Comments on: White & Red Siling Labuyo…

By: francis

francis — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 04:51:03 +0000

We have those chilis in our backyard in Isabela. I guess it is a new variety because when I was little, we only had the tinier green/red, and much hotter, siling labuyo.

Our chicken love those chilis, as much as we love using them for the “inartem”, a chili infused vinegar condiment.

By: ML

ML — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:51:06 +0000

My garden will not be complete without Capsicum (siling labuyo). I use it all the time to add zing to my “sawsawan”. The plant will just grow randomly around the house and I would transplant them in pots. However, this year I attempted to grow them from seeds but failed thrice. Personally, growing Capsicum from seeds can be challenging and it took me about four weeks after my third trial before I was able to see the sprouts. Now, I have several seedlings and I am excited for them to grow as I am running out of fruits for my “sawsawan”.

By: Marketman

Marketman — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 23:06:44 +0000

loug, they are definitely edible. There are lots of varieties of chilies, many of them that look similar.

By: corrine

corrine — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 14:44:49 +0000

meekerz, do you crush the chilis and mix with water to spray as pesticide? If so, how many grams of chilis per gallon of water? I also don’t want to use pesticide. Thanks

By: loug

loug — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:28:53 +0000

I’ve always wondered if these chilies are edible; why? because in Canada it’s sold as more of a decorative plant with a warning as poisonous- I can understand that it could be a really unpleasant/horrible taste to the inexperienced, but to be labeled as poisonous made me really cringed and wondered if I could even touch them! It’s just a waste see them left frozen or thrown away. I’ve always imagined them looking nicely in a bottle of vinegar and handy for use anytime.

By: britelite

britelite — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 09:21:05 +0000

we call it kutitot here in Iloilo.

By: TheDrunkenPig

TheDrunkenPig — Fri, 09 Nov 2012 03:10:00 +0000

Those chilis looks stunning. I love the idea of having a private source of chili for sawsawan and the likes, I hope to grow one too next year.

By: Kenikenken

Kenikenken — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:46:35 +0000

This chili plant, I think is Capsicum frutescens ‘Tabasco’ cultivar (the chilies used to make Tabasco sauce,) and the Siling Labuyo we are all familiar with is another cultivar of the same specie.

By: titashi

titashi — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 04:01:37 +0000

we have a sili plant/bush also in our front yard too, my parents planted it i’m just not sure when. yes it is so cool that we can just pick some whenever we need it for sawsawan. and yes birds seem to like them too! I have been wondering how do farmers keep the birds from eating the chilis.

By: meekerz

meekerz — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 01:48:32 +0000

What I’d love to know is how in the world do you keep white flies away? We avoid pesticides, and my sili plants always get completely obliterated :(