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growing chillies

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 12:10 pm
by paulw60
Love all the veg we grow, but I am hooked on growing different chillies! hotter the better. I have read about Dragons breath chilli and supposed to be hotter than Reaper. I can't find anybody that sells them. Have you guys any idea?
many thanks

Re: growing chillies

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 1:18 pm
by Diane
I expect that it will be on sale some time after it makes an appearance at Chelsea. I couldn't find any suppliers of seed either, at present.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-nor ... s-39946962

https://www.prweb.com/releases/2017/05/ ... 356191.htm

Re: growing chillies

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 3:43 pm
by Geoff

Re: growing chillies

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 4:38 pm
by paulw60
Thanks Geoff

Re: growing chillies

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 4:43 pm
by tigerburnie
I have tried growing some of the more obscure(usually difficult) chillies, paying quite a lot of money for very few seeds and often getting zero success. Try pre soaking them and I hope you have more success than me, I do grow chillies, but now only grow the easier ones like de Cayenne and Hungarian hot wax.

Re: growing chillies

Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 5:14 pm
by paulw60
Hi, yeh, like you managed to find some dragons breath last year but struggling to get them going got some great Reaper amonst others coming along fine

Re: growing chillies

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 9:02 am
by Elmigo
Not sure where to buy them in other countries but I'm giving bhut jolokia pepper a try. I have been told they are extremely hot. Just the pepper you're looking for!

Re: growing chillies

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 10:24 am
by paulw60
Elmigo wrote:Not sure where to buy them in other countries but I'm giving bhut jolokia pepper a try. I have been told they are extremely hot. Just the pepper you're looking for!

Thanks Elmigo

Re: growing chillies

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 5:37 pm
by tigerburnie
I have my first few chillies formed on the over wintered plant, busy pollinating flowers with my little paint brush.

Re: growing chillies

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 5:40 pm
by paulw60
Started mine in Feb, but still so small!! must be doing something wrong!! Got armaggedon, monkey face , reaper, basket of fire so fare.

Re: growing chillies

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 5:41 pm
by paulw60
managed to find dragons breath seeds, but taking over a month to post! Hope it won't be too late.

Re: growing chillies

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:37 pm
by tigerburnie
They will be late, but if you over winter and treat as a perennial you should do fine.

Re: growing chillies

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:53 pm
by paulw60
IF I can get a couple going at least I can save some seeds!