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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: ðŸ˜ĩ‍ðŸ’ŦðŸĪŊ 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" ðŸĪŊ...
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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....... ðŸĪ” 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 ðŸĪĢ I have seen Dorset Naga far more gnarly than my strain...... How does the "orange" Dorset Naga variation compare...
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    2024 Scottish Superhot trial ........

    Hi Guy's Here in Scotland we have .....let's face it.....shitty weather.... lots of cloud and often wet, cold summers 😞 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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    Tomato question for the Yanks........?

    Hi Guy's This question is aimed particularly at my American cousins ðŸĪ” 🙂 👍 In a civilised countries we eat our tomatoes "Red" 😉 😙 However I understand my American cousins eat "fried green tomatoes" ðŸŦĢ ðŸ˜ģ ðŸĪĒ ðŸĪŪ This is completely unheard of in the civilised world 😉 However..............every days...
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    annuum Beaver dam ?

    Hi Guy's Mother fancies growing some "mild chillies" even though she can handle a hot curry ðŸĪ” hey ho a good excuse to order more seeds and geminate more chillies ðŸĪŠ I ordered Beaver dam seeds from seaspring seeds they arrived the other day put them on wet rockwool in ice cube tray in a...
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    greenhouse 2024 superhot trial- Heirlooms , Landraces, Hybrids....thoughts & questions ?

    Hi Guy's 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....... ðŸĪ” That is the biggest issue in reality ! Everything I've selected for this...
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    pubescens Hottest Capsicum pubescens ?? anyone know ??

    Hi Guy's Does anyone know what variety is the hottest capsicum pubescens ðŸĪ” I've seen some outlandish claims of upto 250,000 shu ! ðŸ˜ēðŸĪŠ But can't find any variety listed as such hottest I've found 60,000 shu.............ðŸĪ” Please enlighten me if you can ............... Stephen
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    hydroponic Kratky cold climate / short season musings.........

    Hi Guy's 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 ðŸ˜ē the poor buggers drowning and you need...
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    pickling Indian Brinjal pickle

    Hi Guy's This is my favourite Indian pickle :dance: I'd go as far and say its my "death row" pickle 😉 😋 Oh Brinjals are Aubergines or egg plant's as our American cousins call them 😉 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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    favorite My 2023 Favourites and disappointment's

    Hi Guy's 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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    pics Seedlings soil vs kratky observation's 2024

    Hi Guy's Last year I experimented converting soil grown chilli peppers from soil to kratky hydroponics with spectacular results :dance: 😎 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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    flavor Superhot flavour profiles

    Hi Guy's 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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    health Seedling crinkle leaf ?

    Hi Guy's 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...
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    plant My Mustard Naga........ Mutation ? or cross ?

    Hi Guy's I would really appreciate your views / Opinions on my "Mustard Naga" I grew in 2023....... I ordered seeds for Black king Naga from a UK chilli seed website ended up keeping a single strong seedling as was short of space . As the pod's started to ripen and changed colour they...
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    seeds How will you germinate your 2024 chilli peppers ?

    Hi Guy's How will you be germinating your 2024 chilli pepper seeds ? Over the year's I simply put 5 seeds in seed cells of fine compost in a propergator this worked pretty well for many years with annum's. However last year when I was germinating lot's of super hot Chinese I had alot of...
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    misc Any winter chilli Pepper Experiments on the go ?

    Hi Guy's Just wondering how many of you are getting through the dark day's and night's of winter ðŸĪ” Here in Scotland today my sunrise was 08:35 and sunset 15:40 ........and not really "light" for another 30 minutes after that ! 😭 I've kind of stumbled into a winter Kratky hydroponic...
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    flavor Hurt berry, 7 Pot primo, Death Spiral, Devil's Nagabrain Flavour opinions please......?

    Hi Guy's I'd be interested in your opinions and ideally experience with any of the above varieties and ideally grown from white hot peppers seed stock........... I'm looking for a prolific superhot .......this season the 7 Pot Douglah grew like a weed ! prolific ! and big pod's but I wasn't a...
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    hydroponic Seed starting for Kratky hydroponics

    Hi Guy's After experimenting with Kratky hydroponics this season I'm looking to my 2024 growing season. Last season I started my first batch 5 seeds in small pots in a heated propergator.........after 5 or 6 varieties failing to germinate and therefore mucking up my plans !! ðŸ˜Ē Then beginning...
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