Well what do you know! This is schneider farms scotch bonnet from last season that I wanted to overwinter but kicked out because it didn't seem to do very well. It's been outside for a couple of winter months and had to endure some mild freezes. Today I noticed that it is still alive! I'm going...
First yellow 7pot brainstrain of the season! Seeds of this pod will likely be a jeromin hybrid. The jeromin flowers produce a lot of pollen and I used this pollen to kick off this fruit...
Darn... why do some seed sellers ship to my location and others don't? I wanted to order some varieties from RFC, which used to be my go-to seller in the past. No go... because of import regulations. Just use birthday card type envelopes and be done with it!
Found this really delicious sweet hot chili sauce in the food store (Delhaize). It almost literally tastes like my pineapple-mango jam. Which makes sense, as the base ingredients are the same...
I do trim but just for practical reasons... to keep them manageable while they can't be brought outside yet but also to have a low branched plant when I plan to overwinter it.
I use a 12 hours light cycle.