tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post1358540260340903137..comments2023-05-09T15:04:53.510+01:00Comments on Experiments with Plants: Capsicums (18 NOV 2012)b-a-ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-9939540375313027692012-11-29T20:24:11.350+00:002012-11-29T20:24:11.350+00:00Thanks all for your comments.
Diana - they are se...Thanks all for your comments.<br /><br />Diana - they are serrano chilli seeds. <br /><br />I would actually prefer to grow jalapeno peppers as they can be used as a chilli and a vegetable, however as Carolyn points out my destiny awaits so I'll plant these seeds anyway in memory of my mum.<br />b-a-ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01565084697297328338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-16146424218964784882012-11-26T02:46:33.445+00:002012-11-26T02:46:33.445+00:00I love that the packet contained pepper seeds. You...I love that the packet contained pepper seeds. You must plant them in memory of your mother. Hot peppers love our climate, and I have been successful growing them with little effort. The problem is that I don't like to eat hot peppers. I grow them mainly because I can, and I think they are pretty.debsgardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15656883577922890561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-31500927803672447312012-11-25T03:31:37.431+00:002012-11-25T03:31:37.431+00:00So sorry to hear about your Mom but you do have a ...So sorry to hear about your Mom but you do have a charming story about her last days. Don't know why it survived in standing water. I love the pepper seed packaging that offered a lot more that lighting cancer sticks. That's the great thing about images loaded into a blog because you'll always have access to them and fondly remember your mother.PatricKhttp://www.patricksgarden.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-8273570644443504382012-11-24T13:50:32.451+00:002012-11-24T13:50:32.451+00:00Haven't tried growing the Chillies b-a-g, but ...Haven't tried growing the Chillies b-a-g, but our green peppers this year were all distorted in shape. If I had your experimental and scientific mind I would have probably tried to find out why. I recently heard about a light coating of chilli powder on bird seed keeping the squirrels away.Enjoyed your post as always.Alistairhttp://www.aberdeengardening.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-28690000002212928722012-11-24T13:24:55.363+00:002012-11-24T13:24:55.363+00:00Beautiful vibrant fruits.
What a wonderful idea gi...Beautiful vibrant fruits.<br />What a wonderful idea giving away seeds. Do hope you can produce a plant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-36346071793950458242012-11-23T02:10:21.213+00:002012-11-23T02:10:21.213+00:00I am best at growing hot chiles and now I know why...I am best at growing hot chiles and now I know why. It appears you are meant to grow hot chiles again...love the matches.Donna@Gardens Eye Viewhttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-28051837677283141592012-11-22T11:50:20.513+00:002012-11-22T11:50:20.513+00:00Clearly your subconcious wanted you to grow chilli...Clearly your subconcious wanted you to grow chillies ;-) Great marketing idea.I was quite sad about your Mum's chilli plant, so I am glad to think of you growing your own.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-81673787990515451502012-11-22T09:01:02.761+00:002012-11-22T09:01:02.761+00:00I didn't know all those things about chilli an...I didn't know all those things about chilli and birds, I guess slugs have some kind of receptors though since they only chew on my milder chillies! I love chillies and every year I grow some new variety, a nursery close to home has always a vast selection and you can't just look and go away.<br />The trick is when you find yourself buried by chillies at the end of season and you don'tAlbertohttp://altroverde.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-22833091705390199402012-11-22T03:30:07.862+00:002012-11-22T03:30:07.862+00:00Your destiny awaits you!!!Your destiny awaits you!!!Carolynhttp://carolynsshadegardens.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-32780033289036361812012-11-20T14:30:47.230+00:002012-11-20T14:30:47.230+00:00I didn't know all this about peppers, and how ...I didn't know all this about peppers, and how and why they evolved into being hot to the taste. Nature is so smart! Love the chili seed matches! What a fun experiment that will be next year to try to grow a plant from those seeds!HolleyGardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14892421871044249940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-68802403692403372362012-11-19T18:33:05.964+00:002012-11-19T18:33:05.964+00:00that all turns full circle. What a wonderful story...that all turns full circle. What a wonderful story. Are the seeds for different varieties? Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-5201546402189737282012-11-19T01:06:07.086+00:002012-11-19T01:06:07.086+00:00Birds do not have the heat receptors that humans h...Birds do not have the heat receptors that humans have, so relish in eating pepper seeds. My cockatoo loves them and I grow them for him. That was pretty cool to find chili seeds in the matchbook. What great marketing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5424558166690591608.post-1966845783168081922012-11-18T23:35:10.645+00:002012-11-18T23:35:10.645+00:00Looks like you will have some chilli plants again ...Looks like you will have some chilli plants again next year :)Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com