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06 Jul 09, Anne (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

I'm having terrible trouble with possums eating my chillies (leaves & fruit - even habaneros!). I now have a small greenhouse but it's not big enough for all the varieties I want to grow. Does anyone have experience with a possum deterrent? I've tried various over-the-counter so-called deterrents and all have been crap. Did a Google search & ended up on a CSIRO site where they suggested a home made spray made of, guess what, chillies! Needless to say I didn't bother with that one!

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31 May 13, Paige (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Im also having alot of trouble with possums. They are eating all my vegie plants as well as my snap dragons and other flowers. I have tried fencing and nets but they still manage to diestroy my plants

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27 May 11, Sarah (Australia - tropical climate)

I had the same problem. I netted the garden thinking it was possums, but I caught rats in the netted sections several times. One night they ate over 60 ripe chillis and all my halerpinos. I got a cat shortly after, and she brought in a lot of rats at first. As the rats declined, the chillis increased. I now have a full pot of them, and they are now un-netted.

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26 Jun 09, Dis (Australia - temperate climate)

Thank youJPVD that's the one now where does one get seeds?

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18 Jun 09, JPVD (Australia - temperate climate)

Scotch bonnet, then habanero (closely related) and now the mighty Bhut Jolokia.

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18 Jun 09, (Australia - temperate climate)

I have heard that there is a chilli that is hotter than the Scott Bonnet Any body know anything about it?

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06 May 09, Erica Sampson (Australia - temperate climate)

To Hans Zerbes re getting seeds from chili plants. Leave one or two of the healthiest and best looking chilis on the bush to ripen fully. Pick when full color is achieved and hang them on a string (needle and cotton through the stem) to dry. Take out the seeds when they are fully dried and save until planting time. It wouldnt hurt to get another (same type) chili plant from a nursery to help with healthy cross-pollination so that you maintain a good genetic strength.

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05 May 09, Hans Zerbes (Australia - temperate climate)

Love jalapeno's I have about 25 bushes planted close together, grew them from i saved plant, will I be able to repeat this? will the existing give another crop next season We have no frost (Coastal) Still productive now. Hans

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16 Apr 20, Tom jivani (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi how many years can repeat fruiting this jalapeno's chilli ?

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01 May 09, Hazel (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I was wondering if chili plants grow wild? we have a small one in our backyard & none of us planted it or even like chilis, yeah I know it's a stupid question but we're new to this I only found it yesterday.

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