Closing "Het Höst"

Today was the last day of the "Het Höst" exhibition. We were a bunch of growers gathering after the closing, to either collect our plants, or just to pick the fruits.

Here we have Carl getting ready to pick our chilipiquin pods.

Patrik is in heaven. Like a child in a toy store? :-)

Mia.

Kaili, Patrik & Carl.

I sampled a rocopica, and entertained my surroundings with a good attack of hickups. I never seem to learn :-) Or maybe, I don't want to learn!

Thanks to Kaili, Patrik & Mia and everyone who made this exhibition possible.

Another day at Het Höst

We couldn't stay away today. While Patricia is on a business trip, Carl and I decided to go out to Bergianska. Here we are just outside.

Me and Apan (Monkey) outside, in front of the magnificent Capsicum pubescens.

We went inside to say hello to my good old chilepiquin. I'm sure it doesn't miss our home at all, with all the new chile pepper friends. Not to mention how well Kaili takes care of all these plants :-) Here it is, and I was happy to see some new ripe pods.

A basket with hot stuff.

Carl is tall, but this baccatum is taller :-)

 Here we are, Mats, Patrik & Kaili. (Yes, it's Apan in my pocket :-)

One of Carls favorites. He's becoming a good chile pepper photographer :-)

Maybe it's hard to see on this picture, but look at all the different colours and shapes. It's beautiful!

More beauty :-)

And a canario, one of my favorites. Yes, I know, I call many varieties for my favorite. But it's true!

More beauty!

And more ....

And more ... :-)

Carl checking the size of this pumpkin...

I don't remember what this is, but the light made them very special.

Our friend Apan taking a break on the way home.

News clips from Het Höst

I stumbled over this news clip from one of our newspapers. Just want to share this with you.

Västerbottenskuriren: Het höst med chili

Anyone else who has some news from Bergianska to share?

Regards,
  Mats

My Chilipiquin Manor goes to Bergianska

Today Kaili, the gardener from Bergianska came to pick up my Chilipiquin Manor for the "Het Höst" exhibition.

I've touched this topic before, but it's really a fantastic hobby! I can cook great food using the chile peppers that I grow. I can play as much as I want with my camera in the chile pepper "jungle", getting totally absorbed by the beauty of the flowers and fruits. I can make friends all over the world, exchanging seeds and information. Sharing is nice! And, I can meet great people in real life. Today was such a day. We had a great hour talking chiles and growing and all these fun things.

Here I am with my plant, saying bye bye for a while. I have picked a few pods so I can eat. Chilipiquin is a great variety. I love the peppery, dry heat of all the tepin/pequin/piquin/chilepin/chilipiquin or whatever name is used for these nice chiles.

And here is some information about Het Höst. I borrowed this picture from Patrik (http://chilepeppar.blogspot.com). It's a nice poster.

October 1-17, 11-16 daily, in "Gamla orangeriet", entré 80 SEK. More info here:
http://www.bergianska.se/index_program.php?vidare=program_hethost10.html

See you there :-)