The chilli plants are coming along nicely, even though the weather hasn't exactly been the best. A few varieties have been upgraded into larger pots, namely all four of the porch plants (Carolina Reaper,
Chocolate Habanero,
Fatalii and
Orange Habanero), Cappuccino Chiltepin, Cumari Pollux,
Mako Akokosrade, Papa Joe's Scotch Bonnet and
Peruvian White Habanero. I typically grow four plants in the porch each season and they are normally grown in 7-litre pots. Sometimes I grow one or two of them in either 10 or 12-litre pots, but this year all four plants are in 10-litre pots, which is something I've never done before. Hopefully, it doesn't get too overcrowded in the porch or I'll have to speak nicely to some pygmies and ask them to come and do the watering for me. 😁
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Chilli Plants in the Porch - 30th June 2022
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The
Rocoto plants have bounced back nicely after going outside six weeks ago and suffering from sun damage and insect attacks. Since then they've been subjected to gale force winds, torrential downpours and intense direct sun. During the day I put the three plants in the walk-in plastic greenhouse (Cumari Pollux, Guampinha de Veado and
Aji Lemon) outside in the garden and then put them back in the greenhouse at night. The only time I don't put them outside is if it's bucketing down with rain (because I don't want the compost getting too wet) or if it's blowing a gale. If it's moderately windy or if there are short light showers then they go outside. This way, they get maximum light and the best airflow. The
walk-in plastic greenhouse is okay, but due to where it's situated the light levels aren't the best.
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Chilli Plants in the Garden - 30th June 2022
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| Chilli Plants in the Garden - 30th June 2022 |
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| Chilli Plants in the Garden - 30th June 2022 |
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| Chilli Plants in the Garden - 30th June 2022 |
Here are a few photos that were taken four days ago showing some of the tribe members that you've met before. There's no group shot of the new varieties this time around.
If you've been following along you'll know that this year's
Aji Largo plant is growing in Westland New Horizon Organic Peat-Free Compost as an experiment to see how well it performs. The plant seems to be coming along okay but doesn't appear to be as healthy or as vibrant as last year's plants. Then again, it's only now that all four of my
Capsicum pubescens varieties are going into flower mode. Everything seems slow this year, even the vegetables in the garden are taking their time. However, all four of the
Rocoto plants now appear to be setting fruit, so we'll see.
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Aji Largo - 30th June 2022
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Aji Lemon - 30th June 2022
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| Aji Lemon - 30th June 2022 |
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Antillais Caribbean - 30th June 2022
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Chocolate Habanero - 30th June 2022
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| Chocolate Habanero - 30th June 2022 |
The main stem on this year's
Dorset Naga plant is very thick. It's thicker than my middle finger. The only time I've seen stems this thick are on Habanero plants that were grown in 12-litre pots.
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Dorset Naga - 30th June 2022
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| Dorset Naga - 30th June 2022 |
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| Dorset Naga - 30th June 2022 |
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Fatalii - 30th June 2022
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Mako Akokosrade - 30th June 2022
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Malawi Bird's Eye - 30th June 2022
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| Malawi Bird's Eye - 30th June 2022 |
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| Malawi Bird's Eye - 30th June 2022 |
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Orange Habanero - 30th June 2022
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Peruvian White Habanero - 30th June 2022
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Ring of Fire - 30th June 2022
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| Ring of Fire - 30th June 2022 |
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| Ring of Fire - 30th June 2022 |
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| Ring of Fire - 30th June 2022 |
Hopefully, by the end of this month we'll have pods galore. I still have quite a few of last year's chillies to get through first, but I'm making progress. I always try to eat at least one Habanero per day for the health benefits, but now I've had to step it up. What's left of last year's chillies will eventually go into a couple of batches of hot sauce. The good thing about growing your own chillies is that you're never without chillies. In fact, in some cases you can have too many. Nah, that's just not possible! All hail the Chilli Gods! 🌶
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