Doug Kanter wrote:

"Stubby" wrote in message
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chilli-heads.com wrote:

Anybody on here like to grow chilli peppers? I've been growing them for
the past few years now and you get surprisingly good results here in the
UK.
This growing season started off a bit iffy with the weather, but the sun
has been shining over the past few weeks and my Cayenne chilli plants
have some nice big peppers growing on them now! Can't wait to eat them
later in the summer.
I'd be interested in hearing if others enjoy growing them also.
If you are interested in chillies and hot and spicy food, I've just
started a website dedicated to chillies and spicy food. I'm also selling
chilli seeds through the site includingg the second hottest variety in
the world. I will be opening up a discussion forum on the site as well so
that people can share their growing tips and spicy recipes!


Chilli seeds are commonly available in the US, but they are hard to grow.
It's much better to start with seedlings started in a local nursery.
I've grown habeneros, cayenne, jalapenos, Hungarian wax peppers from
nurery stock. The growing season is quite long, resulting in a "success
disasater" in early September. I pickle and dry the peppers but fresh is
always betters.


What do you mean by "hard to grow"? Mine sprouted in about 8 days, indoors,
with 6 packs on a layer of pebbles, and heating cables underneath. They were
a day behind the bell pepper seedlings. All from Burpee.


My experience is that yes, the seeds sprout easily, but the plants stall
in their development when they are moved outside. This takes a few
weeks away from the growing season.