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Just a quick question. I really love pickled Jalapeños. The problem I have is that I can't get enough green pods to do a decent batch. If I pick them while they are still green and wait for more pods to be ready the ones I picked first have ripened off the plant. I have doubled the number of...

Hello all. At the end of last season I thought I'd have a go at overwintering two of my Jalapeño plants. Well it actually worked and as soon as it started to warm up again, it started to grow like crazy & I know have two plants that are full of pods and flowers where my others which I grew from...

A mate of mine is currently in India & sampled one of these. Apparently it was very nasty. Does anyone have any idea what it is?

Hey all. I have a plant which is supposed to be a naga. I grew it from seed from last seasons plant. Now half this plant is naga & the other is some variety I have never seen before. I planted it in the box from a seeding & i have never grown chillis in the box before. I have never even seen the...

Hello all. I have just been cutting open my Nagas to get the seeds out & noticed that in all the pods that I have opened the seeds are partially black. Has anyone come across this before? http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZK2lq7YL_e8/SeoyoahKxbI/AAAAAAAAAsE/iARKlgIkMnM/s1600-h/DSCF6277.JPG...

Hello all. I have a question for you. In my Dads little hot house I have a Red Habanero which has been going really strong for ages now, fruiting like crazy. Now I also have a Naga Morich in there which I planted way too late in the season (Getting Seeds was hard) and therefore even though it...

Hello all. I have a few chilli plants growing at the moment & they are all growing really well except the Serrano. Most of the leaves are turning yellow and all the flowers and even buds have died and gone crispy brown. Every singe one. I no longer have a single flower. All the current pods are...

Hello everyone. I have a bottle of Nandos Extra Hot Peri Peri Sauce which I love. Does anyone have a recipe thats similar to this that they are prepared to share? I'm just not confident enough to try and make it going by the ingredients off the side of the bottle. Thanks

Hello all. I'm looking for some seeds in New Zealand. Hopefully some of the more exotic varieties. I already have Naga Morich, Red Habs, African Birdseye, Serano & a Korean Hot F1 Hybrid. If anyone is keen to send me some different types from overseas (From inside NZ as well) I'm happy to try...

Hey all. Whats a great recipe for a really hot sauce? I have made a few sauces using my Red Habs which for me are stupidly hot on their own, but when made into sauces aren't as hot as I'd like. (I did leave the seeds out thought for the consistency of the BBQ sauce)

Hi all. I have been reading that its best to pick the pods as soon as they are red to encourage more fruit. I have about 6 that are red and the rest are still green. If I pick them off whats the best way to keep them until I have enough picked to make some hot sauce? Do I freeze them?, stick...

Hi everyone. I need some advice. I know Bell Peppers aren't hot but I thought I'd ask anyway. We have a few plants and all of them are starting to get the issue that you can see in the photos. They are being grown in a little hot house. Is it possibly to hot for them in there? It's just starting...

Hello all. I want to grow some Chillies to make my own Sweet Thai Chilli Sauce. I'm currently growing Serano & African Birds Eye Chillis for this purpose. Will they be OK for the task? I really love they stuff but find its not hot enough from the super market. What type does everyone in here use...

Hi everyone. This is my first year growing chillies and I'm noticing that a lot of the plants that get posted in here are all really well trimmed and don't have much foliage lower down on the plants. Should I be trimming the plant in any way to encourage growth or better fruit? Thanks

Does anyone know how I can find either of these seeds in NZ? The hottest I can find is the Scotch Bonnets. Even then I can't get them to germinate.

Hi everyone. My name is James and I'm from Auckland, New Zealand. I thought I'd join up as this year I thought I'd give growing some Chillies a go & maybe make some sauce of some kind. I'm currently growing some Seranos, African Birdseye and I suspect a Red Habanero.(See my other thread)

Hello all. I'm sorry if I have put this in the wrong place. I was wondering if someone could help me identify this pepper that I'm currently growing. http://bp1.blogger.com/_ZK2lq7YL_e8/R2DC_LpXVqI/AAAAAAAAAQY/ljZWJY_5Gfg/s1600-h/chilli2.JPG...