It has been another dry summer again here in North Wales but we had the first brief rain shower this morning for the first in many weeks. However, it has now since dried up and the sun is already shining again. My desert cacti are enjoying the desert-like conditions and so too are the chilli plants, except the chilli plants need a lot more water than the cacti do! Most of the chilli plants have needed watering daily, and during the recent heatwave, when greenhouse temperatures were remaining above 110F for much of the day, most of the chilli plants needed watering twice daily. On one occasion during the heatwave I forgot to check on the chilli plants and all of them had wilted and were in dire need of water! These next two overexposed photos show the chilli plants at the wilted stage and again at the recuperated stage. The first photo was taken at 12:21 on the 26th June and the second was taken about four hours later at 16:13. 😁
Chilli Plants in the Greenhouse at 12:21 - 26th June 2026
Chilli Plants in the Greenhouse at 16:13 - 26th June 2026
I've also taken down another one of the new varieties since posting the last update. The plant was nice and healthy but all of the fruit was undersized, so instead of wasting water, fertiliser and using up valuable growing space I just got rid of the plant to allow more light to get to the rest. The American seller who I purchased the seeds from did state on his website that all of the seeds were taken from open pollinated plants and that the resulting plants could be F1 hybrids, so it was always a gamble on my behalf. That being said, three of the varieties I'm growing this year, which also came from the same seller, are definite keepers! Anyhow, here are a few photos that were taken recently showing some of this year's chilli plant tribe.
Aji Largo - 18th July 2026
Aji Largo - 18th July 2026
Aji Largo - 24th July 2026
Aji Lemon - 24th July 2026
Aji Lemon - 22nd July 2026
Malawi Bird's Eye - 25th July 2026
Malawi Bird's Eye - 25th July 2026
Ring of Fire - 24th July 2026
Ring of Fire - 22nd July 2026
Ring of Fire - 22nd July 2026
Rocky Road Rocoto - 24th July 2026
Rocky Road Rocoto and Aji Largo - 24th July 2026
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion - 24th July 2026
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion - 22nd July 2026
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion - 22nd July 2026
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion - 22nd July 2026
Trinidad Moruga Scorpion - 22nd July 2026
All of the plants are starting to pod-up very nicely, and yesterday evening I had my first ripe pickings of the season. If you're interested, the varieties shown in this next photo are Malawi Bird's Eye, Ring of Fire, Chocolate Habanero, Bullet and Trinidad Moruga Scorpion. There's also a couple of small, ripe Carolina Reapers in there somewhere too.
Chilli Harvest - 25th July 2026
These next couple of photos show the chilli plants in the greenhouse. The first one was taken on the 24th July and the second was taken a day later after I'd juggled the plants around and done a bit of tidying up, although it's not really noticeable from the photos.
Chilli Plants in the Greenhouse - 24th July 2026
Chilli Plants in the Greenhouse - 25th July 2026
We have a large nest of black ants living in the greenhouse. They live near one of the tomato plants but they don't seem to cause any damage whatsoever. They're just there. They don't bother me and I don't bother them. I normally see a few of them walking around and I try my best not to step on them. The day this next video clip was taken I hadn't even stepped foot in the greenhouse, and yet for some reason they were very active. Perhaps there was a wedding talking place or perhaps they were having a chilli festival. 😆
May your chilli plants be bountiful and may all of your meals be stupidly spicy. All hail the Chilli Gods! 🌶️
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