"Rick" wrote in message
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On Nov 5, 3:53?pm, newsb wrote:
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I was watching a gardening program a while back, I think it may have
been about a "Gardening Show". One guy who was exhibiting was showing
chili's, which got me thinking about having a go at growing some so :-

Can anyone advise me on a chili that is, easy to grow, quite hot and
is versatile in use.

One that always works well for me is 'Apache'. That said, I've usually
grown it in a greenhouse, but its an attractive plant in itself and fine
on the patio.

Its a smallish plant in terms of height (actually a 'dwarf' variety),
but gets very bushy and has gazillions of beautiful small red chillis on
it all summer long. They might not be the hottest in the world -
supposedly around 5 on the scale - but they certainly do it very
reliably for me.

I also over-wintered last year and whilst it wasn't as prolific this
year, it wasn't bad considering it was totally ignored all
autumn/winter.

It also didn't suffer from any of the little caterpillar infestations
you can get on some bigger leaved chillis (particularly in a
greenhouse).

With some chillis, I find that I sometimes get no heat at all. Apache
is always hot for me. One chilli - without the seeds - is usually
enough for a small meal - eg, a tomato sauce for pasta. They are about
5-7 cm long and a cm wide at the wide end.

I'm not a chilli fanatic - I don't like to burn to excess - but Apache
gets my vote everytime.

There's a pic athttp://www.chileseeds.co.uk/apache_chilli_seeds.htm

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regards andyw

Thanks for all the advice everyone


I'm a bit late on this one, but my Chilli "Tepin" has just managed to
produce some chillis this week. Of all my chillis they are only one to do
so, and I'vebeen rather badly hit by cold, wet and dark weather ever since
may through to september. So I'd recommend them. They are supposed to be
perenniels too, I'll see if it makes it through the Scottish winter first
before commenting on that score.
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