Comments on: How to Grow the Hottest Chillies in the World http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world Food - Photography & More Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:23:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-43182 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:34:23 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-43182 Jeff, Welcome to the site, a brilliantly useful comment-just what we need here. Many thanks and I hope you return again soon. Kind regards Miles Jeff,
Welcome to the site, a brilliantly useful comment-just what we need here. Many thanks and I hope you return again soon.
Kind regards
Miles

]]> by: Jeff http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-43175 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 12:20:14 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-43175 I made my first venture into Jolokia germination/growing this past season. Perhaps ignorance is bliss because I was wholly unaware of all the restrictions on how to handle these peppers. I germinated in small peat pots. I placed two seeds each in 4 pots. Three pots produced growth from each of the two seeds. When they got to about 2 inches, I chose to cut off the less hardy one in each of the pots. I kept them in my window box for about two months before transplanting them outside. Of note, is that they were NOT hardened. Just went directly into the tilled soil. Insects (and rabbits, I suspect) got to two of the three plants, and despite all my nurturing I was unable to save them, but the third plant survived. I live in Colorado where summer daytime temps get to over 90-degrees F with cooler nights. My plant didn't grow tall, but bushy with dozens of white flowers. I did nothing to pollinate; instead Nature apparently took its course. In early September I did the unthinkable and dug the plant up and put it into a large bedding tray (18" long, 8" wide, and 8" deep) and relocated it where it could get more daily sun. In early October, the month when we often have our first frost, I brought the plant indoors and placed it in a garden window in the kitchen where it gets about 6 hours of sun a day. The plant has two mature red peppers as of this writing. Another orange/red, and another turning from green. There are a dozen or so other fruits, ranging in size from the full-grown inch-diameter (it appears my fruit is a tad undersized), down to pea sized. Interestingly, however, the plant now appears to be developing new flower buds. I have no idea if they will bloom, but time will tell. I will try to provide updates here as to the plant's status, especially if it changes significantly.. Jeff I made my first venture into Jolokia germination/growing this past season. Perhaps ignorance is bliss because I was wholly unaware of all the restrictions on how to handle these peppers.

I germinated in small peat pots. I placed two seeds each in 4 pots. Three pots produced growth from each of the two seeds. When they got to about 2 inches, I chose to cut off the less hardy one in each of the pots. I kept them in my window box for about two months before transplanting them outside. Of note, is that they were NOT hardened. Just went directly into the tilled soil.

Insects (and rabbits, I suspect) got to two of the three plants, and despite all my nurturing I was unable to save them, but the third plant survived. I live in Colorado where summer daytime temps get to over 90-degrees F with cooler nights. My plant didn’t grow tall, but bushy with dozens of white flowers. I did nothing to pollinate; instead Nature apparently took its course. In early September I did the unthinkable and dug the plant up and put it into a large bedding tray (18″ long, 8″ wide, and 8″ deep) and relocated it where it could get more daily sun. In early October, the month when we often have our first frost, I brought the plant indoors and placed it in a garden window in the kitchen where it gets about 6 hours of sun a day.

The plant has two mature red peppers as of this writing. Another orange/red, and another turning from green. There are a dozen or so other fruits, ranging in size from the full-grown inch-diameter (it appears my fruit is a tad undersized), down to pea sized. Interestingly, however, the plant now appears to be developing new flower buds. I have no idea if they will bloom, but time will tell.

I will try to provide updates here as to the plant’s status, especially if it changes significantly..

Jeff

]]> by: Steve http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-34300 Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:10:35 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-34300 I notice this post is old BUT id like to know how you got on with theses chillies and also if you are still with us :) thanks Steve I notice this post is old BUT id like to know how you got on with theses chillies and also if you are still with us :) thanks Steve

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-28397 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 07:09:32 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-28397 Chris, Welcome to the site and thanks for a great comment. Very useful information thank you which will be much appreciated by those who come to this page for information relevant to the country they live in. Thanks again. Miles Chris,
Welcome to the site and thanks for a great comment. Very useful information thank you which will be much appreciated by those who come to this page for information relevant to the country they live in.
Thanks again.
Miles

]]> by: chris http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-28394 Mon, 19 Jul 2010 01:35:32 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-28394 I live in Ohio and have 300 watts of daylight and warm white CFL lights I use to start these mid winter, and I usually end up with twenty 7 foot tall bushes of them outside. I make bulk salsa every year with these ranging from mild to medium heat. I've found its much more efficient to use barely any REALLY hot peppers than a lot of medium heat ones. I live in Ohio and have 300 watts of daylight and warm white CFL lights I use to start these mid winter, and I usually end up with twenty 7 foot tall bushes of them outside.

I make bulk salsa every year with these ranging from mild to medium heat.

I’ve found its much more efficient to use barely any REALLY hot peppers than a lot of medium heat ones.

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-14844 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 18:56:46 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-14844 Scubajoe, Welcome to the site and thanks for taking the time to comment. I've had a lot of emails this year from people who are growing Naga's for the first time. Good luck with them. Miles Scubajoe,
Welcome to the site and thanks for taking the time to comment. I’ve had a lot of emails this year from people who are growing Naga’s for the first time.
Good luck with them.

Miles

]]> by: Scubajoe http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-14834 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:37:44 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-14834 I am also growing these plants - I have found a heated propogator helpful. They are slow growing so patience is the name of the game. I am also growing these plants - I have found a heated propogator helpful. They are slow growing so patience is the name of the game.

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-7820 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:00:34 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-7820 Guy, Welcome back and congratulations with your crop-a fine achievement. I will post a chilli oil recipe in the next day or so. Kind regards Miles Guy,
Welcome back and congratulations with your crop-a fine achievement.
I will post a chilli oil recipe in the next day or so.
Kind regards
Miles

]]> by: guy http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-7816 Tue, 30 Sep 2008 14:46:27 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-7816 Very pleased with crop of very serious chillies. Any tips on how to make chilli oil whilst avoiding botulinum? Thank for all the advice on the site, Guy Very pleased with crop of very serious chillies. Any tips on how to make chilli oil whilst avoiding botulinum? Thank for all the advice on the site,
Guy

]]> by: miles http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-4659 Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:59:16 +0000 http://www.milescollins.com/wordpress/how-to-grow-the-hottest-chillies-in-the-world#comment-4659 TC, Glad to hear you're having a go at growing the naga, I'll post a guide in the next day or so which will help you to grow them. In the meantime click on the 'kitchen garden' section on the right hand side and if you look back through previous posts you will see regular posts on chilli growing. Obviously your climate is far better suited to growing them than mine, I shall try and gear it towards an American audience as best as I can but you may have to forgive my ignorance in certain quaters. Thanks for visiting the blog, I hope you find it of interest. Kind regards Miles TC,
Glad to hear you’re having a go at growing the naga, I’ll post a guide in the next day or so which will help you to grow them. In the meantime click on the ‘kitchen garden’ section on the right hand side and if you look back through previous posts you will see regular posts on chilli growing.
Obviously your climate is far better suited to growing them than mine, I shall try and gear it towards an American audience as best as I can but you may have to forgive my ignorance in certain quaters.
Thanks for visiting the blog, I hope you find it of interest.
Kind regards
Miles

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