Expectations

Hi!

Almost half through June, and tonight is the first night that the plants will be without the protective fiber net. I hope it works fine. One night has to be the first... Well, here they are. All my beaten friends...

 But maybe, maybe, maybe, the "porta da rua" has got the first fruit. Still too small to tell if it will make it. But it looks promising. Keep your fingers crossed :-)

So, I hope (yes, I know, this year I'm using the word "hope" a lot, but I think it's suitable, considering the challenges this year...) that this marks the end of the cold, windy weather.

As always, time will tell :-)

Abraços,
   Mats

Me and Mr. Miyagi?

Sunshine and 25 degrees yesterday. Strong winds, rain and 10 degrees today.

Can you guess what that means for a chile grower who has moved the plants out to the balcony?
























Yes... I sort of knew it when we went out at lunchtime today. That the winds would do some harm. But I didn't take action. It has happened before, and it will probably happen again.

When we came home in the afternoon, a chair had fallen over one of the plants. Breaking two branches completely, and damaged two other branches.
















It's sad. It's my "olho de pombo", Capsicum chinense. Full of flowers.

So I tried to do my best with surgery tape, and try to fix the damaged branches. The other two I will try to make them develop roots.














Anyway, I felt a little like Mr. Miyagi in Karate Kid, when he fixed the broken bonzai tree. What do you think about my new skills? :-)