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Beginners Guide => Grow Your Own Spices and Herbs => Topic started by: Chris303 on June 29, 2008, 12:15 AM
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How is everyones plants doing?
My Jalapeno, Numex and Habernero are still infants... I really hope the summer picks up a little so I can get a crop from these some time :(
(http://www.chrismiles.org/growing/DCP_1881%20(Medium).jpg)
I had to give some of my cayennes away as I had way too many for my house - dont have a green house. I have kept a few for myself. Anyone know why the wee one is not growing as well as the big one? lol.... ????
(http://www.chrismiles.org/growing/DCP_1880%20(Medium).jpg)
Here is how my coriander and methi is doing :D
(http://www.chrismiles.org/growing/DCP_1882%20(Medium).jpg)
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Hi Chris, the small plant is showing signs of nitrogen deficiency, but this is probably because the bigger plant is assimilating all of the nutrients faster than the little one. When a plant has that many nodes(the number of sets of branches it has put out) it really needs a pot all of its own. Its the same with most plants, the root is the most important part. I find poly bags work better than pots as they retain moisture better and as the soil dries out the bag shrinks around the compost so no air or light get on the delicate root. Nice little collection you have there, all the best
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Here are my plants now. The 2L bottle is for size reference :)
The Cayenne at the left has grown to a crazy size!!!!
(http://www.chrismiles.org/misc/DCP_1892%20(Medium).jpg)
Two of my smaller cayennes which I repotted as the were not getting the nutrients as suggested. and at the far right my numex/twilight.
(http://www.chrismiles.org/misc/DCP_1897%20(Medium).jpg)
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Great pictures Chris your plants look great and have inspired me to have a stab at growing my own. I have always kept a pot of coriander on the go and did try a scotch bonnet chili but I bought that when it already had fruit so cheated.
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I hope i can make my small ones grow big in time for fruit.
anyone with a sharp eye will also see the progress of my new back garden as well lol ;D
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Just wondering what the interest is in growing your own chillies. There seems to be few of you into it.
Do you make your own chilli powder?
Is it to have fresh chillies to add to dishes?
Or is it just an interest in horticulture?
-- Josh
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Hi Guys,
Josh you've just about summed it all up there mate, all three, for me anyhow.
Here's my naga jolokias looking lovely, not bad considering they were seeds in mid Feb,
some fruits are about 3 inches long now and must be nearing ripeness.
Mike
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Yeah Josh, I think it's pretty good banter having chilli plants in my house. When you grow them up from seeds you get attached to them. Total waste of time and money really because for the price of a bottle of tomato food I could buy a great big whack of the things. Just for personal enjoyment.
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All the reasons above. Mostly for eating though as I eat chiles in everything.... curry, pasta, stir frys, salads, with nachos/salsa etc.
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here are my two plants.
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(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff38/tjandsnipes/pepper/DSC01890.jpg)
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i only have two fruit :(
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mine were slow then suddenly lots . yours will be same im sure. :)
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Hi,
Here's my first ripe naga. Took the plunge and tried a tiny bit about 5mm x 10mm x 1mm and WOW bags of fresh chili flavour followed by an intense heat that grew and grew for about 5 mins then peaked out and left me with the all over mouth heat that you get after a good hot madras, this lasted around 10 mins then it was gone.
Popped the rest of it in a Chinese my fiancee rustled up and was surprised that the heat seemed to lessen considerably with cooking :-\
Got about 25-30 seeds with this one bad boy so if anybody fancies having a go at growing lava, give me a pm and I'll send you some seeds.
Cheers
Mike
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sorry mike but thats not a naga looks like a thai red
try this link and search the database
www.thechileman.org
all the best
paul
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Hi Pauleey,
Yeah it is mate, ;D it's the frutescens, or the Indian naga jolokia, that I've grown.
There are nagas with either the frutescens or chinense genes.
Granted the pics you most normally see are of the chinense fruits especially the derived cultivar the "Dorset naga"
Either that or Peppers by post's done me up like a right kipper :(
Hot stuff either way
Sorry about the pic size in the last post
Mike
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Mike/Paul
This looks like it could be a Naga Jolokia as opposed to the Naga Morrich/Dorset Naga hybrid. If it is the Jolokia it is still extremely hot - hotter than the habenero. I believe this was the original variety grown in Pakistan for the capsaicin extract for the production of pepper spray and creams (tiger balm, etc).
SnS
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Sorry about the pic size in the last post
Mike
Sorted ;)
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there are so many chilli seed companys that change chilli names just to sell them
what you have there is called pc-1 (naga jolokia)
here are some links to some great chilli sites/fourums
www.thechileman.org (this is the best place to identify chillis and mark sells naga snake bite sause
www.firefoods.co.uk a great site run by woody and a fab fourum and sells chilli products
www.chillisgalore.co.uk
run by wilf and kathy another great web site witch has a fourum and sells chilli products
all 3 sites are based in the uk
and are the best in the world
on haw to grow chillis and over winter them
check them out
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Thanks for the links Pauleey, some good stuff there
Thanks SnS
Mike