Thread: Growing C. chinense and Jalapenos in LOS

Originally Posted by hillbilly

Great input but nothing that actually works.

My Mexican peppers died again this year.

Don't plant until just before the end of the rainy season (best guesstement). Try not to use commercial dirt unless you know it's been composted.
You'll need calcium, magnesium, and bonemeal.
my probl;ems came about March after an October planting; did great for 5 months and then it all went downhill from there. It's now been 1 year and I'm going for it again. We'll see.

This has been the wettest year in the 10 I've been here. Everything's ready to go except the weather.
In fact, it's looking like the end of October now.

Okay; planted 4 Jalapeno seeds 2 days ago. Still got a few Caribbean Reds and Orange Habanero seeds to plant; next week, me thinks.
I've got a narrow planting range here due to the rainy season (too many fruit fly's) and when the temps go up beyond 35 (Summer) the plants go sterile and don't produce fruit.
Here's hoping...

good luck mate, I was fortunate enough to try your last crop and they were great. Although you did blow the head off of my braver child.

Yeah, but she's a real trooper. Cheers.

I would love to grow them. What area of Thaila d do you live?

Originally Posted by brucev

What area of Thaila d do you live?

Ratchaburi (AKA Lalee) close to the border with Kanchanaburi.

I just read through the thread and I think I like what I'll be able to do with the house and garden we rent in Udon Thani province.
I've been growing chilies since 8 years now and have a collection of over 90 varieties (some doubled but different seed source).
My most productive year was 2007 when e.g. I had a single Tepin with over 2000 pods and the plant was higher than me (180 cm).
Also from yellow Habanero I have two varieties, one with thin walled pods and one with thick walled, close to Jalapenos.

For long term cultivation you need to ensure your pods to take seeds are pure strain which can either be made by pollinating unopened flowers (you have to cut) or by netting your plant so insects can't pollinate and you do it by shaking or manually.
I usually have half a dozen flowers prepared like this and marked with a small band to recognize.

Regarding the influence of cultivation climate to hotness it's common sense that giving the plant some stress, so letting it dry that the leaves start to hang, will give hotter pods than normal cultivation. This also explains why from the same plant some pods are really hot while others are mild.

Bye,
Derk

Interesting; my first 4 seeds failed to germinate.
Today I planted 6 Jalapeno and 6 Caribbean Reds (Habanero).
I've had very good luck with the reds in the past and not very good with the "Early" variety of Jalapenos. I planted a larger, but milder variety of Jalapenos this time around.
They're supposed to be good for poppers, which I love; decadent they are, at least here in LOS. Cheers...

Great info here. I love mexican food and all imported stuff here is very expensive.
The internet is a great place for finding info such as this post.
Thanks...
To OP: off to read your blog next

Originally Posted by Makmak456

To OP: off to read your blog next

Cheers Makmak; my second planting didn't germinate either; Just pisses me off.
The seeds are from an Oregon (USA) company named Nichols; I'll likely e-mail them and find out what's the problem.

Grower, do you grow any other types of veggies?

Originally Posted by Imminent

Grower, do you grow any other types of veggies?

Veggies, fruit, bromeliads, and orchids.
Tomatoes, corn, kale, basil, sweet basil, prik kee nu, 2 kinds of figs, limes, mangoes, papaya, and mulberries.
But it's the bloody Jalapenos and Habaneros that are problematic.

There's a small Thai company selling some seeds of various chillies on Craigslist: HOT GHOST CHILLI PEPPER "Bhut Jolokia Chocolate"

The Bhut jolokia chocolate look interesting to me.

Originally Posted by Gipsy

The Bhut jolokia chocolate look interesting to me.

I'm a heat afficianado, but those go beyond my tolerance levels (I've grown them).
I dunno, maybe as I get older my tolerance is lower, but Bhut's are way hot and even the endorphin rush ain't worth it for me; go for it!

I am happy to report that I have four splendid examples of what Yates Seeds in Australia offer as their Chilli Jalapeno. They are now about 12 cm high. No other description is available. However, from the recent vigour of the seedlings growth after almost 2 months of almost hibernation after emergence, which can only attributed to the fact that I threw some blue coloured "pui" at them as the "Organic" fertilizer previously used had SFA effect. I presume that the "pui" contained some phosphate and ammonium nitrate to have had such an effect. Will keep you informed if you are interested, in the outcome.

Originally Posted by Capex

I am happy to report that I have four splendid examples of what Yates Seeds in Australia offer as their Chilli Jalapeno. They are now about 12 cm high. No other description is available. However, from the recent vigour of the seedlings growth after almost 2 months of almost hibernation after emergence, which can only attributed to the fact that I threw some blue coloured "pui" at them as the "Organic" fertilizer previously used had SFA effect. I presume that the "pui" contained some phosphate and ammonium nitrate to have had such an effect. Will keep you informed if you are interested, in the outcome.

After planting me mum in Oz who, what, where can I buy in Oz ????

Cannot help you with oz, but in the uk Nickeys nursery sell over 200 varieties including most if not all the WMD chillis

Originally Posted by Makmak456

Originally Posted by Capex

I am happy to report that I have four splendid examples of what Yates Seeds in Australia offer as their Chilli Jalapeno. They are now about 12 cm high. No other description is available. However, from the recent vigour of the seedlings growth after almost 2 months of almost hibernation after emergence, which can only attributed to the fact that I threw some blue coloured "pui" at them as the "Organic" fertilizer previously used had SFA effect. I presume that the "pui" contained some phosphate and ammonium nitrate to have had such an effect. Will keep you informed if you are interested, in the outcome.

After planting me mum in Oz who, what, where can I buy in Oz ????

I bought these seeds at Bunnings in Perth while visiting Oz in October last. I planted them in about December and they emerged within about a week. Yates Seeds are available almost anywhere in Australia and you may be able to arrange for delivery here in Thailand. Not too sure of the quarantine regs.

My neighbor managed to grow some scotch bonnets last year.

It wasn't the best of crops and the peppers were on the small side, but what he could pickle, pickled well.

Tomorrow, am Will look for seed packets
THX
Mark

Hi there, love all your info on growing chillis. I am struggling to grow my superhots, or indeed any chilli seeds at.

As you can see I am now keeping the moisture up with a propagator type setup but still no luck. Starting to think it is soil or temps. Do you know where I can get coir plugs from in thailand or even better Bangkok? Also do you think my compost / soil looks ok for seeds ?

Cheers

Oops sorry link wouldn't work as under 5 posts.

I bought some jalaps and seeded them (from Doi Kham), which is under one of the King's projects, at the supermarket up here in Chiang Mai. Not as spicy as the mexi-variety, but they grow well and produce juicy fruits.

Originally Posted by senoremac

I bought some jalaps and seeded them (from Doi Kham), which is under one of the King's projects, at the supermarket up here in Chiang Mai. Not as spicy as the mexi-variety, but they grow well and produce juicy fruits.

We don't even bother to grow them as the Royal Project chillies (in fact all their produce) is excellent and cheap.