The first ones moving out

Hi!

Today I decided to move some of the peppers outside. I chose the overwintered varieties. It's always a thriller and kind of a big moment to move them out. The weather is not so predictable, but I think they will be OK.

Here you see a tepin to the left, a malagueta in the middle, and a rocoto to the right. The rocoto doesn't really show, but it's there. The malagueta is full with flowers, and some pods. Some mature, and some new ones.

And here is an overwintered Brazilian chinense. It has flowers too, and maybe it will be too cold for it at night, but I give it a try...

And here is a happy me, enjoying the sunshine :-)

Have a great week!
   Mats

Ninety seven days

Growing chiles brings things into perspective in many ways.

After growing chiles for some years, I still think it's fantastic that you start with a small seed in soil in the beginning of the year. And a half year later, you have a big bush with lots of fruits. Many factors come into play when growing chiles. The kind of soil, the light conditions, fertilizer and so on. But even if they all are treated more or less the same, some varieties or even some plants from the same variety grow differently.

Another perspective that continues to amaze me is the relativity of heat and taste. But of course that's another story.

Today, my wild Capsicum chinense that I got from my friend Patrik opened its first flower. Tiny tiny flowers. Looks promising. I love the heat and taste of the wild chinense. I put the seeds in soil on January 5th, so it's quite fast for being a Capsicum chinense. 97 days.



So my conclusion is - maybe 2010 is a chile pepper year. I have kept growing notes for at least 10 years now, and I actually believe that some years tend to be good for chile pepper growing, while other years are not so well suited. I wonder about the factors that come into play here. Have you experienced the same?