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    Quote Originally Posted by Terpe View Post
    I'll give it go tomorrow if the flowers are still there
    If not just wait a few days and more will come. I'm having a bumper year so far
    Hot peppers are quite rare here for some reason..The only ones they really have here are Labuyo which is a bit like birds eye chili`s.. The rest are pretty mild.

    A guy from the U.S kindly sent me some seeds from his last harvest..Some real hotties.. Here`s how they are growing thus far.



    Cant remember the name of these ones but you have probably seen them at the market..They are great stuffed with soft cheese battered and deep fried..Hot poppers!! Yum.



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    Same goes for these..The small ones are called "Chinese five colur" The 5 colours change slowly to red as they ripen.



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    If anyone knows what these plants are please chime in as I have no clue.








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    Sorry the picture quality is rubbish. I did try. Had to borrow my wife's camera and could find a decent Macro mode.

    Anyway, here's my chillie bush flower:-



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    Those chillies are very small but usually pack a nice punch. The quality and heat unpredictable though

    Fred if you look closely at the flower, it is very similar to yours fred.


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    They look like Labuyo to me but there are other Taiwanese variations that are similar called birds eye sold here but not as hot..Labuyo`s are between 80,and 100,000 Schoville heat units..
    Flowers are often the same with subtle differences...Google baccatum pepper flower and annum pepper flower..Mine is a. Annum flower.Then there are Frutescense and chinense peppers and another that I have forgotten!
    Anyway,here`s the low down on different pepper varieties..
    Its a hell of a learning curve!
    https://www.reddit.com/r/HotPeppers/...efer_annum_or/
    Anyway here are some more pics of siling Labuyo flowers which I think are exactly like yours..Its a Capsicum frutescen BTW.


    I have 5 of these growing in pots right now..I`ll post a pic in a month or so.


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    Quote Originally Posted by fred View Post
    If anyone knows what these plants are please chime in as I have no clue.





    We call that santan, scientific name Ixora coccinea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixora_coccinea. When I was a kid, I use to eat the nectar of that flower because it is sweet. We remove the very thin stick looking thing in the middle of a flower (1 small piece) and the nectar will appear.
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    Quote Originally Posted by raynaputi View Post
    We call that santan, scientific name Ixora coccinea https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixora_coccinea. When I was a kid, I use to eat the nectar of that flower because it is sweet. We remove the very thin stick looking thing in the middle of a flower (1 small piece) and the nectar will appear.

    Thank you Rayna... Bookmarked...Tomorrow a new plant label!!


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    The " flame of the forest " ( Ixora coccinea / Santan pula ) was actually featured on a P4 stamp issued in 1998 as part of commemoratives for the Florikutura ‘98 International Garden Festival, San Fernando, Pampanga. The illustrations for the series were from " Flowers of the Philippines " by Manuel Blanco.


    It’s included in this block :-





    Other flowers were illustrated in this block :-





    .... and in this " miniature sheet " :-







    These were originally " posted " in my " Philippines Stamps ... " thread, #19, which may be of interest, even to non-stamp collectors ( http://filipinaroses.com/showthread....over-160-years ).


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    Thanks Doc..It looks a little like the Pagoda flower?


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    Quote Originally Posted by fred View Post
    Thanks Doc..It looks a little like the Pagoda flower?

    Not my area of expertise, Fred, but I certainly learn from your interesting posts ! I’m sure Rayna was correct in identifying your plant as " Santan " / Ixora coccinea, but the " pagoda flower " has similarities ( in Malaysia an infusion of this plant is drunk as a purgative and applied externally to distended stomachs ).


    http://www.kew.org/science-conservat...-pagoda-flower


    Here in sunny Scarborough my " Christmas cacti " ( Schlumbergera truncata ) flower not only at Christmas but also Easter and other times of the year - indoors of course !




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    Had to do a little anti El Nino shading in the net tunnel..




    Jamaican Scotch bonnets


    Worlds hottest..Carolina reaper.


    Bhut Jolokia or Ghost pepper.



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    Banana in pot...Gonna leave it in there...See what it does.



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    Stick some chilli's in there, you may get hot n spicy banana's


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    [QUOTE=fred;560179]Banana in pot...Gonna leave it in there...See what it does.



    Remember that banana I stuck in a pot??



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    WOW!!! its grown that much in 1 year ?, thats grown from what a seed or small banana Plant.


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    Quote Originally Posted by fred View Post
    Terpe.. Although I have never been to Mindanao,I joined a Filipino Yahoo group a few years ago to find out more about hydroponics in the country. These guys had a huge huge poly tunnel in Bukidnon and were producing some fantastic looking stuff.. Now here`s the thing..Bukidnon or (Bukid) means mountain or mountainous.. They told me that this elevated height was the main reason they could produce nice looking iceburg lettuce and even strawberries.. I kept some of their photo`s..Here they are.






    I asked them about where they purchased hydro nutrients from and they told me all is ordered from Manila.. A lot of knowledge required as these nutrients dont come ready mixed..You buy each mineral by the sack load and mix them yourself..Obviously this mix changes depending on what you grow..
    I have recently discovered a technique that an American fella invented .. Absolutely fantastic IMO.. Im gonna build my own version pretty soon.. The system is totally self watering all season.. More time for me to water self with SMB nutrients!
    Here`s the videos..

    <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRQzhFBCot4">

    Did you ever start anything off hydro fred,a dripper system or similar,massive overall growth on all foliage compared to normal growing,i really like the look of the glasshouses,its the way forward for food production.



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    The watering systems can all be done on timers if you want, i used to work for Hozelock, and still have some contacts there .


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    Yup,most hydro systems nowadays are pump and timer rather than passive,if I lived in pinas I would have one of those big poly-tunnels or glasshouses and a couple of beehives,always wanted to try apiculture



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    Fascinating stuff !

    I will be there next Tuesday, ready to sort out our acre around the house.
    Some food for thought (and to eat ) .

    We already have bananas, mangoes, and pineapples.


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    Great thread lot's of interesting stuff, love it


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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry T View Post
    WOW!!! its grown that much in 1 year ?, thats grown from what a seed or small banana Plant.

    That last pic is about two months old Harry.. The banana plants kind of spawn from the mother plant..I just dug it up and put it in that pot.. The ones I left in the ground are twice as large but still no signs of fruit..No idea what happened to be honest??
    That pot now has three young plants in it spawned from the plant above..I wonder what they will do?


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    Quote Originally Posted by grahamw48 View Post
    Fascinating stuff !

    I will be there next Tuesday, ready to sort out our acre around the house.
    Some food for thought (and to eat ) .

    We already have bananas, mangoes, and pineapples.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Tawi2 View Post
    Yup,most hydro systems nowadays are pump and timer rather than passive,if I lived in pinas I would have one of those big poly-tunnels or glasshouses and a couple of beehives,always wanted to try apiculture
    Too busy with construction stuff Tawi.. I will..Eventually though.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Parnham View Post
    Great thread lot's of interesting stuff, love it
    Thanks.
    I`m still waiting for pics from members of the stuff they grow!


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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry T View Post
    The watering systems can all be done on timers if you want, i used to work for Hozelock, and still have some contacts there .
    The system in that video needs no timer Harry as the pots are watered from below..(capillary action)


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    We have the mother in law here at the mo. I have no idea what she planted in my garden, she's taken over! I've been told by Harlene there is ginger, spring onions... Then this morning when I asked what she was watering, oh that's the tomatoes and squash she planted!


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    A small portion of our very first ever Avocado harvest.. Not too shabby!




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    Excellent Fred.

    I had 3 really big Avocado trees in my garden in Angeles City, when I lived there years ago. Huge crops, and easy and profitable to sell . We consumed a lot ourselves too, of course... making them into shakes and ice candy, etc.

    I think we do have at least one small Avocado tree in this garden of ours now.

    Here's the view out of the front door this morning:


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    Very nice Graham!
    Look at all that glorious Vitamin D!


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