The chilli page

Mike says...
The five might be stretched to six that tussle for the title of hottest and are Naga viper,infinity,naga jolokia,Trinidad (BT) Scorpion,Dorset naga and buht jolokia.
I don't know how useful they would be in cooking and scotch bonnets or habaneros have good flavour and sufficient heat for the seasoned campaigner.
It could be that england beat australia,india and the west indies with dorset naga while the cricket was on.

Mike says...
The title changes quickly was it March Australian Geographic?

snottiegobble says...
If the title changes that quickly I will lose interest just like with iphones!!

Brendan says...
Hi Mike & SG,
I watched that guy on the video eat a Trinidad Scorpion Butch T chilli. He suffered a bit, but didn't seem to badly effected? Now this chilli is now the Worlds Hottest Chilli at 1,463,000 Scoville Heat Units!
Lets say there was about a tablespoon (or less) of actuall chilli, there is no way in the world one could eat a tablespoon of my birds-eye chillies! I think your heart would stop! Any comment?
Btw, birds-eye chillies are only supposed to be 100,000 SHU's.

MaryT says...
I'd never eat a chilli by itself; its magic of heat and fragrance is in combination with partners - garlic, ginger, vinegar, even chocolate (not all at once) in food. I don't quarantine my plants so there's been some interesting going on - they are promiscuous!

chillilover says...
Yeah i have only 2 of those too. I did them in Jiffy pellets and in a greenhouse. Repotted both now and doing good.

chillilover says...
Hi Sony,
I am interested in the peruvian yellow. Already have rocoto seeds. Email me on [removed] and we'll work it out.

John Mc says...
There's some fake Trinidad Butch T seeds getting around, as I've found out with 6 months of anticipation. They turned out to be a mild Thai at most. Starting again from another two different sources, one lot from that guy Brendan mentioned earlier.
Fruitist, sorry mate, we were led up the garden path, bloody EBay scammers again..

snottiegobble says...
Yeah just for a laugh I ebayed for some 'wee willie' seeds & they have turned out as normal birdseyes! The 'butch Ts' are only forming buds, but the leaves are definately different in shape & a richer lighter green than normal jalapenos for instance!

MaryT says...
Don't worry; I've tracked down some seeds of the yellow peruvian. If I can get them going I'll share their seeds around. Seems a bit difficult to get hold of.

MaryT says...
Ouch Mike - sorry to hear - some chillies hate being moved. How big were they when you potted them?

MaryT says...
Must be a guy thing to have the latest and hottest. I have two seedlings from the hot one you sent and I am scared of them.

VF says...
This seems to be a good page to ask, is there a good tasting chilli that has low heat (ie kid friendly)? If there is, where can I buy seeds?

MaryT says...
That's a pretty chilli, Phil. Yes, I now lean towards the less hot whereas once I also chased the hot stuff. I'd put my hand up for seeds except it would incur another debt :)

MaryT says...
Thanks, Phil; nothing gets to hit the ground here but I'l look out for something to send. :)

Julie says...
I introduced my kids to chili by growing Hungarian hot wax. My son is now a chili freak!

Don't know if it is still available, but I think I got it from Eden Seeds.It was a large, very mild chili.

snottiegobble says...
MaryT, many thanks for the "little time capsules" they arrived today safe & sound.

Phil@Tyalgum says...
Hope they do well for you.

Mike says...
Those bell chillis are popular in the markets here and seem to have been around for years.They seem to be a hot item with some asian people in spite of being mild.

MaryT says...
Not all Asians can handle hot chillies, Mike! In fact we (Cantonese) seldom use chilli in our cooking but would make sauce or dips with them so that they're optional. When we do use it we don't use heaps. The mild ones are good for adding colour without making the dishes too hot. :)

MaryT says...
Actually I used to enjoy large chillies stuffed and fried. They look like small capsicums, sweet but definitely chilli hot, if mild. Seen any around?

MaryT says...
No Mike I only have some "Thai Gourmet" from you. Love to get my hands on some 'cocktail capsicums'.

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Mike and Mary T,

I have some sent to me by you Mike. Currently, I have one red fruit on the tree if you are interested Mary T I will send you some seeds. The other day I saw woolies sells stuffed those red gourmet chillies with ricotta cheese in vinaigrette for $60 per kg.

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Mary T,
I do the same with all kind of mince. The seeds will be on your way very soon.

Mike says...
Jujube, I don't mean to be corny but I'll stick some of those a-maize-ing seeds in an envelope tomorrow.Do you already have the white wax type already?Some radish and sweet peas?I'll chuck in a few of the choi-ish, bokish seeds also.

Mike says...
Jujube on the way in 2 standard envelopes.It includes 3 corn types,2 red radishes,5 'pak chois', the 2 best chinese dragonfruit seeds,soy and snow peas.May is the best time to plant them in Townsville.

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
Hi Mary T,

I found some purple chillies Mike gave me and some red seeds of my garden (originally from Mike too). Packed and ready to go today.
Happy growing.

Lucy

Mike T says...
Me too Mary and I sought comfort in another forum where I was welcomed.BJ posted the link to it.It makes you realise how much time you waste when you should be doing stuff like gardening.I wonder if it was all a symptom of the western bloc censorship push?

JUJUBE FOR SALE IN MELBOURNE says...
You are very welcome Mary T. I got your email the other day forwarding to me from Mike. I hope you are well today.
Hi Mike, welcome back.

Mike T says...
Mary T,I hope it all goes well and you're out there hacking some of the excess growth soon.

MaryT says...
Why do I suddenly wish I am living in Cairns? :) Nothing doing here; getting too cold. Rugged up and hibernating :) Ever tried mandarin juice? Yum

John Mc says...
The FF got into my early Silver Hill's before I had a chance to spray them this year. Never mind, I've taken care of that now and besides, the FF are usually contained inside a couple of segments which can be discarded.
One thing about winter, you can have successive fruiting mandarin trees that start ripening in April (Silver Hill) mid season (Emperor Imperial Hickson) and go right through to September with the Honey Murcotts. The Silver Hill are a bit on the tart side, I'd like to replace them with a more modern sweeter early variety.

MaryT says...
Thank you Lucy for the capsicum seeds; how exciting. Looking forward to stuffed capsicum; yum. Can I send you something?

Mike my Emperor and Freemont have fruited for the first time. One of the Freemont is colouring! I hope it won't disappoint. You are merciless! I say this with admiration. LOL

MaryT says...
Rav I pick the fruit when it's fully ripened then take the seeds out and dry them on a kitchen towel. Make sure they're fully dried before storing.

John Mc says...
It must be the case Julie or I've been horribly and deliberately ripped off by an EBay seller. I'm believing he (she) is leaning on the side of ignorance and crossed pollinated my so called Butch T's with long Thai chilis and ended up getting nothing but Thai chilis, and they're not even hot..

MaryT says...
Julie and John - they sure do cross; apparently professional growers CAGE them to stop it from happening.

John Mc says...
Thanks M Nash, but I eventually got some seed from a local reputable grower. The seedlings are showing very large leaves that are inherent to Butch T's.
I grew some Bhut Jolokia a couple of years ago, they are great value, I got three years out of them.
While I'm at it , the Rocoto is an excellent producer as well, I cut mine right back to a single stem recently so the fruit will hang down over my head.

MaryT says...
In Hong Kong we used to be able to buy chilli leaves as greens; it is delicious in soup or stir fried. My grandmother used to say it is good for her arthritis. The leaves sold were large leaves - Lucy perhaps you can tell me which specie of chilli that might have been?

John Mc says...
@ SG - I don't know, If I didn't get ripped on EBay I would know already. My genuine Butch T's are only a few inches high at this stage still in pots and will spend the winter in the poly house..

@ Julie - I don't know either, this Rocoto was only planted within the last 6 months, I cut 70% off the plant away to get a nice tall "standard" looking plant. I don't know where it will end up.

MaryT says...
Ummm hard to say if it's the 'real thing' SG - how can one tell? Looks good though.

MaryT says...
Hey Mike - good morning - what are these two that you'd just sent me?

Oops - sorry SG for pushing your Trinidad Scorpion Butch T photo off the thread.

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Mike says...
Mary that is the bronze medallist in the fire stakes(BJ).As I said earlier it is the ideal chili for practical jokes,all you need is a person who says no food or chili is too hot for them.

MaryT says...
Thanks Mike! It smells very nice; probably flavoursome; I'll put it in ginger wine or oil and use it sparingly in dressing or cooking. I've planted some seeds as well. Still after some large leaves for greens.

MaryT says...
Thanks, Mike - I'm having my own chilli carnival here! They are so cheerful and generous. I still have more seeds to try; I love it.

Brain says...
I too am growing trinidad scorpion butch t from ebay seeds. No chilli as yet so don't know if it's the real deal. However, the leaves are large, very large, so I 'd say for Mary T, who wants chilli leaves for eatting/cooking, this vareity would be a goer.

Julie says...
Mary, I missed your earlier post. I didn't know you could eat chili leaves! What do they taste like, and how do you use them?

Brain says...
hi snottie, thanks for the tips. I too have mine in a pot but only for 3 months. It's at a shaded spot where the possums has not yet discovered. I am keenly waiting for my first butch T, and will use it to pay homeage to O Great Possum One by infusing the Butch T chilli favours onto the greens MKR style and see what score I get. So far, my greens must taste pretty good, judging for by the fact that my existing African Birds Eye, normal capsicum and orange haberno has been eatten to the very trunk.

I've read that Butch T needs worm juice to be extra hot (or get to 1.4M SCU), anyone has actual experience or is this urban myth? After all, I don't want to disappoint O Great One by not giving it my best.

Otherwise, as Brisbane weather is mild, chillis plants survive the winter but I've found that 3 years is probably the max life span. It can probably be extended if you pruned it hard and rejuvenate the plant. But even so, I found the plant declines and fruit production isn't great. So best to start planting a new crop from your best seeds. :)

Julie says...
Thanks Mary. Most days I juice veggies - could I add them to this? Or should they be cooked?