With all that rain last year I struggled with chillies, but this year it has been hotter and the plants are thriving.
My Tobago Seasoning chillies are prolific and much hotter than last year. Who needs a Christmas tree when you have gorgeous ornaments like these?
Most of the chillies are habanero-esque like last year,
While others look more like Liz’s scotch bonnet (or bishop’s crown).
My old faithful bird’s eye is going through its green-black-red sequence
The jalapenos are producing amazingly well and my long red thai chillies (retrieved from my restaurant curry) are starting to produce now.
Also enjoying the heat are the lebanese eggplants, which are approaching first harvest rapidly.
And I’m happy to report that the fruit fly have been far less destructive this year, although number are increasing now.
Happy Summer everyone! Hope you are enjoying the tennis 🙂
500m2 in Sydney 
Good for you, I’m happy to see that your chillies are doing so well! I grow a pepper similar to the Bishop’s Crown that is called Christmas Bell, it would be so appropriate for your December harvests. I had a great year for peppers too. It was so welcome after 2 terrible years for them.
Thanks Michelle 🙂
O yes the tennis. We’re currently in Melbourne and I was just basking in tennis-dom yesterday. Forgot to bring my camera cable hence the silence on the blog. Will update it with our visit when we get back. I doubt the veggie patch will be as productive as yours though. Love the chillies!
Oh, I’m envious Lilian – enjoy!
As usual your plants are well ahead of mine. Do you overwinter the tobago seasoning and birdseye plants? The only chillies I have approaching red are my cayenne – most of the others are only just setting fruit let alone ripening.
Yes both were overwintered, but the long thai was sown from seed. I’m grateful for the early fruit, but I just hope that I don’t get any fruit fly into them this year