Comments on: Growing Bhut Jolokia Chillies in England http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england Cooking - Photography & More Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:21:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-5230 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:40:36 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-5230 Terry, Welcome to the site and thanks for commenting. Glad to hear your chilli seeds have germinated, your conservatory will be hot enough for them but you may be on the late side planting them. They do take a while to grow, if the weather continues in the same vein you might be alright. I would be interested to hear how you get on with them. Thanks again Terry. Kind regards Miles Terry,
Welcome to the site and thanks for commenting. Glad to hear your chilli seeds have germinated, your conservatory will be hot enough for them but you may be on the late side planting them. They do take a while to grow, if the weather continues in the same vein you might be alright. I would be interested to hear how you get on with them.
Thanks again Terry.
Kind regards
Miles

]]> by: Terry http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-5228 Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:08:16 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-5228 hey I purchased 25 seeds from ebay, planted them about 2 weeks ago and I have 26 little saplings if thats what you call them, which is kinda weird as I only got 25 seeds??I have them In a little grow tank which is in the conservatory. The conservatory reaches temp of about 32 degrees c. its the first thing ive tried to grow. hey I purchased 25 seeds from ebay, planted them about 2 weeks ago and I have 26 little saplings if thats what you call them, which is kinda weird as I only got 25 seeds??I have them In a little grow tank which is in the conservatory. The conservatory reaches temp of about 32 degrees c. its the first thing ive tried to grow.

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2851 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:57:24 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2851 Karen, That's very interesting and thankyou for sharing it with us. Ironically, the jolokia plants are doing better than all of the others, but it's early days-anything can happen! I have never heard of neem seed but shall look into it. Forgive my ignorance but 'cold' isn't a word that I would naturally associate with New Mexico, England most definately! Thanks again Karen Miles Karen,
That’s very interesting and thankyou for sharing it with us. Ironically, the jolokia plants are doing better than all of the others, but it’s early days-anything can happen!
I have never heard of neem seed but shall look into it. Forgive my ignorance but ‘cold’ isn’t a word that I would naturally associate with New Mexico, England most definately!
Thanks again Karen
Miles

]]> by: Karen http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2847 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:28:13 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2847 Miles, from what I hear, TLC is exactly the right ingredient. The farmers I met in Nagaland gave their plants -- peppers and everything else -- plenty of it. I'm eager to hear how your experiment turns out! On pests, I've talked to farmers in Thailand who successfully use a mixture of neem seed, lemongrass and water, which is crushed and heated, then distributed around crops. Neem has a natural insecticide, which is one of the big reasons the tree is so loved throughout Asia. Don't know if you can get your hands on these ingredients.... I'm still wondering if we could grow neem in New Mexico. Probably unlikely. It gets a little too cold here. Miles, from what I hear, TLC is exactly the right ingredient. The farmers I met in Nagaland gave their plants — peppers and everything else — plenty of it. I’m eager to hear how your experiment turns out!

On pests, I’ve talked to farmers in Thailand who successfully use a mixture of neem seed, lemongrass and water, which is crushed and heated, then distributed around crops. Neem has a natural insecticide, which is one of the big reasons the tree is so loved throughout Asia. Don’t know if you can get your hands on these ingredients…. I’m still wondering if we could grow neem in New Mexico. Probably unlikely. It gets a little too cold here.

]]> by: Elsie Nean http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2773 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:49:35 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2773 Miles and Cid, There is a hedgehog rescue home in Louth that might allow you to adopt a few! Elsie Miles and Cid,
There is a hedgehog rescue home in Louth that might allow you to adopt a few!
Elsie

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2771 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 07:15:30 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2771 Hank, I know a few peope over here who have had similar chilli troubles-must be a worldwide phenomenon! Hank,
I know a few peope over here who have had similar chilli troubles-must be a worldwide phenomenon!

]]> by: Hank http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2762 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 01:33:36 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2762 Those seedlings are looking good, Miles! Way better than that leggy start they had. I had a chile disaster and had to replant this afternoon. Thankfully California's growing season is so long and it gets so hot here my own seedlings should catch up in 6 weeks or so... Those seedlings are looking good, Miles! Way better than that leggy start they had. I had a chile disaster and had to replant this afternoon.

Thankfully California’s growing season is so long and it gets so hot here my own seedlings should catch up in 6 weeks or so…

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2758 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 20:54:01 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2758 Cid, If you have an overspill of spiky slug eaters then send them my way, I dread their arrival. Miles Cid,
If you have an overspill of spiky slug eaters then send them my way, I dread their arrival.
Miles

]]> by: Cid http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2757 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 19:56:02 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2757 Miles, |'m thinking of going into the hedgehog rental business..... an elite force of mollusc nibblers. They need to be trained first and housing provided but I shall push home the point that it's an all you can eat buffet :) Only problem as I see it getting this business off the ground, is that I don't actually have any hedgehogs yet.... the clockwork papier mache version is just a prototype and a source of great entertainment for the resident slugs who are currently using it as a tram service :) Cid Miles,

|’m thinking of going into the hedgehog rental business….. an elite force of mollusc nibblers. They need to be trained first and housing provided but I shall push home the point that it’s an all you can eat buffet :) Only problem as I see it getting this business off the ground, is that I don’t actually have any hedgehogs yet…. the clockwork papier mache version is just a prototype and a source of great entertainment for the resident slugs who are currently using it as a tram service :)

Cid

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2752 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 15:09:50 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/growing-bhut-jolokia-chillies-in-england#comment-2752 Cid, Glad to hear about your kale, I too fear the worse on the slug and snail front. I still can't bring myself to use a bottle of beer on them though. As annoying as they are there are limits! Miles Cid,
Glad to hear about your kale, I too fear the worse on the slug and snail front. I still can’t bring myself to use a bottle of beer on them though. As annoying as they are there are limits!

Miles

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