Orange cheiro and the scorpion - final harvest

Good evening!

It's been a while since the last update. The reason is that not much has happened with the chiles. I brought them in earlier this autumn, and then I moved them out again. They got lots of aphids, and it became a mess inside...

On the other hand, it's been a fairly warm autumn. At least in comparison with the summer. The coldest days, it was 5C in early June, and it has not been colder than that.

But this weekend, I did the final harvest. Just a couple of varieties with mature pods. Most of them are green. A weird chile pepper year...

This is how my aji norteño looked like. Not a pretty sight. But it had lots of peppers, and they taste great even immature. So that's good :-)

Here are acouple of mature orange cheiro. I really enjoy the heat, taste and smell. Absolutely fantastic. Though, I think they are hotter than I expected.

More pictures here: http://petterssononline.com/habanero/peppers.php?action=variety&id=204

And this year's surprise. The Trinidad Scorpion. Definitely too hot for me. And it's the second best yielding variety. Isn't that funny. The pepper that I am almost unable to eat....

A handful of snacks :-)

More pictures here: http://petterssononline.com/habanero/peppers.php?action=variety&id=1253

What wold life be without assistance. Here are some guys that are busy clearing out the jungle. With a little help from Carl :-)

I have some more pictures, but I will share them with you later. Wishing you all a great week to come!

Hot regards,
   Mats

Summer update

Hi!

There is still hope :-) Despite of temperatures colder than on Christmas, strong winds and never ending rain... There are a few pods out there on the balcony.

Team chinense is way ahead of team baccatum... Also my canario looks promising, but no flowers yet. Hoping for a warm autumn!

Black naga
A new variety for me. Looks very hot....

Douglah
 A new variety for me. Looking good!

Orange cheiro
 An old favorite, and it was my last chance to get some fresh seeds. So these pods are very welcome!

7 pot brain strain red
 A new variety for me. Judging from the texture, it could be very hot.... :-)

7 pot primo
 Another one that looks very promising!

Bode roxa
 This one has been different from the very beginning. The plant got beaten early in the summer, but does its best to recover...

Please check out my homepage for more pictures. The latest updates are here:
http://petterssononline.com/habanero/peppers.php?action=dates

Take care,
   Mats

A small update and a black currant cutting

Hi!

Yesterday I repotted some more chiles.

The really small ones, that I'm not sure if they will make it, have been put in bigger pots. Usually I wait for the roots to develop. But I want to stress these little fellows to see if they start to grow faster. Or rather, to see if they start growing. The ones I'm talking about are:

• Bod'e
• Patricia's (Pimenta cambuci)
• PI 441624 Porta da rua, Aji Yuquitania

The other ones that are in the biggest pots now are:

• Dedo de moca
• Orange cheiro - svag?
• Aji norteño

Also, the Trinidad Scorpion Morouga Blend has got a new pot. It's looking fine. I will get back with some pictures later on.

In the meanwhile, I'm sharing this picture with you. It's a cutting that I took from my old black currant bush that is living on our neighbours yard since probably 10 years. The cuttings have been out on the balony all winter, deep frozen, only covered with some fiber net. It is alive and it seems to be able to make it. Amazing!

Have a great week!

Orange cheiro

Hi again!

I was happy to see the orange cheiro show up today. According to my notes, I got the seeds in 2003. So they are nine years old (at least). I hope the seedlings are strong, and turn out to be nice plants that are productive. Because now I have no seeds left.

I wonder why I didn't save any seeds in 2004 when I grew it. Well, I must have been in some kind of minimalist mode at that time. My seed saving goes up and down depending on something that I have not understood yet. Anyway, there are some more pictures here:
http://petterssononline.com/habanero/peppers.php?action=variety&id=204

Exciting!

Hot regards,
   Mats