I was quite keen to try the chilli beers but they didn’t do it for me. I’m sure they were nice but all beer based but I’m a dedicated lager lout. I also got stung by a wasp whilst chatting with Tim from the Cambridge Chilli Farm. I did get a jar of his Nagalade [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society'
I went to the Waddesdon Chilli Festival with some of the Aston Clinton chilli growers
September 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Aston Clinton Chilli Growing Society, Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society, Cooking with Chilli's, Drinking with Chilli's, General Chilliness
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Plants, sauces, pots and smoking chilli’s
September 5th, 2010 · No Comments · 2010 Chilli's, Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society, Chilli Enemies, Cooking with Chilli's, Growing Chillis
Something has been eating my Fuegos. Massive chunks of the tips. I was given a couple of bottles of chilli sauce by Jane Thompson of Ashridge Preserves. We’re that impressed we are going to commision Jane to make some Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society chilli sauce. Ashridge Preserves are sold at local events, if you see [...]
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Some chilli’s and some sauces.
August 14th, 2010 · 1 Comment · 2010 Chilli's, Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society, Chickens, Chilli Pictures, Cooking with Chilli's, Growing Chillis
My first Ring of Fire chilli’s. They were quite mild. I scrounged another bottle of chilli sauce from Pho Cafe. This sauce scrounging is turning into a habit. I have just been given this chilli bounty fresh from the USA by one of the Chilli Society members for looking after his chickens. Ass Kickin Habanero [...]
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Last night Aunty Dee and I were eating our home grown.
August 8th, 2010 · No Comments · 2010 Chilli's, Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society, Chilli Pictures, Cooking with Chilli's
Some ripe some not so ripe. Bolivian Rainbow – hot. Ceraja Grande – not hot. Black Hungarian – hotish Raw chopped chilli’s thrown into a freshly baked Camenbert is delicious. Try it.
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I got it up
August 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · 2010 Chilli's, Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society, Chickens, Chilli Pictures, General Chilliness, Growing Chillis
Last night with a little help from the chilli society and a chain saw I got the poly tunnel up and I got my self an huge hangover today. I didn’t waste any time filling it up. Some of the cramped plats got a bit more space out of the deal. We also discovered chickens [...]
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One of my Apache chilli plants has started to flower
May 15th, 2010 · 1 Comment · 2010 Chilli's, Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society, Chilli Pictures
Should start getting some chilli’s soon. This could be my plant for the Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society best bush competition. I spotted a Pho Cafe refridgerated van in town I hope it gets warm enough to warrant having a refridgerated van soon.
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I’ve been away and now I’m back for a chilli plant round up
April 13th, 2010 · No Comments · 2010 Chilli's, Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society, Chilli Enemies, Chilli Growing Competition, Chilli Houses, Chilli Pictures, General Chilliness, Growing Chillis
I got home to a couple of new Pho Chilli’s in the propogator. My Apache chilli plant for the Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society Growing Society Best Bush 2010 Competition is looking good. There’s been some death whilst I’ve been away. One plant from my hydoponics setup has disappeared. A few samll plants have thrown the [...]
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I had a friend visit who has a better camera than me
March 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · 2010 Chilli's, Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society, Chilli Growing Competition, Chilli Pictures, Growing Chillis
Serano chilli’s from the Wahaca seeds. Apache chilli’s for the competition.
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I’ve taken the plunge and put all my chilli plants into my green house
March 21st, 2010 · No Comments · 2010 Chilli's, Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society, Chilli Pictures, Growing Chilli's with Hydroponics, Growing Chillis
all except for a couple of the Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society competition Apache Chilli’s. Todays novelty purchase was a poly tunnel as all serious chilli growers have poly tunnels.
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Todays green house progress.
March 17th, 2010 · No Comments · 2010 Chilli's, Berkhamsted Chilli Growing Society, Chilli Growing Competition, Chilli Pictures, Growing Chilli's with Hydroponics, Growing Chillis
The sacrificial chilli plants survived a night in the green house so I introduced some more. I filled the Octogrow. First up is a Serrano, seeds from Wahaca. Ring of Fire, the seeds were donated by The English Chilli Company. Chilli NS 1701, the seeds I got as a Christmas present from my brother in [...]
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