A Scoville scale zero.

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Kleftiwallah

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A Scoville scale zero.
« on: November 11, 2022, 14:34 »
You may remember me telling you of chilies we bought from the Crisp Street market.  We planted the seeds and I've just harvested them and boy what a let down, I can eat them like a carrot (with as much warmth)!

Cheers,  Tony.
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Re: A Scoville scale zero.
« Reply #1 on: November 11, 2022, 17:39 »
You have my sympathy, I actually bought different ‘Scotch Bonnet’ seed twos years in a row which both turned out to be as mild as peppers. I stick with Apache this year and it didn’t disappoint.

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Re: A Scoville scale zero.
« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2022, 09:47 »
I've tried growing chilli's of every kind, they grow tall,  dont produce flowers, so no chilli's
Had them in my conservatory
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Re: A Scoville scale zero.
« Reply #3 on: November 17, 2022, 10:02 »
Good morning pepsi100, 
It may be too warm in your conservatory for chili peppers,  I've grown all ours in an unheated greenhouse and had far less peppers per plant than from the one plant I grew outside!

Cheers,   Tony.

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Re: A Scoville scale zero.
« Reply #4 on: November 17, 2022, 10:05 »
I moved them outside during the warmer months, got a few flowers, but I dont think anything went near them, they just withered and fell off
Maybe next year  :)

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Re: A Scoville scale zero.
« Reply #5 on: November 17, 2022, 18:22 »
I've tried growing chilli's of every kind, they grow tall,  dont produce flowers, so no chilli's
Had them in my conservatory

I think you may have to 'tickle' them, as they do need a bit of 'the other' now and then!

Mrs Growster used a small kid's paintbrush, and they were all rather happy about that for days...;0)

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Re: A Scoville scale zero.
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2022, 18:38 »
We had some chilli plants given when small(no idea of the variety) and had them in tubs outside, against the house's south facing wall. Had about 30 chillies off each plant and very hot chillies too
« Last Edit: November 17, 2022, 18:48 by vikingraider »

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Re: A Scoville scale zero.
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2022, 22:40 »
I think having bug eating plants in the conservatory don’t really help with them trying to fertilise flowers

(As they like bogs, I have a couple living in my pod, they ate better than the ones in the conservatory and survived all last winter)

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Re: A Scoville scale zero.
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2022, 08:34 »
A couple of years ago I grew loads of varieties of peppers including 'super hots' but most didn't reach maturity for one reason or another. But one that never fails and gives a nice enough 'bite' are orange Habenero's, always get a good crop and don't take as long to reach maturity as some hotter varieties.

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Re: A Scoville scale zero.
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2022, 11:11 »
So what to do with these chilly chillies?  Bung 'em in soups and stews I suppose?

Cheers,  Tony.

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Re: A Scoville scale zero.
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2022, 12:18 »
As I am rubbish at trying to grow the, I get them from an Indian shop near me, they are fresh (ish)
They got a long shelf life and freeze well
Depending on the strength of them I've used them in soups, stews, omelettes, steaks and of course curries
There are competitions in the summer who can eat the hottest chillie's
I guess that is a macho thing :D
« Last Edit: November 20, 2022, 16:19 by pepsi100 »

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Re: A Scoville scale zero.
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2022, 16:14 »
If there's no heat to them I would just treat them as a green pepper and use in soffritto etc. I've had that a few times too, not sure why as others have a lot of heat


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