Capsicum annuum

Looks like there will be red peppers this year after all

@gjones , only at the very end, to get it as much light as possible - and because I’m sick of squishing aphids

My chili peppers simply didn’t work this year. Sown from seed in March, transplanted into my greenhouse bed in May, and now in my kitchen window since about a month ago. Finally a bit of color on the tiny ones, I don’t know about the larger ones that are still green. Hope to be done with them before it is time for Christmas decorations!

When they go red they could even be Christmas decorations! 😄

You’re RIGHT, @richard.spicer.7906, I hadn’t thought of that — turns out I’m actually ahead of schedule! Never mind my late peppers, look at my early Christmas decorations instead!

They were yellow but turned golden as they dried. And my son said they taste great. I’m so pleased, @ulrikagustafsson !

I was about to ask you if you had done anything with your chilies.🙂That’s great! I read yesterday that if you freeze them you can use a cheesegrater and grate as much as you like, that may be another good way to make good use of them. 👍

Thanks again @ulrikagustafsson

It simply wasn’t happening in the greenhouse anymore, so I dug them up and brought them into the kitchen. Turns out a little extra warmth was what they needed, and now the color is changing faster than I manage to cook with them! I might have to make another batch of sambal oelek.

Great harvest.🙂I put mine in the oven to dry, they keep forever.

How do you store them after they are dry? And how do you use them, I mean how is the flavor, do you need to use more or less? Can you use the dry version for everything you would normally use fresh chili? @ulrikagustafsson

I keep them in a jar and you can use them just as the fresh ones, maybe you should use a little less of it at first just to make sure it doesn’t get too hot. You can use them for everything you use fresh chili. It’s a slow process, the oven shouldn’t be too hot, no more than 50° degrees, it takes a while so try to get started in the morning😉

Rather mixed results with my chilies this year; I must try to give them more consistent care (and probably more fertilizer) next year. Though many were decent sized, quite a few were really tiny. Also, we simply didn’t manage to eat them fast enough, so many sort of shriveled up and almost dried before I got around to picking them.

#chilli #harvest