Well the chillihouse doors are now firmly closed every night and most days to try and encourage all of the pods that have set to ripen. Winter seems to be quickly approaching so i though it’s about time for an update of this years crop.
Of all of the plants i’ve grown this year the Serrano’s that were grown from the free Wahacca seed have been the most disappointing. I guess I can’t complain as the seed was free and is probably not horticultural grade however the plants that did survive all suffered from stunted growth and very poor yields. Below are the two pods closest to being ripe…
The Speedball (a variety i’ve not grown before) is covered in pods which have just started to ripen so hopefully i’ll finally get a heavy harvest from them…..
Unfortunately the poor early Spring weather and inconsistant summer weather here meant that growth rates have been slow and some of my super hot varieties have yet to produce any ripe pods. The Trinidad Scorpian Moruga (Capsicum Chinense) pictured below has got a few nice pods on but i’m worried that none of these will ripen this season. Either way i’ll definitly over winter this plant so hopefully will get a good yield next year.
Meanwhile the Aji Hot’s and Super Chilli F1’s keep giving…
I’m already starting to turn my thoughts to next year and try to decide which varieties to grow. Meanwhile I’m going to try to make a bonsai chilli out of my 3 year old scotch bonnet plant. Let’s hope for some slightly warmer weather over the next few weeks to help ripen some of these pods!