Chilli journals
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26 Jan 2013
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Thoughts on Root Riot Cubes...
Chilli "Exploding Fire" , Chilli "Zimbabwe Bird" , Chilli "Orange Habanero" , Chilli "Cajamarca" , and The ...Very impressed by this experiement! I’m on Day 20, and already there is a healthy network of roots visible, and poking out of the bottom! Very easy to judge the misting, as well: You just need a little water pooling when you press. No problems with the seed caps staying on, either… Al...Sunny 5°C / 41°F -
Chilli 'Chenzo' Harvesting, Pepper 'Sweet Chocolate' Harvesting, Chilli Bulgarian Carrot (saved 2010) Harv...
22 Sep 2012
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Partly SunnyClearing more of the outdoor toms today, including green ones as the plants need disposing of due to blight. It’s a bit of a gamble. You want them to ripen naturally in the sun (while it lasts) but the longer they are on the plant the greater the risk of the blight getting into the fruit. ...
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Chilli "Madre de Vieja" , Chilli "Aji Crystal" , Chilli "Lemon Drop" , Chilli "Zimbabwe Bird" , Chilli "Whi...
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I have to confess, I’d become rather disheartened with the Chilli scenario this year… It just seemed that the more i knew about growing them, the less well they did! But it’s all turned out alright in the end (as gardening generally does, i suspect): Aphids were a bug-bear, and ...Rainy 23°C / 73°F -
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Not so much a "Chilli Reflection" as a "Chilli Edit" or "Chilli Lament"
The Dining Room Windowsill garden , Chilli "Madre de Vieja" , Chilli "Zimbabwe Bird" , Chilli "Cajamarca" ,...Rainy 17°C / 63°FWell it’s cold and rainy outside, and my mood is no better inside this morning: Despite the Pyrethrum, the aphids have put paid to any plans for Chilli Jam, Pickled Chillies, or Peaches and Scream this year I’ve chosen the healthiest looking plants (although “healthy” is a...
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Chilli "Rocoto" , The Back Bedroom Grow garden , The Dining Room Windowsill garden , Chilli "Trinidad Scorp...
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Well the aphids finally seem to be under control (having sprayed with a Pyrethrum based poison), and I’ve moved some Borage in, to keep on top of things (Borage is a great Companion Plant, for pretty much anything afflicted with aphids, the hairy leaves act as an “aphid attractor̶...Sunny 12°C / 54°F -
14 Feb 2012
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Coping with Caterpillars, Rain & Heat!
Raised Tank garden , Palm garden , Raised no-dig garden , and Micro gardenRainy 28°C / 82°F
This summer season has been hot, wet and humid – that’s what you get for living in the subtropics! But along with this have come some other free loading garden guests wanting their share of my edible crops. So ensues a ‘till death do us part’ tug-o-war over who gets to the...
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Chilli Scores on the Doors (One Month In)
Chilli "Trinidad Scorpion 2012" , Chilli "Rocotillo" , Chilli "Rocoto" , Chilli "Carribean Antillais" , Chi...Overcast 6°C / 43°FSo… 71% germination overall. Some have done much better than others, though Orange habs 75% germination (Day 21) Wenks Yellow 75% (Day 10) Sante Fe 75% (Day 10) Purple Serrano 75% (Day 10) Mulato Isleno 100% (Day 10) Poblano 75% (Day 10) White Habanero 3/4 eventually (boy are they puny look...
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No wonder germination seems to have slowed...
Chilli "Orange Habanero" 2012 , Chilli "Exploding Fire" , The Propagators in the Back Bedroom garden , Chil...Somehow, the thermostat on the propagator was at 20C instead of 28C (not entirely sure how that happened) It’s a miracle that the “Exploding Fire” have done so well, and utterly unsurprising that I’ve had not a sniff of germination from the Orange Habs, Burkina Yellow or C...Rainy 11°C / 52°F -
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The Lighting Experiment Begins...
Chilli "Datil" , Chilli "Chocolate Habanero Long" , Chilli "Rocoto" , and Chilli "Cajamarca"Some of the chilli seedlings are looking a little “leggy”! MrK has kindly rigged up a MaxiBright 125w Blue CFL and a SunMate CFL reflector in a spare wardrobe…“And all the lights are blinding” (as Oasis might say)! The temp under the CFL is 27C (which is a little war...Cloudy 11°C / 52°F -
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Chilli "Scores On The Doors"... So Far
The Propagators in the Back Bedroom garden , Chilli "Zimbabwe Bird" , Chilli "Cajamarca" , Chilli "Burkina ...Cloudy 8°C / 46°FWell, I tried a little experiment, and some Chillies went in on the day after Boxing Day (early, I know, but Santa brought me some grow-lights)… It’s only Day 11, and things are looking very promising (especially since these are all Chinense, which can take a while to germinate) The p...
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Thoughts on Over-Wintering Chillies 2011-2012
Chilli Scotch Bonnet "Red" , Chilli "Not Scotch Bonnet (Yellow) v2" , Chilli "Lemon Drop" , Chilli "Not Sco...Here are my musings on the subject from last year… http://myfolia.com/journals/100077-thoughts-on-overwintering-chillies, http://myfolia.com/journals/104918-overwintered-chillies-and-the-new-seasons-growth, http://myfolia.com/journals/106525-june-chilli-reflections I tend to over-winter par...Rainy 8°C / 46°F -
Chilli "Criolla Sella" , Chilli "Trinidad Scorpion 2012" , Chilli "Zimbabwe Bird" , Chilli "Chocolate Haban...
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Cloudy 8°C / 46°FWell, I’ve been a good girl this year, and it seems Santa has rewarded me… I am now the proud owner of some CFL lights, which means that (with a centrally heated house, and the Stewart propagator) I don’t need to sit on those hands any more! So I’ve spent the morning steri...
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The End of the Chilli Season...
Chilli "Trinidad Scorpion" , Chilli "Not Scotch Bonnet (Yellow) v2" , Chilli "Orange Habanero" , Chilli "Aj...Sunny 11°C / 52°F
Well, not quite (there’s still a few Lemon Drop and Scotch Bonnets to ripen)… But, to all intents and purposes, November is it!
I’m downsizing dramatically, the majority of things have been radically pruned (roots and shoots) and put into 5" pots to overwinter
The Trinidad ...
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Patio Pots garden , Earthbox #4 garden , Earthbox #3 garden , Earthbox #2 garden , Bhut Jolokia Harvesting,...
27 Oct 2011
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Snow 2°C / 36°F
I picked a sample of 9 different varieties for a gift basket tonight.
The basket includes (from left to right, top row then bottom row)
6 Fatalii
4 Ring-of-Fire
4 Naga Jolokia Purple (slim)
4 Aji Pineapple Red X
2 Bhut Jolokia
4 Aji Hot Lemon
4 Thai Dragon
4 Naga Jolokia Purple (fat)
4 Aji Pineap...
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Chilli "Orange Habanero"
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Cloudy 17°C / 63°FSimple, but delish… 100g Orange Habaneros 2tbsp Cider Vinegar 1/2 tbsp Fish Sauce 3 Cloves Garlic 1/2 a thumb sized piece of Ginger Blitz everything in a blender until REALLY smooth Pour into sterilized jar If you wanted, you could sweeten it a little, but I don’t think it needs it Ma...
