Posted: Sun Oct 02, 16 10:29 am Post subject: Demon Red?
I've grown three chilli plants in the poly this year and they look to be ready for picking and drying.
One was a Cayenne pepper and these are the other two.
I'm tempted to take some of these down to the pub this evening and offer some of my drinking buddies the opportunity to take part in some sort of chilli challenge. Knowing them how I do, I reckon they'll be daft enough to try anything.
Here are the plants ready for picking this afternoon.
Scotch Bonnet.
Cayenne.
Demon Red.
What a lot I've got! I'll definitely make sure that I wear gloves when I pick them. I once had a nasty incident.
Pilsbury
Joined: 13 Dec 2004 Posts: 5645 Location: East london/Essex
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 16 10:39 am Post subject:
I would of been harvesting for weeks cos the quicker you pick the more form, especially on that daemon red, there are loads lol
That's plenty enough for me. I grew my first ever chillies about four or five years ago and it took us at least three to eat them. I planted a few too many plants and we quite literally gave buckets full away.
That's plenty enough for me. I grew my first ever chillies about four or five years ago and it took us at least three to eat them. I planted a few too many plants and we quite literally gave buckets full away.
I'm still picking. I got this bucket full of peppers and the chillis from the poly this morning. The chillis have just been put into the airing cupboard to dry.
Slim
Joined: 05 Mar 2006 Posts: 6612 Location: New England (In the US of A)
Posted: Wed Oct 05, 16 9:58 am Post subject:
We made about 50 half-pints of hot pepper jelly last week, and the OH just made another 20 or so half-pints of hot pepper relish!
Those capsicums look really pretty in all the different colours. How did the chilli tasting go?
You should have enough hot pepper jelly and relish to last for years Slim! I take it it was a good chilli year for you too.
Many of those jars will be given as winter solstice gifts. The yield per plant wasn't actually all that high, but I grew a whole slew of plants as I'm stabilizing a new hot pepper variety that I'm playing around with.
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