Red Hot Chili Peppers

Apologies for the long absence. Life's been happening while I was away. Work, driving lessons, renovating the house, personal stuff...But in the meantime, tomatoes have ripened, redcurrants have been picked and courgettes were harvested. I feel like I've been living off courgettes and tomatoes for ages now! :) After what feels like weeks of rain I took the opportunity to take some pictures during a brief spell of sunshine today.

The Tigerellas are slowly getting there, despite the incessant rain. 

 They actually taste quite nice, too! There's a ton of them, so I may have to resort to drying them, as well as making chutney and tomato sauce.So if anyone's got a good tomato recipe, let me know!

 Most of them still look a bit green, and one or two have burst. The rest look ok.

The marigolds I planted a few weeks ago to cover the soil in the tomato and courgette pots have really come along as well. They add a nice splash of colour to green leaves and stems.








Some chili-tastic impressions:

 Lemon chili flowers.

 Mini Hot Lemon! I'm really looking forward to trying that one. A bright yellow chili that tastes of lemons? Yes, please!

 Poblanos

 The "INEOS/Sasol" chili I got from my students. Second harvest. The first was delicious!

 Another Poblano.

And more Lemon Drops. I'll have chillies coming out of my ears!

 One flower I'd thoroughly recommend to anyone: my little chocolate flower! Looks gorgeous, smells divine.

And that's it for today. :)