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Tell the truth, I wouldn't really know what to look for, HC. If you'd care to have a glance at the attached photos and educate me a little, I'd really appreciate it.

Well now that the fruits have had a chance to ripen a bit more, my untrained eye is tending towards yellow scotch bonnet. Is there a consensus, or does someone more experienced have an alternative opinion?

I left the larger pod on the plant to see if there are any further colour changes, but I harvested the small one and tried it. I have never tried a yellow Scotch Bonnet before, but the heat level seems pretty similar to the red ones I had two years ago if memory serves. It was certainly hot...

Just got back from a short holiday, and the pepper in the original picture seems to have fully ripened to yellow now. What I hadn't noticed before, is that there are some pretty much "bonnet shaped" peppers growing on the same plant. Would that maybe suggest that it could be some kind of...

Thanks for the info, HF. I had just gone by what was on the packet, but after you posted I checked again. Think I'll just give up trying to figure it out until it turns fully ripe, but whatever it turns out to be, I'm sure it'll be hot enough for me :hell:.

As you say, there are several potential candidates, but I'm starting to think I must be doing too much overtime and am in dire need of a holiday. The first pod on my known Reaper plant has just started to ripen (photo below) and on seeing it I googled "do carolina reapers turn yellow?". Lo and...

After asking Aunty Google I was having similar thoughts. Suppose if a few pods ripen I'll have a better idea, but it would sure be a nice little bonus if it is 😁.

Hi folks, I have what looks like some kind of super hot here, but it's turning yellow. As far as I know, the only really dangerous peppers I have growing are Naga Morich and Carolina Reaper, which I don't really think this can be, although with me being far from an expert... 🤔

Yup, half of these were completely green when I picked them and have ripened in the saucer. Chucked a couple in an omelette yesterday and ended up eating half of my wife's part of it, as it wasn't quite as "mild" as I reckoned it would be 😁.

Cheers, guys. I decided to open one of the ripe pods and check before deciding my next course of action. As you can see, there weren't a great deal of seeds, but it wasn't completely neutered either. Just popped half of it in my mouth to check if it had anything to offer. Wasn't quite up to...

Wonder if I should maybe remove all the fruits as soon as they start to change colour and give the plant a chance to kick some more new ones out? It may well be too late, but could well be worthwhile as an experiment, since I'm not exactly going to be short of chilies to take me through the...

Thanks for the reply, Anders. Due to our short season - although I think yours is even shorter :D - I started my seeds at the end of January this year. Unfortunately, a plague of fungus gnats, immediately followed by an aphid infestation, set me way back before the seedlings had even had a...

Hi folks. Got a question about size (fnarr, fnarr) 😁 Since this is my first year growing habaneros from seed, I bought a "Hana Red" plant to make sure I wouldn't have to go without if things didn't go according to plan. The branches are now pretty loaded with fruit, but the ones I've harvested...

Love you attitude to breeding, bud. "Stick 'em in the ground and let nature do what she does best!" :dance:

🤣🤣🤣 Man, oh man. That is rich, for a "native" of a country which doesn't even know how to spell "neighbour", "flavour", "colour", etc. As a small postscript, I may as well also point out that, when writing in English, it is grammatically correct to use capital letters at the beginning of a...

Wow! Great collection, Rob. Looks like things are gonna be hot up in Ontario this summer :dance: . Oh, and before I forget again, congratulations on your little seedling. My daughter brought a son into the world just under a year ago, so now he's actually at the age where he's starting to join...

Was lucky enough to find some 300ml clear plastic beakers today, so I turned the flamethrower on some fresh soil to dry it out and hopefully rid it of any eggs or larvae which might be hiding in it. The beakers are large enough that I can fill them to around one third with dryish soil, then...

Thanks, CD. Given the fact that I had a serious fungus gnat problem, I reckon you are right on the money with that one. Possibly a combination of poor choice of soil and "killing them with kindness". Well hopefully a better starter soil coupled with clear plastic seed trays so I can actually see...

Well despite the fungus gnat and aphid infestations trying to destroy everything I am finally managing to get some kind of growth, so my labours haven't been completely in vain. Although a few of my plants are looking fairly healthy - mainly those in plastic beakers, strangely enough - many...

Asked my wife if there were any plans before I go in to late shift today. Her reply? "I should imagine you'll be busy killing triffids! Kind of puts a new angle on how serious the problem COULD have been in a parallel universe :seeya::D.