And more signs of spring!

I'm going to stay focused on chile peppers here, but with this major excitement I can't help to show you these signs of spring!

The first snowdrops we saw this year!!!

Have a great Sunday!

Signs of spring

Looking back on this very long winter, it's with sincere joy I watch the ice melt!

And go playing basketball in the park with Carl :-)
One!

Two!

Three! Goal!!!

Happy Carl.

Supermoon

We just had to go out tonight and take some pictures of the extra large moon.

Impressive moon! I don't believe in the doomsday stuff, but on the other hand I definitely think it's logical that the moon affects us, since we consist of 55-75% water...

Final pots for three

Time flies and the bright daylight makes the chiles grow fast!

So I decided to repot three varieties into their "final" pots. It's the PI 596058 Chuquisac, Orange baccatum and the aji limon. All are Capsicum baccatum. As always, I plant them deep, and cover the stems with soil. The plants will develop roots, and will be more steady, when they are moved out to the balcony.

 

The chaos will soon begin. Here they are well positioned in our living room. How will it look, when the remaining 10+ plants will be repotted? :-)

I think today is a good day for repotting because of the "supermoon" :-) Check this out. It's a beautiful picture!
http://www.michellemyhre.com/2011/03/supermoon-saturday.html

Wishing you all a great weekend!
   Mats 

My goji plants

It started as an experiment. We eat dried goji berries with our breakfast yoghurt. I never really expected the seeds to germinate, but since I like to try to grow new plants, I just had to give it a try. And it worked. They seem to be pretty fast growing, and I hope they grow stronger. But so far it looks great.

Maybe we can hope for some fresh goji berries in the autumn :-)

Regards,
  Mats

Repotting Sunday

While Patricia and Carl goes skiing in the morning, I take care of the chiles. Time to repot my Mexican chiltepin, my black pepper and Pimenta da Neyde (that I got from Patrik).

Here they are, the tres amigos, ready to be repotted :-) On the first picture we have the black pepper and pimenta da Neyde. I really suspect that they are the same variety. They both come from Brazil. So it will be interesting to see how they develop.

You know, naming conventions in the wonderful world of chiles can be really really confusing. Sometimes there are the same name for different varieties, even in different species. And sometimes there are different names for the same variety.

When I started my web site, I seriously had the ambition to bring order into the naming chaos. But I gave up after a couple of years. Nowadays, I mostly enjoy the beauty and diversity of the plants and fruits.

Anyway, here they are :-)

And here is my Mexican chiltepin ready to be repotted. Chiltepins are nice plants. I  keep four in the same pot, hoping for a nice harvest this year.

Wishing you all a nice Sunday!

    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