OT – The return of the Chillies
It’s that time of year again and hopefully I will have a better year than last for my chilli crop.
I’m not really sure what went wrong but for some reason, after potting the germinated seedlings on, they grew a little bit and then just sort of stopped growing… They didn’t die, but just didn’t any bigger. So last year I didn’t really get a harvest at all.
Chilli Choices
Anyway. It’s a new year and I have several new varieties to try so today I have selected eight and set them off to germinate in the airing cupboard.
My choices for this year are (from top left clockwise): The Black Naga, The Dorset Naga, Goat Horn, Lemon Drop, Aji Crystal, Caribbean Red Hot, Naga Jolokia, Bangalore Tornado.
All of these are what most people would call very hot chillies. However the three Naga varieties should all be outrageously hot.
Seeds prepared for germination
Incidentally, I’ve recently discovered that a mate in my local pub also “likes it hot” and we have decided to hold a Naga eating challenge planned for later this year. We’ll probably try and record it and put it on Youtube.
Tags: Chilli
where do you buy your seeds from by the way?
Hi Adrian,
How was your overall crop last year? You seemed to get off to a good start!
I get most of my seeds from the West Dean Chilli Fiesta that happens each August:
I know it’s a long way from the Midlands but well worth a trip if you happen to be in the south…
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