It has had a little battle with aphids and has a few funky looking leaves up...

Hi Guy's I'm a relative newbie when it comes to kratky hydroponics been learning the hard way though trial and error....or should I say errors 🤣 but it's been fun. I managed to drown my kratky Dorset Naga last season but salvaged the fruit 🙂so far this season I've not repeated this mistake ...

Hi I ended up making my own soap after I bought a bar of "The Grandpa soap company" Pine tar soap for my whiskers and loved it 😎 but at in excess of £8/$10.50 a bar in the UK ............🤬 And me being of the opinion I can make most things and better and higher quality than...