Oops, something went wrong. Two pots, same soil, same water, same sun, both ufo chilli seeds. The plants in the left pot have died, but the plant in the right pot is doing very well.
Decided I need to stay home today, it's grim as fuck outside, every bit of my body aches, and I'm struggling to face reality.
So it's time to do something about the fact the house is full of piles, trays, containers, and bags of rotting #chillies. (Kat says they're pre- #fermenting... which is a nice sophisticated way of saying rotting 😅).
First a tray of nice looking specimens for freezing.
And fill the dehydrator with an appropriate selection too.
We had a lot of these green Rocoto Marlene #chillies that got touched by the first frost. They're a little "pre fermented"... but seem OK, and the fruits have a nice flavour. Have filtered out the best of them and this will be a pretty high salt content #ferment at 6%.
And to add to the confidence I have added a couple of tablespoons of a known good lacto ferment brine.
Plan with these is a green "hot #pepper sauce" in a sort of tobasco style.
About 15 hours in the dehydrator — 10 at 50°C, then 5 at 60°C — turned 352g of Aji Mango chillies into 72g. Now a nice little jar of orangish powder that you really definitely do not want to snort (don't ask…)
Very tasty, also quite spicy! In this form they definitely have a "mango" thing going on.
I think they could combine with some other ingredients to make an excellent chip seasoning.
The whole chillies are going to need quite a bit more time.
Look at this beauty :)
The chillies are doing very well.
They are still inside but today I am going to prepare the garden so I can move the chillies outside as soon as the temperature allows. Which is not going to be today or tomorrow, because the weather forecast says it will snow, brrrrrr!
My babies are growing so well. Now you can clearly see the difference between the two types of chillie plant: On the left a Habanero, a bit bushy, and on the right an Ufo, a taller plant.
Next week will be the first time I leave my sweethearts alone for a few days. I am curious to see how they look when I get back.
Today some of the beauties will be out for a few hours. The weather forecast is 20°C, no rain but a bit windy. I hope that is ok for the chillies. I also put the flowering plants outside. Fingers crossed the bees will find them.