First ones up 2017

Hi!
First ones up. It's always exciting to follow the development of the varieties.

• White fatalii (Capsicum chinense)
• Pequin from Ischia  (Capsicum annuum)
• Pimenta cumari  (Capsicum chinense)
• Bode vermelha  (Capsicum chinense)
• Bunda de velho  (Capsicum chinense)

Here they are under the growing lights.


Hot regards, Mats

Easter pods

Hi!

I keep some of my overwintered plants in the kitchen window. Usually I don't keep plants over the winter, but this year I gave it a try. I even  cut the roots earlier this year, and repotted them in new soil. (http://chilesinstockholm.blogspot.se/2014/01/repotting-old-ones.html). The result has been over my expectations.

Here is the dedo de moça. I has some nice pods.

 In the foreground, there is the peru yellow. Also with some nice pods.

 

And finally, my pequin from Ischia. This one is full with pods, but they are hard to spot.

No pictures of my overwintered cumari and goatsweed, but there are some pods on them too. Nice, maybe we will have some fresh peppers for midsummer :-)

Wishing you a nice week to come.

Hot regards,
  Mats

March update

Hi!

End of March already. Today I have been busy repotting some plants. The table in our living room is occupied with pots and plants :-)

Here are some pictures of the plants that I have overintered.

Pequin from Ischia. Very nice. Full of flowers, and some tiny pods.

Goatsweed. This variety is always hard to take pictures of. Somehow the pods are darker than usual.

Dedo de moça. The first "pod". Who knows. Maybe I can pick som peppers for midsummer :-)

Peru yellow. Looking good. Plenty of flowers. Maybe, maybe som pods...

This is a variety from Brazil, that I don't know the name of. I just loved the  distinct patterns on the bottom of the leaves.

Wishing you a nice week to come!

Hot regards,
  Mats

Repotting the old ones

Usually, this time of year, I through away the ones that I have tried to over-winter. Mostly because of pest and that the plants are half dead. But this winter is different.

I have a dedo de moca, peru yellow, pequin from Ischia, Goatsweed and a cumari. They all look ok. There are flowers and flower buds on some of the plants, so I thought that it was time for some repotting in order to make life easier for them...

Here is the small one - Pequin from Ischia. It's a tiny plant, and the flower buds are super tiny. I hope that it will set flowers soon, so we have fruit early.

I really think that 2014 will be a great chile pepper year :-)


Have a nice weekend!
   Mats

Pequin from Ischia in the Zengrow

What a great surprise! My old Pequin from Ischia has germinated in the Zengrow!

This is not the best picture. It's my basil jungle taking over the Zengrow, but you can see the small seedlings there. 

Excitement!

Regards,
  Mats

Trying to grow Pequin from Ischia in the Zengrow

Inspired after the "salad" discussions earlier, I decided to put some Pequin from Ischia seeds in the Zengrow. It's my first attempt to grow chiles in the Zengrow, so that's going to be exciting!

What I remember from the Pequin from Ischia is that it's a very compact plant, so I hope it's going to be perfect in the Zengrow.

More about this later.

Best wishes for a good week!