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Post by steve on Nov 1, 2015 10:15:13 GMT
Just taken the last of the Chillis off the plants, tidying up time in the greenhouse  |
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Post by Cherry on Nov 1, 2015 17:21:05 GMT
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Post by roofgardener on Nov 1, 2015 18:41:37 GMT
NICE !!! I am green with envy.  Is the black one a pepper, or a slug invading the display plate ?  |
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Post by SueA on Nov 1, 2015 20:27:23 GMT
That's what I was thinking too Roofy! (the 'slug') They look great steve , are they all burning hot varieties? |
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Post by steve on Nov 1, 2015 23:28:09 GMT
They vary but the slug one was very mild yet some of the small slim ones are hotter than hell |
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Post by Rosie on Nov 2, 2015 13:57:20 GMT
Thats a nice crop there steve, I had to chuck out my last butch T but I have some seedlings, If they survive I'll send you a plant |
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Post by steve on Nov 2, 2015 18:00:46 GMT
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Post by Rosie on Nov 2, 2015 20:18:50 GMT
They look Hot!!!! I managed to keep Butch alive for 3 years I think, he got a large aphid attack and it just weakened the plant so I dumped it  |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 15:49:07 GMT
This was my Chilli crop. Not such a wide variety as Steves. I only have Chilli Cayenne which I've found to be reliable outdoors. I super dry them on newspaper next to the boiler then shred them up for chilli flakes which keep a long long time. Only half the crop of last year due to indifferent weather. Shredding up dried chillis fills the air with chilli dust, I was coughing and sneezing even with a towel over my face Never bother trying to save chiili plants, I treat them as annuals and start afresh from seed every year.
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Post by steve on Nov 8, 2015 18:16:31 GMT
I've never tried that @davidv but I think i will now, I have made my own chilli sauce, blending them but diluting them down a bit with a tin of tomato's |
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Post by Cat on Nov 8, 2015 18:53:54 GMT
This was my Chilli crop. Not such a wide variety as Steves. I only have Chilli Cayenne which I've found to be reliable outdoors. I super dry them on newspaper next to the boiler then shred them up for chilli flakes which keep a long long time. Only half the crop of last year due to indifferent weather. Shredding up dried chillis fills the air with chilli dust, I was coughing and sneezing even with a towel over my face Never bother trying to save chiili plants, I treat them as annuals and start afresh from seed every year.
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Hi, when you want to make the flakes is it simply finely slice the chilli's then dry further or have I missed something? Thanks |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 21:35:27 GMT
Hi Cat, I pick the chillis as late as I dare leave them then put them on newspaper in the airing cupboard next to the boiler. Many were actually green but they ripen together then shrivel up in there. After 6 weeks they were as dry as they could ever be. (1st pic) I snipped off the stalks with scissors then put all the chillis in the food processer. A few short bursts and they are done. No deseeding or hand chopping or further drying necessary! I pour the lot into clean dry jam jars. Job done! I still have a jar left from last year in perfect condition.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2015 21:46:52 GMT
I've never tried that @davidv but I think i will now, I have made my own chilli sauce, blending them but diluting them down a bit with a tin of tomato's I like a chilli sauce, especially on a burger sausage or fallaffel. Has to be hot. Shouldn't be too hard to do a piripiri sauce or similar. I like that idea.... |
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Post by roofgardener on Nov 10, 2015 14:16:54 GMT
I love the idea of making my own chilli sauce. How long does it keep for ?
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Post by Cherry on Nov 10, 2015 14:24:13 GMT
Brilliant davidv! I must try this. steve how do we get this on the recipe page? |
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