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A 2" bore is unlikely to be cased; therefore you are probably getting seep water from the upper levels of strata. You'll need a larger bore hole properly cased. Find an expert in this. Cheers.

I dried a dozen orange Habanero pods and this morning I ground them up in my coffee grinder.

I then added 1/2 tsp. to some salsa I made yesterday (I had already put in a couple of tbsp's of my Habanero/garlic sauce) and just that little bit heated things noticeably.

Habanero powder is a good thing to have around.

What we have here is : roasted potatoes with rosemary, garlic and habanero.

Four good size potatoes , quartered.

Bunch of fresh rosemary from the garden.

A handful of garlic cloves slightly crushed.

One or two roasted dry habaneros, crushed and sprinkled on the potatoes.

Mix and drench everything in extra virgin olive oil than let it sit for a couple of hours.

Preheat oven # 450 F , than bake ( convection if possible ) for 30 minutes.

See the finished picture.

We had it today for lunch with some grills, gone in ten minutes.

Wrote this to keep the thread alive but it's doomed anyway !!!

Enjoy

Yeah; what is with the threads here? I've noticed they are very short and quick to die.

Those potatoes look delicious. Unfortunately my wife cannot handle Habaneros at all, so I'll spit it between Habanero and no Habanero. Cheers.

I dried a dozen orange Habanero pods and this morning I ground them up in my coffee grinder.

I then added 1/2 tsp. to some salsa I made yesterday (I had already put in a couple of tbsp's of my Habanero/garlic sauce) and just that little bit heated things noticeably.

Habanero powder is a good thing to have around.

Only in dirt.

Over the years I found out a very simple rule.

Take really good care of your garden dirt, than you can just about grow anything with minimum loses to disease or funguses.

Best

+1 on that! I prepared my raised bed for months before I planted. I didn't build a box; I just use the angle of repose of the dirt.

So far so good.

Cheers.

Keep the temperature on the low side, 275-300 F.

Stir them a couple of times to avoid burning.

Growing habanero peppers for about 7-8 years.

Best regards.

Thanks, my oven goes down to 100c., so I may start there. It's a convection oven so it blows hot air all the time. The only advantage to sun drying that I can see is, it doesn't kill the seeds. But I'm not worried about that.

8 years is a good long time to be growing here, are you growing in the dirt?

Thanks for the reply, cheers.

^ Soidog, what temp in the oven? Looks like you figured it out as well. I've got a bowl of 50+ pods right now so they're getting dried.

How long you been growing? Cheers.

Where are you located?

I tried to grow here on Samui but failed.

Thinking about trying at my house in Chiang mai.

Central, Ratchaburi. Shouldn't be a problem in Chiang Mai. The biggest problem in most of Thailand is soil and ph.

Water can be a problem also; my village water is ph 7.68. Very bad for peppers. The majority of people I've had contact with who tried to grow Habaneros and Jalapenos gave up. Too many problems in their words. I think that's why hydroponics is popular here, but it has it's problems too.

From my 1st years experience I understand why they gave up. In the states I grew various things for 40 years and growing here can be daunting, but doable. Cheers.

I grow and sell various mexican chilis here in thailand. Hydro is the way to go for me because of the poor soil here in Pattaya. It takes a few years of practise to get everything right from the nutrient mix, shading, good seeds, bug killing etc etc. My wife dries all different types of peppers mostly what we have left over and when she wants to use the seeds from OP peppers. She simply puts them on a wooden tray, covers with newspaper and leaves out in the sun. Got to be careful or the rain will bugger them up but it is labour intensive. We grew loads of pascilla bajio peppers for the purpose of drying to sell for making mole sauce bit too much work involved.

It's a small marked if you grow to sell and a few more growers and it wont be worth the bother and expense!!

Besides you and myself, I only know of one other grower of Habs who sells them and he doesn't sell the pods; just sauces.

Personally, I'm not concerned about "competition" because I think it's a boutique market at best anyway. In the near future there should be room for the few willing to deal with the many problems, IMHO. Cheers.

P.S. And it's great fun!

Where are you located?

I tried to grow here on Samui but failed.

Thinking about trying at my house in Chiang mai.

Central, Ratchaburi. Shouldn't be a problem in Chiang Mai. The biggest problem in most of Thailand is soil and ph.

Water can be a problem also; my village water is ph 7.68. Very bad for peppers. The majority of people I've had contact with who tried to grow Habaneros and Jalapenos gave up. Too many problems in their words. I think that's why hydroponics is popular here, but it has it's problems too.

From my 1st years experience I understand why they gave up. In the states I grew various things for 40 years and growing here can be daunting, but doable. Cheers.

Is there much demand for this type of chilli in Thailand? I'm a big chilli fan, but find this type too hot generally. My favourite is the perfumed small birds-eye type.

Would putting foil on the wicker tray help dry them faster?

Regards.

I think for the few people growing the superhots here there is a market. It may well be restaurants and farang oriented markets. We'll see.

I didn't do the foil because I'm concerned about air flow, especially during the rainy season and the Habaneros do sweat. They've got a fair amount of oil in them.

Yeah, we dry chilli much the same way, usually by putting the baskets on thr iron roof. The issue is is takes a long time and is labour intensive in having to load and unload every day, apart from monitoring weather and even birds.

I am thinking of constructing a simple solar convection drier from a few sheets of corrugated iron painted black and a glass plate over the top. That would ramp upwards to and into the base of a box with several layers of trays of fruit in racks. The fruit box also having a glass top. On the opposite side is an exit port. or chimney, this could have a small fan inside it to force the airflow. I figure it should speed up the drying process considerably.

Isaan Aussie

I sat down yesterday and drew up exactly the same idea. Putting the fan at the bottom of the inclined heating unit would avoid any dripping from clogging it up. I should think one wouldn't want a huge airflow to avoid cooling the solar unit too much. Might want a rheostat on that fan motor. Cheers.

I'm growing many varieties of C. chinense here, as well as Jalapenos and Tepins. It seems there are not many other growers of these capsicums here in Thailand. The few threads I've found don't seem to last long.

I've devoted the last year to finding out how to get these chilies to grow and thrive here in the LOS. It seems I'm enjoying a modest success;

This was yesterday. Below is my new project of drying ripe pods. I only used a third of my harvested pods because I haven't tried drying them before and don't want to screw up the whole harvest in case this fails;

Is there anybody else out there who is interested in this or doing this?

My plants are producing more than 30 pods a week and will likely increase as more plants come on line.

Cheers.

Breathing through your nose will minimize/eliminate the gag reflex. Get some vallium and take not more than 20mg (15mg might be better) about an hour before the procedure. I have a high tolerance so I need 20, but you might do okay on 15mg. You'll have to get a prescription as it's not available OTC. Cheers.

Curious, where are you in Thailand? I'm presently growing 5 varieties of C. chinense and 1 annum (Jalapeño). I'm in west central, Ratchaburi. I've got a hydro set-up but for now I'm growing in the dirt. Temperatures during the summer generally stop pod production, even with shade cloth. Anyway, nice photos and nice looking peppers.

I live and grow in Pattaya. I did grow in dirt but had problems with the soil. During the summer they require a misting 1-2 times during the day. My peppers are for sale (sold loads & almost finished) in the Pattaya forum and have more pics there.

Yes, that took a while to work out. I spent months building up the soil with coir, wood ash, and compost. Out of 40 plants I've got 5 in the dirt (yard) and they seem to be okay; all but one are podding up. The others are in very big pots with a custom made composted soil. I've got a well over a hundred pods at this point and just took my first 6 orange Habaneros. Good flavor and proper heat. Growing C. chinense here has been a genuine challenge and I'm not quite ready to say I figured it out.

I looked at the Pattaya forum...interesting. Looks like you've got it down pretty well. Cheers and good luck.

Curious, where are you in Thailand? I'm presently growing 5 varieties of C. chinense and 1 annum (Jalapeño). I'm in west central, Ratchaburi. I've got a hydro set-up but for now I'm growing in the dirt. Temperatures during the summer generally stop pod production, even with shade cloth. Anyway, nice photos and nice looking peppers.

Well; son-of-a-gun; who would've thunk?

Obviously they didn't check out the conditions in a Thai prison.

hi spicy guys,

i live in phrao province 94 km north east of chiang mai

is there anybody that has some pepper seeds for sale at the moment /

i would like to try my hand on them

hope to hear something soon

cliokchi

Sorry, I don't have any seeds at this time; but that may change in a couple of months. My peppers are just podding up. What are you looking for?

Hmm, why did this thread go south last year? I've got 30 chinense (Bhuts, Nagas, red&orange&chocolate Habs) and 4 annums (Early Jalapenos) growing and just starting to pod up. Is anybody else here still growing? Cheers.

Nice to hear from you !

I grow them year round , every imaginable color.

Best with " somtam " and a beer, for lunch , every day.

regards

Hello, glad somebodies still out there. Where are you growing? I'm in west central Thailand almost Kanchanaburi.

Habs, som tam, and beer for lunch sounds good to me. Bhut, I also like them with omelette's, pizza, spaghetti, salsa, and chicken burritos...to name a few.

What's your grow list this year? Cheers.

North East in Buriram province.

Yes I know what you mean, they do ad flavor to any meal. Sometime I take habanero sauce on long flights to make the food edible !

The "grow list" is very varied; lots of fruit , spices in the garden, spinach in the shade, tomatoes; whatever looks interesting.

regards

Actually, I was wondering about the Capsicum you are growing. Sounds like you've been doing this awhile. Cheers.

Hmm, why did this thread go south last year? I've got 30 chinense (Bhuts, Nagas, red&orange&chocolate Habs) and 4 annums (Early Jalapenos) growing and just starting to pod up. Is anybody else here still growing? Cheers.

Nice to hear from you !

I grow them year round , every imaginable color.

Best with " somtam " and a beer, for lunch , every day.

regards

Hello, glad somebodies still out there. Where are you growing? I'm in west central Thailand almost Kanchanaburi.

Habs, som tam, and beer for lunch sounds good to me. Bhut, I also like them with omelette's, pizza, spaghetti, salsa, and chicken burritos...to name a few.

What's your grow list this year? Cheers.

Hmm, why did this thread go south last year? I've got 30 chinense (Bhuts, Nagas, red&orange&chocolate Habs) and 4 annums (Early Jalapenos) growing and just starting to pod up. Is anybody else here still growing? Cheers.

Actually that was an astute move by the Thai court; better for PR to just get rid of him. Bubye...

hel_l yes, go see a doctor! Nobody here has any business giving medical advice. eom.

According to my wife; Thai TV news said the girls mother took her (the girl) to the farang's room. It's a money thing apparently.

Again, this is according to the news on channel 3.

It's just amazing how quickly the police catch some criminals.

The rich Thai Chinese have won this battle. But I suppose the war is not over. The poor Thai will stage a come back. Not sure when.

You are probably correct. And yes, the battle is not over. As in my country, the poor will, for the most part, remain poor. The poor are not the major players here. Cheers.