It's 2022 now but I am approaching the end of the season with winter not too far away. Our weather this year has been even worse than last year. The La Nina has caused rain and floods over large areas of the country. We've had 3 east coast lows within a few months, weeks actually, and we usually get 1 every decade or so. I have not been able to get near my chilli plants for nearly 3 months. East coast lows are essentially sub-tropical cyclones and needless to say, the chillies have not faired too well. With way too much water and barely any sun, I've lost a lot and what survived has not been productive.
I took about 1 kg of mixed chilli peppers to the Indian grocers just before Christmas and just the other day I was able to get to the plants and remove what peppers were there. I was able to pick nearly 2 kg of mixed peppers of about 10 varieties. The little Thai Birdseyes are by far the most hardy plant and the yield from just 10 advanced plants was nearly 1 kg. Some plants are still trying to flower but I'm not hopeful of a late pick.
A few months ago my wife came home with 10 plants she found on a clearance table at the nursery. They are all super hots of different variety. Although I don't like them myself, they are a popular item to grow on and sell. I was hoping to have some to harvest seed for next season, but so far it hasn't worked too well with very little in the way of fruiting.
I'm again hopeful of a mild winter and good survival rates for a head start come spring.
Topic: Chilli Grow 2021 (Read 31291 times)
