Help MBE grow his dinner 2011

annie123

Lotus-eater wrote: »

I love growing chillies too, tbh I think 2 plants would be enough for our use easy, but I've got 7 this year

Good that makes me feel better, I've got 10 plus 4 'pretty in purple' ones.........what do the chillis taste like from them?

mrbadexample

Lotus-eater wrote: »

<Lotus whacks MrBE on each shoulder with a spade..... only slightly too hard>

Ow!

Somehow I've ended up with only one Wenk's Yellow Hot. Not sure how that happened, as I planned to keep at least two. I've got two PinP, one Iranian Round & 6 Lemon Drop. That should do for now.

annie123

Are the PiP ones a hot one?

mrbadexample

annie123 wrote: »

plus 4 'pretty in purple' ones.........what do the chillis taste like from them?

Purple!

Not as hot as I'd hoped, to be honest. Beautiful plant but not "fiery hot" as claimed. But then again, I guess that depends on your taste and tolerance. I'd say mine was reasonably high.

lemonjelly

Showery with sunny spells here for today & tomorrow, & possibly the rest of the week.

I need to plant another batch of lettuce.

I avoided my garden & greenhouse yesterday for a bowls match. Hopefully when I get home there'll be all sorts of nice suprises for me1

Scotsbride

witchwoopiggy wrote: »

oh lord then all mine should not make it then, first year of growing chillies and haven't really got a clue

but good news here we have had rain yesterday, all night and most of the day and the plants look so greatful :T:T

you'll be fine. just watch the plants don't dry out or over water test the soil or compost with your finger and don't water the plants when the sun is at it hottest

Little_Vics

omg omg omg - I have an open flower on my chilli plant! It's inside on a sunny windowsill. Now what do I do? We've got lots of rain forecast all week.

witchwoopiggy

Scotsbride wrote: »

you'll be fine. just watch the plants don't dry out or over water test the soil or compost with your finger and don't water the plants when the sun is at it hottest

aww thank you will keep at it silly as it is im so excited about getting my first chilli :rotfl:

mrbadexample

Little_Vics wrote: »

omg omg omg - I have an open flower on my chilli plant! It's inside on a sunny windowsill. Now what do I do? We've got lots of rain forecast all week.

Firstly, you show it to your tomatoes so they know what to do.

Secondly, you have a couple of choices:

1. Cut the flower off. There is a school of thought that this encourages the plant to produce more flowers to replace it.
2. Leave it - it needs pollinating. Either put it outside for the insects to do it, or get in there with a soft painbrush and have a go yourself. I don't do this because I'm a great big clumsy oaf and I knock the flower off.

Rain won't hurt it, but high winds might flatten it.

annie123

mrbadexample wrote: »

Purple!

Not as hot as I'd hoped, to be honest. Beautiful plant but not "fiery hot" as claimed. But then again, I guess that depends on your taste and tolerance. I'd say mine was reasonably high.

My idea of hot and spicy is a korma :rotfl: but my son adds chillies to everything, he even likes to eat them raw, seeds and all :eek: