Well I thought I would grow just a few types of chilli this year i.e. 2 or 3 perhaps, then I saw a bargain and ended up buying 15 different types, and that doesn't include the ones I have from last year still
Got a Dorset Naga and SB red overwintering very nicely, wish I had saved more now. Anyway this is the global list of chillis I am going to try and grown this year.. please give us a nice warm sunny summer!!
1. Dorset Naga (Morich) from Bangladesh (20 seeds)
Simply the worlds hottest chilli. Over 1 Million SHU. Even handle the seeds with care. End of the world Atomic hot
2. Scotch Bonnet Red from Caribbean (20 seeds)
Grows large round fruit on a compact bush. Extremely hot 300,000 SHU
3. Thai Sun from Thailand (20 seeds)
Grows very small upright bullet shaped chillies on a small bush. Heavy cropping variety. Very hot
4. Mek Phet from Laos (20 seeds)
An uncommon chilli producing long slim fruit from 2ft plant. Massively heavy cropping variety. An ultimate all round chilli. Very hot
5. Cayenne from French Guiana (20 seeds)
The ultimate multi use chilli. Heavy cropping plants. Fruit are used fresh, dried, flaked, powdered Hot.
6. Szechuan from China/Asia (20 seeds)
Small thin walled 4 inch chilli matures to red. Very popular recipe ingredient. Plenty of pods from a medium sized plant. Hot .
7. Chocolate Habanero from Jamaica (20 seeds)
Late maturing large round fruit on a short bush. Ripens green to deep chocolate brown Extremely hot. 450,000 SHU
8. Mongolian from Mongolia (20 seeds)
Medium sized plant growing relatively small fruit. Medium heat
9. Filipino Hot from Philippine Islands (20 seeds)
Good yielding plant shows small red fruit. Really only medium heat.
10. Meght from India (20 seeds)
4 inch long thin fruit on a medium sized plant. An uncommon chilli but grows well. Dries well for storage/flaking. Plants crop heavily Medium heat
11. Peruvian Red from Peru (20 seeds)
Quite rare. Good yielding plant shows large, thick walled, round(ish) red fruit. Could be stuffed Hot.
12. Bermuda Hot from Bermuda (20 seeds)
Quite rare. Thick walled fleshy, torpedo shaped fruit from a small bush. Very early to ripen. Medium heat.
13. Sudanese from Sudan (20 seeds)
Quite rare. Small red fruit on a medium sized bush. Medium heat
14. Birds Eye Demon from South Sahara Africa (20 seeds)
Good yielding plant shows small upright fruit. Mature green to red. Can grow into a sturdy upright plant that will overwinter. Hot.
15. Peach Habanero from Mexico (20 seeds)
What Chillis are you planning on growing this year? I am going to start some off at the weekend - i.e. Dorset, SB etc
Cheers
Mark