We're cooking on gas here! Last Saturday, I re-potted all but one of the chilli plants into their final pots and then moved them into position for the growing season. This year, my chilli seeds were sown on the 19th January and the plants were raised under my homemade grow light. All of the seeds germinated quite quickly and the plants grew quite quickly too. I have to be careful not to sow the seeds too early because heating the porch is expensive and if the plants grow too big too quickly then there's nowhere for them to live until the daytime temperatures starts warming up slightly.
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Compost Mixture - 26th April 2025
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Here are a few photos showing the chilli plants in the porch on the 22nd April after having a good drink and a light misting. It was starting to get a bit cramped in the porch and all but one of the plants were in dire need of some new shoes.
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Chilli Plants in the Porch - 22nd April 2025
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| Chilli Plants in the Porch - 22nd April 2025 |
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| Chilli Plants in the Porch - 22nd April 2025 |
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| Chilli Plants in the Porch - 22nd April 2025 |
Most of my chilli plants are growing in 5-litre and 7-litre pots, and as usual all three of my
C. pubescens varieties are growing outside in the garden in 12-litre pots. I finished building the bamboo cages around all three of them yesterday evening, which is a job I hate doing because it's tedious and boring, but it needs to be done.
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San Isidro Rocoto and Aji Largo - 28th April 2025
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This year, I'm growing four
Ring of Fire plants, two of which are growing indoors in 5-litre pots and the other two are growing outdoors in the greenhouse in larger pots. One is growing in an 8-litre pot and the other is growing in a 10-litre pot. Hopefully, I won't end up with triffids that want to take over the greenhouse!
Here are a few photos showing some of this year's individual tribe members. As usual, I'll refrain from posting any photos of the new varieties until much later in the season when I know for sure that they are true to type. If you'd like to know what chilli varieties I'm growing this year then
click here.
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Aji Largo - 26th April 2025
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Aji Largo - 28th April 2025
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Aji Lemon - 26th April 2025
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Aji Mochero - 26th April 2025
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Chocolate Habanero - 26th April 2025
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Dwarf Chiltepin - 26th April 2025
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Fatalii - 26th April 2025
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Mako Akokosrade - 26th April 2025
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Malawi Bird's Eye - 26th April 2025
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Orange Habanero - 26th April 2025
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Papa Joe's Scotch Bonnet - 26th April 2025
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Peruvian White Habanero - 26th April 2025
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Ring of Fire - 26th April 2025
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San Isidro Rocoto - 26th April 2025
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San Isidro Rocoto - 28th April 2025
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The weather has been very nice here recently and hopefully it's just the start of things to come. Let's hope the weather is better this year than it was last year! Anyway, wherever you are in the universe, I hope your
chilli growing season is going well and that all of your plants are happy. All hail the Chilli Gods! 💚
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