Chilli Plant Update - 29th May 2019

All of the chilli plants were re-potted into their final pots on Monday evening, a task which took the best part of three hours to complete. It's always at this stage of the season when I question myself on why I bother to grow so many plants. Considering how I do most of my growing indoors I can realistically only house about 16 plants, yet at the beginning of each new season it always seems a good idea to squeeze in a few more varieties, just because I can. If it's stupidity you're looking for then they don't come any more stupid than me! The additional varieties will eventually end up growing in a bedroom window so that I can space the rest out, otherwise the Red Mayan Habanero plants won't be able to go into their 12-litre pots next month, and we can't have that.

Chilli Plants in the Porch - 28th April 2019
Chilli Plants in the Porch - 28th April 2019

Chilli Plants in the Porch - 11th May 2019
Chilli Plants in the Porch - 11th May 2019

Chilli Plants in the Porch - 26th May 2019
Chilli Plants in the Porch - 26th May 2019

I now have a rough idea as to where each plant will spend the season, but there's still some more juggling around to do just yet before it's actually finalised. Here are some photos I took yesterday evening showing all the individual varieties.

Red Mayan Habanero - 28th May 2019
Red Mayan Habanero - 28th May 2019

Chocolate Habanero - 28th May 2019
Chocolate Habanero - 28th May 2019

Jalapeño M - 28th May 2019
Jalapeño M - 28th May 2019

Ring of Fire - 28th May 2019
Ring of Fire - 28th May 2019

Yellow Jelly Bean Habanero - 28th May 2019
Yellow Jelly Bean Habanero - 28th May 2019

Cap 1445 - 28th May 2019
Cap 1445 - 28th May 2019

Mini Rocoto Brown - 28th May 2019
Mini Rocoto Brown - 28th May 2019

Mako Akokosrade - 28th May 2019
Mako Akokosrade - 28th May 2019

Aji Mochero - 28th May 2019
Aji Mochero - 28th May 2019

Habanero Numero Diez - 28th May 2019
Habanero Numero Diez - 28th May 2019

Malawi Bird's Eye - 28th May 2019
Malawi Bird's Eye - 28th May 2019

Aji Guaguao - 28th May 2019
Aji Guaguao - 28th May 2019

Aji Rainforest - 28th May 2019
Aji Rainforest - 28th May 2019

Aji Lemon - 28th May 2019
Aji Lemon - 28th May 2019

I made a batch of Habanero hot sauce on the 24th May and used up the remainder of last year's Chocolate Habanero chillies. A couple of good-sized Dorset Naga chillies were also added for good measure. I tend to leave each batch for a minimum of four weeks before opening the first bottle because this allows for all the flavours to develop. In the meantime, I still have the previous batch to get through, which was made using Yellow Jelly Bean Habanero chillies.

Spicemad's Habanero Hot Sauce - 26th May 2019
Spicemad's Habanero Hot Sauce - 26th May 2019

Hopefully, we'll have another heatwave like we did last year because that made for some very happy chilli plants.

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