• Bottom_racer
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    10 months ago

    Whilst not as heroic as @[email protected] 's scotch bonnet, the chilli patch is going.

    Felt sorry for a little bee that was buzzing around trying to find a flower on the larger thai chillis. I’m sorry little one not yet.

    Decided to space them out a bit more this year.

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        10 months ago

        Wildlife become a problem on farms. Had so many plants eaten/dug up. Rabbits are the worst culprit. Have a raised veggie bed that is pending a wire fence in order to keep out the rabbits, deer and kangas. Wombats likely won’t be able to reach.

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      10 months ago

      Those mama chillis in the middle and left are very stout and sturdy, look like they’ve been through a few heroic winters themselves.

      I must ask if you’ve found anywhere that sells the thin-skinned downward facing Asian chillis which are moderately hot and sometimes wrinkly. Sometimes they’re called Thai chillis, but the ones I’ve bought are insanely spicy and are chunkier. Like this.

      Everywhere I go it’s either birds eye/upward facing/frutrscens, or the thick leathery ones you get in the shops, or other very spicy cultivars. I am so sick of thick skinned chillis. I’d like something flavourful and versatile. I saw street vendors selling the plant in Cabramatta Sydney so they must be available around here too.

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        10 months ago

        ooh the ones in your pic kinda look like cayenne? don’t quote me on that though. So many varieties it’s a guessing game heh.

        The two big ones thai ones are mild and versatile, great producers, overwinter well but they are super thick skinned.

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      10 months ago

      oo, are we doing chili pics?

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        10 months ago

        Glorious.

        They look super healthy. Is the top one Jalapeño?