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    pod-i.d. Possibly Dhani and Boriya Indian chillies ??

    Hi Guy's I'm playing with Asian food shop dried chillies..............again........such fun πŸ€“ Here's two im currently playing with the small pointy one was in a bag labeled "birds eye chilli" and the second labeled "Round chilli" I've grown the smaller one before it grows pointing upwards...
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    favorite Whats your recommend favourite ?

    Hi Guy's Personally I've found the Ring of fire the improved cayenne one of the best early maturing prolific chilli peppers you can grow excellent flavour and good heat. It would be my first recommendation I'd give to anyone wanting to grow chillies ........ Personally id really struggle to...
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    annuum JalapeΓ±o suggestions recommendations

    Hi Guy's I've never grown JalapeΓ±os I have enjoyed them on my pizza at Pizza hut πŸ˜‹ I like spicy πŸ€ͺ πŸ₯΅ There seems to be multiple varieties.......... can you guys suggest the hottest and most prolific varieties πŸ€” And what about Ghostly jalapeno which I believe is a cross between jalapeno and...
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    pubescens Capsicum pubescens seedling's ideal conditions ?

    Hi Guy's I stumbled into Capsicum pubescens aka Rocotos/Locoto's kind of by accident here in the UK I've never heard or seen of fresh peppers being available ?? Possibly some swanky places in big cities but even then I doubt it. My main interest is superhots that must be greenhouse grown here...
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    superhots Gnarliest superhot variety ??

    Hi Guy's In your opinion what is the most consistent "gnarliest" "warty" " evil " " Brainy " looking superhot variety πŸ€” Primotalii ? 7 pot primo ? Wartryx ? Tiberius mauler ? Or something completely different πŸ€”your views and opinions most appreciated πŸ‘ Personally I find twisted...
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    container-growing Potting up square........pots

    Hi Guy's How do you pot up ? Personally I love square pots they fit beautifully in your trays big of small and are super efficient use of space. I tend to go seed cell to 7cm then 9 cm then 11cm all square and I always repot in the corner of the pot like you see below. I find it much...
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    seeds-germination Seedling growth opinions please ?

    Hi Guy's I'd be most grateful for opinions on the photo below................. πŸ€” On the left is a seed cell approx 3 cm x 3 cm originally I sowed 6 Zing seeds on top of commercial seed compost which is very dense very "soil like" and covered with a shalow layer of vermiculite germination was...
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    misc Growing chillies hanging upside-down ?

    Hi Guy's There's loads of videos on you tube showing peppers, tomatoes growing up side down from a large inverted bottle's. Anyone tried it ? I'm short on room in my greenhouse however the roof area is "spare" πŸ˜‰ I have some Raj's Wiri Wiri from seaspring seeds a tiny round wild Habenero...
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    glog Scottish 2025 "Outdoor" Capsicum pubescens trial

    Hi Guy's My new Capsicum pubescens "Outdoor Scottish" trial has began 😁 seeds sown today πŸ‘ in commercial seed mix topped with vermiculite in heated propergater. Having to grow hot and superhots in a Greenhouse here in Scotland space is at a premium so personally I won't "waste" space on mild...
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    glog Scottish 2025 Superhot trial begins !

    Hi Guy's The madness has begun again ! πŸ€ͺ πŸ˜œπŸ˜— My 2024 superhot chilli trial turned out far from ideal trying to find superhots I like but most importantly will thrive in my particular micro climate (my wee Scottish greenhouse) Firstly 2024 weather was rubbish little sun alot of cloud and...
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    pickling Indian Green chillie pickle

    Hi Guy's When it comes to pickles India is king in my book they do them well very well 😊 πŸ₯° I believe Indian green chilli pickle is traditional made with "Jwala chillies" but I could be wrong I'm of course milder chillies could be used but I feel the "bitterness" of green chillies important...
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    pickling Indian Carrot pickle

    Hi Guy's Whilst I'm not a huge fan of carrots particularly the British way of boiling them to death ! I'm rather fond of the Italian way of using them very finely chopped gently fried in many base sauce . However unlike most Indian pickles the oil in this recipe is not cooked infact the whole...
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    food-bev Indian Prawn pickle

    Hi Guy's This pickle is incredible ! πŸ˜‹ Definitely one of my favourites although I don't make it very often for a few reasons, it's more addictive then Heisenbergs crystal meth πŸ€ͺ prawns are quite an expensive ingredient πŸ€‘ and everyone eats it fast ! So it doesn't last long 😊 INGREDIENTS ...
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    show-off Gnarlyness 2024 ??

    πŸ™‚Hi Guy's I've found I adore Gnarly pod's 😎 😁😍 πŸ₯°πŸ˜˜ don't know what it is but the aesthetics of a gnarly pod just press my buttons πŸ₯΄ However apparently "gnarlyness" is greatly effected by temperature, humidity, nutrition, soil, basically all manner of factors !! However all pod's are not...
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    flavor Reaper x Moruga (whp)

    Hi Guy's Late in our 2024 growing season I got some Reaper x Moruga from whitehot peppers I asked Justin he reckon they were probably f4 or f5 I put them in 5 litre kratky set up it grew like a weed πŸ™‚ These guys have been the gnarliest pod's and of very consistent phenotype Due to the late...
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    pubescens Over wintering capsicum pubescens.........

    Hi Guy's I'm curious how many capsicum pubescens growers in northern climes over winter there plant's πŸ€” And how the get on πŸ€” Do they see any great advantage πŸ€” After my 2023 Capsicum pubescens Scottish trial I only grew "Rocoto long" this year I'm planning on over wintering them currently...
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    misc "Y" formation in capsicum chinense.........?

    Hi Guy's Searching for varieties each year that I like and grow well in my wee Scottish greenhouse......... over the last few year's I've been growing multiple varieties to maximise the varieties I can try .............but only one of each variety. I'm finally finding varieties that I like...
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    plant-care Over wintering experiment........

    Hi Guy's I'm planning on over wintering a number of late sown varieties all of which are in pots of compost. Along with a couple Rocotos for the first time. However I have a rather nice Chocolate scotch bonnet but it was in a 20 kratky I have transferred mini kratky too soil with great...
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    drying-smoking Ninja air fryer dehydration ?

    Hi Guy's Anyone got any experience dehydrating Scorpions and Naga in a dual Ninja air fryer that has a dehydrate function ? Cheers :thumbsup:
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    chinense Equis Reaper / Zing chilli peppers ?

    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
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