This evening I noticed that the Red Mayan Habanero plants were in need of some extra support, so what I did was insert four additional bamboo canes into each pot so that I could secure the larger branches. Both are now as sturdy as can be and should hopefully be fine for the remaining duration of the season. The two plants on the right in the photo below are Red Mayan Habanero and the two on the left are Chocolate Habanero.
Chocolate Habanero plants have a different growth habit and are normally sturdy enough with just one cane per pot. They seem fine at the moment so naturally I've left them alone. I also moved the Malawi Bird's Eye plants onto a kitchen windowsill from their temporary home in the porch; otherwise they'll soon be struggling for light. This is what happens when you treat your Habanero plants like royalty!
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| Chilli Plants in the Porch - 21st July 2018 |
One of the Inca Berry plants was also in need of additional support due to the weight of new fruit, so at that point I decided to take photos of the whole chilli plant tribe and post an update. Let's face it, who wants to find a snapped branch full of unripe pods later in the season? Not me.
The Aji Charapita plants are doing really well and were re-potted into 7-litre pots last week. I don't know if this was a mistake or not, but I guess we'll find out. Both plants are now starting to set fruit.
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| Aji Charapita - 21st July 2018 |
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| Aji Charapita - 21st July 2018 |
The Chocolate Habanero plants seem a little slow this year, although one has so far produced about five chillies. Last year, the plant in the window growing in a 5-litre pot was more productive than its counterpart downstairs in a 7-litre pot. It just goes to show that size isn't everything!
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| Chocolate Habanero - 21st July 2018 |
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| Chocolate Habanero - 21st July 2018 |
I moved one of the Dorset Naga plants from the garden and into the greenhouse last week just before the rain arrived. Its counterpart has been left outside to battle against the elements, mostly due to space restrictions. The greenhouse plant has now set quite a few pods and some are a good size.
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| Dorset Naga - 21st July 2018 |
Both Inca Berry plants are doing really well, but only one is shown in the photo below because at present it's the easiest one to photograph. Its counterpart is growing in the kitchen and isn't very easy to move.
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| Inca Berry - 21st July 2018 |
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| Inca Berry - 21st July 2018 |
All three Malawi Bird's Eye plants seem very happy growing in their permanent home on the kitchen windowsills. I gave them a light trim earlier and sampled a couple of chillies whilst doing so. This variety tastes nice even at the green stage.
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| Malawi Bird's Eye - 12th July 2018 |
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| Malawi Bird's Eye - 21st July 2018 |
Mini Rocoto Brown was also given additional support a few days ago, as you can probably see in the photo below. The plant is producing lots of flowers and I counted 23 peppers earlier. This variety seems very happy growing in the bedroom window.
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| Mini Rocoto Brown - 21st July 2018 |
Both Red Mayan Habanero plants are doing really well and have grown significantly since the last update, as you can no doubt see in the photo below. Although it's not noticeable they have also set a nice amount of new chillies.
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| Red Mayan Habanero - 21st July 2018 |
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| Red Mayan Habanero - 21st July 2018 |
Yellow Jelly Bean Habanero is turning out to be an extremely prolific variety, and oddly enough the smaller of the two plants is the one producing the most chillies. They have a great flavour and pack a serious amount of heat!
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Yellow Jelly Bean Habanero - 21st July 2018
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The heatwave has disappeared for the time being, much to the disgust of the chilli plant tribe and myself. However, according to the scaremongers, formally known as the news, we are in for another six weeks of blisteringly hot weather which will cause all the reservoirs to dry up and make everyone's skin peel off.
Edit/Update: What I thought yesterday was a dead leaf on a Yellow Jelly Bean Habanero plant has since turned out to be the first ripe chilli of the season. I shall eat well tonight!
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Yellow Jelly Bean Habanero - 22nd July 2018
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