Online:
Visits:
Stories:
Profile image
By Mark's Veg Plot
Contributor profile | More stories
Story Views

Now:
Last Hour:
Last 24 Hours:
Total:

September chilli update

Thursday, September 8, 2016 6:08
% of readers think this story is Fact. Add your two cents.

(Before It's News)

Latest post from MARKSVEGPLOT – a blog about food and gardening in England”

If you’re not interested in chillis, I suggest you read no further, because this post is entirely about chillis… :)

All of a sudden, there is a lot of progress amongst my chillis. Pods which have been green for weeks are now colouring-up left right and centre, and plants that had hitherto been reluctant to set any fruit have finally joined in the party. They may be too late, but that’s another story.

Here is “Nigel’s Outdoor”, first plant to set fruit this year, and nearly the first to ripen.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8xLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8taW51TmdnNF9MVlEvVjg2VVRvRWgzM0kvQUFBQUFBQUJpemsvZ1hfWldST2Q0MjhSX0ZtX2FWVUQwSVFWTUdwd01CdUVnQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyODUuSlBH

The impressive dark-coloured foliage of “Pimenta Puma” can no longer hide the array of little amber jewels…

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8zLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tOUpXZExWM2wtMk0vVjg2YUZLOG1QZUkvQUFBQUFBQUJpMHMvRGNtMmdMMVdrZzhfTm1JVmhmTHNzVng4RVZrN0I0UWJRQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyOTcuSlBH

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8yLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tcTJyc2NLa3hjZFEvVjg2VExIZnR3R0kvQUFBQUFBQUJpemsvSzNFRnhuSmZCdWtCYUJfNUNOektKQlhULWNlcUdZa0VRQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyODMuSlBH

“Alberto’s Locoto” has not done as brilliantly as last year (this plant was over-Wintered), but it now has about 9 or 10 oval fruits, the largest of which is about the size of a hen’s egg:

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8xLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tSEZTNFk3MEdCWmcvVjg2VTBlc1E2S0kvQUFBQUFBQUJpemsvUS1XUzVkb19mSW9vRVFyS0xPQ3NGbmhQTkVVTXVwSUd3Q1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyODcuSlBH

When I posted about this unidentified purple chilli the other day someone said they reckoned the fruits would turn red. It looks as if they are right. You can see they are changing colour.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly80LmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tTFp4RGhBVHFwR28vVjg2VWdEM0pjckkvQUFBQUFBQUJpemsvc0VZTTFFZWJDNDRKb3RKN1lvMWk2YWtTVWpWWGk5NzFBQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyODYuSlBH

This is the one that I described a while a go as being camouflaged. The fruits were black-and-green but now they are mostly plain black. I don’t know its name – probably a spontaneous hybrid from the previous year.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8zLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8teXlpWVNwSS1kQUkvVjg3SmlXVzdHVkkvQUFBQUFBQUJpMmMvTXA1NXdSa3BkWVVzamQwQW5SOXV5dDVBajFjOGVsWUhRQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMzMTIuSlBH

“Piment d’Espelette” – mildest of mild chillis, but a good-looker.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly80LmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tUFIzZ0VwUVNPV0kvVjg3SlZES1ZmMUkvQUFBQUFBQUJpMmMvelFlOThPTmYzWkl6VDZMYVVvbVZSTjVPMm5sQ1hWSUVRQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMzMDkuSlBH

“Aji Limon”, probably my favourite chilli of all. These pods are not yet ripe, but I think they are not far off.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8xLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tTDVoQk5PRkV5YlkvVjg3SjU1NGxpb0kvQUFBQUFBQUJpMmsvU21hQ0h0cGJuSkk4U09fY2ZpUUVRX2gyb3hpdVM3YnNBQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMzMTEuSlBH

“Purira”, leading the field in terms of ripe fruit.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8yLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tMFR3UGlzeVBCc2svVjg3S0hIcWo3X0kvQUFBQUFBQUJpMmsvXzhiTWZvQ21tUXNZR3NLX191NXl2a0lEZVZQY2V3bmZ3Q1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMzMTAuSlBH

Finally! Some little fruits on the Red Habanero. I don’t hold out much hope of them ripening, but you never know…

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8yLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tMVdYOXNkclpLRmcvVjg2MWltMXMyZUkvQUFBQUFBQUJpMWcvcWhxU0VYSGV5ZkFQNTN1WDY3SmtGb0Q2TTltMjJwUjhBQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMzMDQuSlBH

“Orange Habanero” is at about the same stage. Several fruit, but very tiny.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8yLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8taGU4RFIwM01Wa00vVjg2VUEwT25rZkkvQUFBQUFBQUJpemsvUC1UQnl4OERwX0U0Z2VEYUtuc3d1Mk1acHQ5b3JkMmt3Q1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyODQuSlBH

On the other hand, ”Cayenne Thick” has lots of big gnarly fruits:

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8zLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tbWJuMHV5Z21FLVEvVjg2ZnBBNkZJQ0kvQUFBQUFBQUJpMVEvTmdrcXNfSXRXZGtJY0FzYmw1WlpTck02SzVLOW9ybE9RQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMzMDMuSlBH

Some of them are a little uncertain which direction to go in…

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8zLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tb0dkUDZJSXplaDgvVjg2ZktPRkhyd0kvQUFBQUFBQUJpMVEvVUFwUzFnU09lTFlTd0NDVDdWSUN6WHJOZk42VUtHOG5RQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMzMDIuSlBH

I’m particularly pleased with this one, which I call “Cozumel” (because I grew it from seeds brought back from Cozumel island in Mexico). Despite being a late starter, it now has a fair number of fruits on it.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8xLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8taldiT0NsdlA2YmMvVjg2WEFraTlnTUkvQUFBQUFBQUJpME0vS3FaRkJYU19XZllMZW9ZTHU5eDBqc29pOHU1eUpYZUZBQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyOTIuSlBH

Likewise, there is a certain amount of satisfaction involved in having grown these. Tiny fruits, granted, but fruits nonetheless, on a plant grown from seeds my daughter sourced in Panama.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly80LmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tR0ZQWVZ1S2hpRVkvVjg2TGpaOG1UWkkvQUFBQUFBQUJpeVkvR2ZQRUhLUDlXSUlSLWctMkhGcFo5YzVtWE9iQVB5Z0tRQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyNzEuSlBH

I managed to grow 3 different Panama chillis, but one of them has been an exceptionally slow grower. It’s still only a few inches tall. A candidate for over-Wintering, maybe?

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly80LmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tblh2bk5ibTQ4NXcvVjg2UWMtM25UNEkvQUFBQUFBQUJpekUvemJMc3Noa0Jva2tFSmNkSVlZb0x1YjBhbnc1UVlwenlnQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyNzkuSlBH

This is “Serrano”, with its intensely dark green fruits, reminiscent of the Jalapeno:

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8xLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tb1I4MU5NY0ZyWVUvVjg2VnZTZ25QTkkvQUFBQUFBQUJpencvZ0d0dnl3VUZtbm9jYnBNY0xRdFM5WTJhcmtZOUhXckN3Q1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyODkuSlBH

Over-wintered from 2015 is this “7-Pot Brain Strain”, doing better than before. It has 6 or 7 fruits, one of which is clearly ripening.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly80LmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tbW5BM3NiS0laX3cvVjg2U1NWUm9xZkkvQUFBQUFBQUJpek0veTlWNTB4WElMZG90RjhBbzg2a25ROFBERzRyRnBLa3Z3Q1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyODIuSlBH

This is another one that almost certainly won’t produce ripe fruit this year – “Jay’s Peach”. At least it has some flowers, which means it did better than last year. I’m comforted to know that other chilli fans reckon this to be one of the latest to get going. It would probably be OK in a greenhouse.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8zLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tbUJ5ZVVkbThnb1kvVjg2UXpoaGdrVEkvQUFBQUFBQUJpekUvV0hUZF8zT3kwVzhPYTlTdTlBNERRVElzeW91YUpDNUJRQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyODAuSlBH

In the same category is “Cheiro Roxa”. At least this one has some tiny fruits though. Chances of ripening before the frosts? Probably about 5%.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly80LmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tVWdBdXlkakI2VFkvVjg2T0dkOUg5dEkvQUFBQUFBQUJpeWsvM3ZPWnZkNHRfRHMzQjZSRmJneXpjWW1JZHByS1VsTDB3Q1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyNzUuSlBH

The experimental “Challock Chilli” is coming along nicely. Hopefully there will be some ripe fruit for me to take along to the Challock Chilli Fest at Victoriana Nursery Gardens on 1 & 2 October.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8yLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8taUxPV0VSdWdHaEkvVjg2NXNJdVQ2UkkvQUFBQUFBQUJpMTgvcjFaT1dVOGlHdzAzMVFfT0JHeHc4X3RkbGl2UW1xdzZBQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMzMDcuSlBH

“Devil’s Tongue Chocolate” can’t decide what shape its fruits ought to be…

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8yLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tVmNKZmVXVTZZaDAvVjg2WkhoZ01WTkkvQUFBQUFBQUJpMHMvQm1LLWFSSzVVSTRKampzWVNMOVAyMndRa0xIUm1aeG9RQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyOTUuSlBH

They are borne on a nice sturdy plant with a good structure. It has recently produced another flush of flowers on the “top storey”:

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8yLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8td3IwNlh5VmVKXzAvVjg2WXBlQ0NraEkvQUFBQUFBQUJpMFkvX2h0TFR1eDN6TUUxMGo0MEVwZlQ4enFyd3pXQnVRaXdBQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMyOTQuSlBH

I’m going to end with “Turkey, Small, Red” (a nickname of course), performing as reliably as ever. I love this variety more than anything else for its “faithfulness”. Despite the close proximity of other potential pollinators with which to hybridise, it comes back just the same each year.

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8xLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8teWJMa0N4YUhfV2MvVjg2YlZZMkRsSUkvQUFBQUFBQUJpMDQvRlZ4UUF4dHlGQU1pcWVvYmEzaFZxWVgwX2c5SDFxRWFBQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMzMDAuSlBH

I have three plants of this variety. This is what a typical fruit looks like:

B4INREMOTE-aHR0cHM6Ly8yLmJwLmJsb2dzcG90LmNvbS8tcEd2aVBsUkZyQ3cvVjg2YnZVRUVUS0kvQUFBQUFBQUJpMUEvUUFyRE1jcHFiNVFUQV9jUzlyUW5sd01PY3dhY24tLXdBQ1BjQi9zNjQwL0NoaWxsaXMzMDEuSlBH

In this post I have illustrated most, but not all of my chilli plants. Given a few more days of sunshine (and the weather forecast for the next few days looks fairly promising), I think that most of them will produce ripe fruit. Maybe in a week or two I’ll be able to post some photos of a whole basket of ripe chillis? I am certainly aiming to do so!

To read more articles like this, on Gardening and Gastronomy, please visit * http://marksvegplot.blogspot.com/ *



Source: http://marksvegplot.blogspot.com/2016/09/september-chilli-update.html

Report abuse

Comments

Your Comments
Question   Razz  Sad   Evil  Exclaim  Smile  Redface  Biggrin  Surprised  Eek   Confused   Cool  LOL   Mad   Twisted  Rolleyes   Wink  Idea  Arrow  Neutral  Cry   Mr. Green

Top Stories
Recent Stories

Register

Newsletter

Email this story
Email this story

If you really want to ban this commenter, please write down the reason:

If you really want to disable all recommended stories, click on OK button. After that, you will be redirect to your options page.