Aji Limon

Surprise!

My first chile pepper pictures for this year. I realized that when I uploaded the pictures of Aji Limon. Something must be wrong, I thought. But no. Lazy me :-)

Anyway. Last Saturday it was time to get rid of the BIG pot with the BIG plant that was residing in Carls room. So here it is. Just showing a fraction of it, because it was truly a BIG baccatum...

The warm autumn made my chile pepper year. So I got quite a nice harvest from this one. Here are some of the pods.

These chiles have a great taste. They are not very hot, but have that fantastic baccatum taste. A true favorite on crisp bread :-)

Hot regards,
   Mats

Aji limon update

I guess that this weekend will be the last harvest for this year. It's my aji limon that finally is mature.

First I thought that they would turn red. Then I thought they were going to be yellow. But now I can say that they are somewhere between orange and red.

Great tasting pods with a nice heat! I think I will eat a few the coming weekend!

More pictures here, if you want to follow them all the way from flowers :-)
http://petterssononline.com/habanero/peppers.php?action=variety&id=1242

Wishing you all a nice Friday and weekend!

Hot regards,
   Mats

Aji limon - finally

I thought this variety would turn red, but it turns to a very nice orange colour. The flesh is thick and the taste is great! The heat is moderate. All one can expect from a very nice Capsicum baccatum!

This one is the first one to turn orange. Still waiting for plenty of pods to mature. Exciting!

Hot regards,
  Mats

Aji limon

This seems to be a nice Capsicum baccatum!

Still only immature pods, but they look great. Thick and heavy. I think I might stuff them with feta cheese and bake in the oven when they are ready. My mouth waters when I think about it :-)

I will get back later with more pictures when they hopefully turn red. This one is also left on the balcony, so I hope it won't be too long...

More pictures here: http://petterssononline.com/habanero/peppers.php?action=variety&id=1242


Regards,
  Mats

Aji limon and Chuquisac

Welcome to the wonderful world of Capsicum baccatum!

I can never get enough of these flowers!

Aji limon

PI596058 - Chuquisac

To see all the latest chile pepper pictures on my homepage, you can follow this link: http://petterssononline.com/habanero/peppers.php?action=dates

Take care,
  Mats

Final pots for three

Time flies and the bright daylight makes the chiles grow fast!

So I decided to repot three varieties into their "final" pots. It's the PI 596058 Chuquisac, Orange baccatum and the aji limon. All are Capsicum baccatum. As always, I plant them deep, and cover the stems with soil. The plants will develop roots, and will be more steady, when they are moved out to the balcony.

 

The chaos will soon begin. Here they are well positioned in our living room. How will it look, when the remaining 10+ plants will be repotted? :-)

I think today is a good day for repotting because of the "supermoon" :-) Check this out. It's a beautiful picture!
http://www.michellemyhre.com/2011/03/supermoon-saturday.html

Wishing you all a great weekend!
   Mats 

Repotting baccatum

My aji limon and orange baccatum are ahead of the other chiles in the mini greenhouse. Today it was time to repot them. And to take some seedlings away, so the other remaining ones get more space.

Here they are. The leading duo!

I don't know why they develop roots in the air.

Look at this long root! It's sure time for repotting :-)

I saved four plants of one variety, and three of the other.
I planted them deep in the new pots, so only an inch of the plant is above the soil.

I can see from last years notes, that I repotted the first ones in 2010 on February 1st. Keeping my fingers crossed that 2011 will be a great chile year!

Have a great weekend!
   Mats

And the fastest one this year is ...

... Aji Limon (Capsicum baccatum). Thank you Allen :-)

It's always exciting to follow the development of the seedlings in the mini greenhouse. This year I am trying to germinate some really old seeds that are 8-10 years old. So I wonder if they will germinate at all. What doesn't one do to increase the excitement :-)

Looking at the seedlings is a good therapy these "lightless" days in January. When we went out this morning, we saw this bike. I wonder when the owner plans to go on a ride with it. My guess is - not in the nearest future....

Have a hot weekend!
   Mats