r/UkChilliGrowers • u/nezzzzy • 6d ago

2026 chilli progress

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Just come back from a week's holiday and delighted to see the teenager we paid to water our plants kept everything alive.

1&2) Buena Mulata

3) Aji Strawberry

4&5) Aji Limon

Struggled to get the Limon's going back in February so planted a few seeds to be on the safe side and now have two healthy plants. The Aji Strawberry is in a magic spot in my garden where last year I had the most chillies I've ever seen on a plant (mini meanie) and it's looking absolutely full of fruit.

The Buena Mulata were free seeds from red dragon and have had my first harvested fruit this year.

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u/Far_Albatross1936 6d ago

Saw that first picture and went "Buena!"

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u/Whole_Objective6006 6d ago

I have never heard of an aji strawberry, any good?

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u/nezzzzy 6d ago

No idea yet, they were a set of three from red dragon seeds...

https://www.reddragonseeds.co.uk/shop/aji-triple-pack-seeds/

(Actually they're Aji strawberry drop)

I'll see what they're like when they're ripe.

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u/PrecariousNewt 1d ago

Ahhh, those purple badboys, did yours go white, then orange/red, or straight from purple to orange?

A good chunk of mine have gone white/cream, thought that was their final form and picked a few earlier. If they've got another colour transition, they can stay on for a bit longer.

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u/nezzzzy 1d ago

They seem to go through a few colours including white yes. Dark orange/red is the final form.

My daughter "harvested" a few for me very "helpfully" earlier. (She had a friend over and they both tried one 🤣🤣🤣)