The great HeyWayne's Workplace Chilli Off

[basketcase]

oh, and to someone you can have a laugh with ... give them a weed plant, not a chilli. Or possibly a hemp plant for your boss to nurture?

I agree with Incy. I'm shocked shocked, I tell you...

[Incy]

Actually,
If I gave my boss a hemp plant he'd probably be pleased. him being Dutch an' all..

[indigox]

My mother in law grew some chilli plants from a pack of seeds, there is one that has she been proudly displaying because it is a lot bigger than all the rest, I thought the leaves looked a bit odd for a chilli, and now sure enough it has turned into a dock/sorrel! We have been ribbing her about it mercilessly!

Still at least she has grown something, my purple tiger seeds didn't germinate at all, hmph.

[HeyWayne]

my purple tiger seeds didn't germinate at all, hmph.

I may have a plant I can spare...

[HayleyB]

Love it, great idea, they sound bigger than my babies already though

[HeyWayne]

Love it, great idea, they sound bigger than my babies already though

We grow things big in our house!

[HayleyB]

I hope you're suggesting bean

[HeyWayne]

I hope you're suggesting bean

Of course!

According to his chart he should be 9-10 months old!

[dexterdoglancashire]

What an excellent idea Wayne!

[HeyWayne]

Slight error in description - they're not Purple Tiger, but Trifetti.

Luckily the plants are similar - abundance of small chillis rather than a few bigguns.

Anyhoo - I'm trying to work out the rules for winning.

I've suggested it's sensible for "most grown" rather than "biggest grown", but when should the cut-off be? Sept 30th sound sensible?

I think I'll suggest that whoever has the most chillis on their plant on that date wins.

Waddya reckon?

[Incy]

But surely they'll have started eating them by then I couldn't leave chillies on my plant that were ready to eat. Just toooooo tempting

[HeyWayne]

But surely they'll have started eating them by then I couldn't leave chillies on my plant that were ready to eat. Just toooooo tempting

None of them are big on eating chillies.

How else do I measure success?

[HeyWayne]

What I don't want to do is set the date too early that there are no fruit, but like you say, I don't want to set it too late that we're past the growing season.

The plants are all about 8 inches high at the moment, with 4-5 sets of
"branches". Will they grow enough this year?

[Incy]

If none of them like eating chillies then 30th September sounds reasonable. Added bonus being that you can take the unwanted chillies home with you afterwards

[HotStuff]

Added bonus being that you can take the unwanted chillies home with you afterwards

Just what I was thinking, sounds like a great idea. Great way to get other people to do the work Not that I'm suggesting that was the original intention.