Chilli seeds: What I've sowed and where to buy chilli seeds

Yay! My chilli seeds arrived on New Years Eve and another pack came today! So far I have sown about 20 chilli seeds, some of which are the Bhut Jolokia which for those who don't know are the hottest chilli seeds you can get! The other chilli seeds I have sown in Jiffy Pellets (Jiffy 7's/Pete Pellets) are the wonderful brightly coloured NuMex Twilight and the Apache F1, plus Prairie Fire.

Apache F1 Chilli

I am actually really looking forward to growing the Apache F1 chilli as they are perfect for popping on the windowsill and they have really nice looking classic bright red chilli peppers hanging off of them and mixed with the shiny green leaves they look really great.

Apache F1 heat level: Medium
Species: Annuum
Origin: Unknown

NuMex Twilight Chilli

I wanted to grow the Numex Twilight chilli peppers last year but never did. If you're looking for a slightly different chilli then these are fantastic as an edible ornamental chilli. The chillis pods grow upright and have great vibrant colours when growing from purple, yellow, orange and red. The Numex Twilight are another nice little windowsill chilli and they almost look like Christmas Tree lights.

Numex Twilight heat level: Hot
Species: Annuum
Origin: USA

Prairie Fire Chilli

The Prairie Fire chilli pepper looks almost the same as the Numex Twilight, the colours are the same and they also grow upright, another good choice for the chilli grower that doesn't have much space.

Prairie Fire heat level: Medium
Species: Annuum
Origin: Unknown

Bhut Jolokia Chilli (Bih Jolokia)

The Bhut Jolokia (translates to "Ghost Chilli") currently is the worlds hottest chilli and comes from the Indian region of Assam and is known by a few different names depending on the Indian province, one name the "Bhi Jolokia" is translated as "poison chilli", though it's not actually a real poison chilli and is edible.

It's not the most attractive chilli and certainly isn't the stereotypical chilli in terms of looks, it's quite small and is fairly wrinkly to look at, in a weird way the Jolokia reminds me of a prune, though the Bhut Jolokia is red and not black and is also bigger than a prune.

Prairie Fire heat level: Insane / Nuclear
Species: Chinense
Origin: India

For some quality chilli seeds checkout www.chileseeds.co.uk | www.readytogrow.co.uk | www.southdevonchillifarm.co.uk | www.seaspringseeds.co.uk

Checkout my grow your own chili guide titled "growing chillis at home" for more information on growing your own chillies.