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Here in Scotland we have .....let's face it.....shitty weather.... lots of cloud and often wet, cold summers ð however some of us have the chilli bug and feel compelled to grow these beautiful jewels of nature. Particularly when we were lucky enough to grow up in the middle East...
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I've added the Fatallii gourmet jigsaw (still stupid name ð) to my 2024 superhot trial as last years 2023 plant didn't get a few crack of the whip ! Due to aphid attack then me "Kratkyifying" it proved counter productive ð
The few pod's I managed to harvest have now been used in...
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2023 was a big disappointment re Chocolate Habenero all my Chocolate Habenero and Jamaican hot chocolate Habeneros were big disappointments âđïļ
Nothing produced pods of any size and in any number.......âđïļ
However the Chocolate scotch bonnet from Justin white at White hot peppers was...
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This question is aimed particularly at my American cousins ðĪ ð ð
In a civilised countries we eat our tomatoes "Red" ð ð
However I understand my American cousins eat "fried green tomatoes" ðŦĢ ðģ ðĪĒ ðĪŪ
This is completely unheard of in the civilised world ð
However..............every days...
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Mother fancies growing some "mild chillies" even though she can handle a hot curry ðĪ hey ho a good excuse to order more seeds and geminate more chillies ðĪŠ
I ordered Beaver dam seeds from seaspring seeds they arrived the other day put them on wet rockwool in ice cube tray in a...
Good luck with your Hurt berry :thumbsup: I have high hope's but been wrong so many times :whistle:
I've grown Dorset Naga and Bengle Naga both from seaspring seeds direct whe I first tried growing super hots and didn't know what I was doing.........i found the Bengle naga (bhut jolokia...
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In 2024 I'm searching for a "Keeper" superhot a variety that I love the flavour, aesthetics production but most Important will grow well in the micro climate that is my small Scottish greenhouse....... ðĪ That is the biggest issue in reality !
Everything I've selected for this...
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Does anyone know what variety is the hottest capsicum pubescens ðĪ
I've seen some outlandish claims of upto 250,000 shu ! ðēðĪŠ
But can't find any variety listed as such hottest I've found 60,000 shu.............ðĪ
Please enlighten me if you can ...............
Stephen
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I only started babbling in the dark art of Kratky hydroponics last season and not at the beginning of the season either.
Learnt alot "most important" any time you top up the solution level observe the plant, if it wilts/ starts to keel over ðē the poor buggers drowning and you need...
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It's 2024 time for Mustard Naga the next generation ð
I've germinated a few seeds from the above mustard Naga pod I've one in soil which I'm giving to a friend to grow on in there greenhouse :thumbsup: should be interesting.........to see what it grows.
I have kept one for myself...
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My little winter experiment in "micro kratky hydroponics" to force a Hungarian black to flower and fruit early has been interesting I've learnt alot ðĪ
However I have not given it any artificial light and have been amazed by its progress, however if I'd given 16 -18 hrs of artificial...
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I used 4 large Aubergines in this batch and doubled the ingredients :thumbsup:
This is the resulting batch the big jars are the big Dowe Egberts coffee jars, as I rule I normally clean a sterilise a few different sizes.
The big fellas are mine ðĨ°ð the other smaller jam jars are for...
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This is my favourite Indian pickle :dance: I'd go as far and say its my "death row" pickle ð ð
Oh Brinjals are Aubergines or egg plant's as our American cousins call them ð
I make it in big batches about once a year I normally leave it minimum of two weeks before but it ages like...
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Over the last few years my yearly chilli trial has had the sole purpose of finding varieties will grow well in my small Scottish greenhouse in my particular less than ideal "micro climate". Flavour/heat I like is obviously important but if they don't grow well in my "micro climate" its...
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Last year I experimented converting soil grown chilli peppers from soil to kratky hydroponics with spectacular results :dance: ð
I normally sow in winter grow on in my home made light box to get a head start hear in Scotland which I've found to be a great advantage in our climate...
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I'd highly recommend Justin at 'white hot peppers' :thumbsup:
Amazing selection and superb germination and great strains can highly recommend his Chocolate scotch bonnet ð
I currently have his
7 pot primo
Hurt berry
Death spiral
7 pot Barrackpore
Brain strain yellow
Trinidad moruga...
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I was decussing superhot chilli peppers with a friend and he was saying most are hybrids of various varieties crossed with other super hot varieties.
I was saying how I really loved the Naga/Bhut flavour profile but discovered I did not like the flavour of 7 pot Douglah !
He has...
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My little experiment is trundling along ........still on the window sill only getting natural day light approx 8.30am to 4pm at present.
I'm still surprised it's not got "Leggy" I'm wondering if the hydroponics are playing a part ??
It's still in an old Spice jar which is...
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Quick question for the more experienced growers I've currently got a bunch of super hot seedlings in my light box .
I pricked out the biggest, strongest and first to germinate of each variety .............I've noticed my Hurt Berry has a "crinkly" leaf ? My second choice does not...