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    What unusual vegetables are you growing ?

    NJChilihead Google perennial vegetables 😎 alot less work very deep rooted I never have to water them also many will grow in the shade where annual veggies simply fail to grow. Good king Henry will grow anywhere ! I have a GKH hedge along a very shady Scottish fence line in my garden, no...
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    pics Tiberius mauler and Andys king BOC hybrid vigour ?

    Oh forgot to say .........anyone grown these before ??
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    pics Tiberius mauler and Andys king BOC hybrid vigour ?

    Hi Guy's This season I'm trying "alot" of micro and mini kratky hydroponics objective being to produce a sample fruit to taste to save me growing a big plant over many month's in our short season only to discover I don't like the flavour.....as I did with the mighty 7 pot Douglah last season...
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    What unusual vegetables are you growing ?

    I'm rather partial to perennials............ I grow Good king Henry Lovage Scots Lovage Scoronera (for leaves) Sorrel Hablitzia tamnoides Taunton dean perennial kale Sutherland kale ( not perennial) but self seeds like a demon Victoria Rhubarb which was almost a religion to my Grand...
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    Szechuan pepper.....in Scotland !

    Hi Guy's I followed online instructions from a uk nursery about when to harvest my szechuan peppers..........turns out southern England can ve weeks or even months different from us ! Looked at my tree one day and realised most had fallen off ! 😭 Lesson learned sadly the hard...
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    misc Any winter chilli Pepper Experiments on the go ?

    Hi Guy's My wee winter experiment I'd say is about done :thumbsup: The objective was to try mini kratky hydroponic (spice jar) too try and get seeds quicker and in a space saving manner very important to those of us who can't grow outside 😟 Pod's growing seeds not far away now :party: I...
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    annuum Japanese Takanotsume

    Hi Guy's 2024 I'm growing Takanosume again one in soil that's a present a good friend and the second I'm keeping myself in 5 litre kratky for the first time. Interestingly sown side by side with Ring of fire which I've always considered the earliest chillie the Takanosume is way ahead ! πŸ™‚...
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    misc Any winter chilli Pepper Experiments on the go ?

    There about 30,000 shu nice taste pod's very jalapeño like in shape obviously start green then black then a lovely deep horse chestnut colour ......... 😘 They stay the same when cooked :thumbsup:
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    annuum Japanese Takanotsume

    As far as I'm aware it's a capsicum annuum :thumbsup: Lovely compact plant's very pretty too when the chillies on red quite striking and tasty πŸ˜‹
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    recipe Nagaland inspired Pork belly Recipe

    As promised................. Made with one Carolina reaper............still think prefer the one I made with Trinidad moruga scorpion πŸ˜‹
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    misc Any winter chilli Pepper Experiments on the go ?

    Hi Guy's Quick update on my wee mini Kratky experiment with Hungarian black chilli in spice jar it's been out in the greenhouse the last month or more nigh5 temps have open been 4 oC to 7 oC inside the greenhouse at night day time highs of 18 oC to 30 oC ......if the sun comes out ...
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    recipe Nagaland inspired Pork belly Recipe

    Funny you say that.........right now I have another pot on the stove cooking ! 😁 told you i was addicted to this recipe. However tonight's has a single Carolina reaper instead of two as I want to compare the flavours on an equal footing. I will take a pic tonight just a big bowl full, no rice...
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    annuum Japanese Takanotsume

    Jdee I'm growing Takanosume again this season and it's doing better than my Ring of fire at present strong , vigorous plants........even in my cold little Scottish greenhouse ! It has impressed me regarding it's strength and vigour plus its compact nature, I'd recommend it to anyone to try...
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    recipe Nagaland inspired Pork belly Recipe

    Hi Guy's Made it again tonight with a single dried Trinidad Moruga Scorpion πŸ˜‹ much better heat level and the flavour was excellent I prefer it to the x2 Carolina Reaper version.i will make it again with a single Carolina reaper to compre but initial thought's would suggest i prefer the Trinidad...
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    recipe Nagaland inspired Pork belly Recipe

    Hi Guy's I'm still addicted to this recipe :thumbsup: 😁 πŸ˜‹ it's blooming delicious ! Very different from traditional Indian onion based curries. I made it last night with two dried carolina reaper pods, I ordered online, i ordered carolina reaper and Trinidad moruga scorpion pod's to...
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    flavor Flavour profiles, descriptions, preferences no short cut's ?

    Hi Guy's I'm sure we have all watched countless "pod reviews" on you tube often wondering if we could endure the heat of a particular pod or indeed like or love its flavour :think: We hear various terms used to describe the "taste/flavour" such as : "7 Pot taste" "Naga taste" "chinense"...
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    hybrid Most "stable" Super Hot hydrids

    Hi Guy's It seems that pretty much all "superhots" are "hybrids" and boy there are so many the list growing day after day ! :think: πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«πŸ€― I believe by F8 they are something like 98% stable ? However you hear guys talking about F3 or F4 varieties which they have found to be very "stable" 🀯...
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    chinense History of the 7 Pot Barrackpore......?

    Hi Guy's I've seen it said a few times in a few places the Barrackpore is possible the ancestor of the Bhut jolokia....... πŸ€” Google "A pepper named Barrackpore paperclip" Very interesting.......... Stephen
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    flavor Dorset naga and Orange variation......?

    Hi Guy's I have grown Dorset Naga my seeds directly from seaspring seeds so I know there are pukker :thumbsup: I enjoy the heat and flavour personally I'd like mine more gnarly 🀣 I have seen Dorset Naga far more gnarly than my strain...... How does the "orange" Dorset Naga variation compare...
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    pics Mustard King Naga !! Unexpected !!

    Hi Guy's My mini kratky Mustard Naga is starting to bud 😁 Hopefully I shall find out soon it its a cross or mutation ? Considering I haven't given this plant as much light as it really needs to flower fast its doing not too bad. Lessons learned I will Hopefully use in the near future to...
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