Chilli Chirps
@chillichirps.bsky.social
I grow things. Often chillies. And make things. Often sauces.
London, UK
London, UK
❄️-2°C tonight, so that which was outside has to come in.❄️
This is from the two remaining plants on the plot; would have been a bounty if we'd had mid/late summer sun. As it is, my amarillos will have to make a verde ferment.
Now I need to stash these somewhere so I can clear the patio...
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This is from the two remaining plants on the plot; would have been a bounty if we'd had mid/late summer sun. As it is, my amarillos will have to make a verde ferment.
Now I need to stash these somewhere so I can clear the patio...
🌶️🌱
November 19, 2025 at 3:24 PM
❄️-2°C tonight, so that which was outside has to come in.❄️
This is from the two remaining plants on the plot; would have been a bounty if we'd had mid/late summer sun. As it is, my amarillos will have to make a verde ferment.
Now I need to stash these somewhere so I can clear the patio...
🌶️🌱
This is from the two remaining plants on the plot; would have been a bounty if we'd had mid/late summer sun. As it is, my amarillos will have to make a verde ferment.
Now I need to stash these somewhere so I can clear the patio...
🌶️🌱
And... 🌶️🌱
Mystery Chilli #2 is no closer to being named, but it does keep producing. Here are the latest pics, and I'm still keen on suggestions. Not as hot as the brain strain, but stupid-hot all the same. Looking forward to diluting it into a sauce, as it's too spicy to actually taste otherwise.
November 18, 2025 at 8:58 AM
And... 🌶️🌱
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icymi: the city of boynton beach received a nonsensical complaint about our little free library & pantry, which have existed for ~5 years. local news station WPTV reached out to talk to us about the process of trying to get our city to amend code & save our amenities
www.wptv.com/news/region-...
www.wptv.com/news/region-...
Boynton Beach neighbors rally to save Little Free Pantry after code complaint threatens removal
A Little Free Pantry and Library that has quietly served neighbors in Boynton Beach for nearly five years is now at the center of a community fight.
www.wptv.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
icymi: the city of boynton beach received a nonsensical complaint about our little free library & pantry, which have existed for ~5 years. local news station WPTV reached out to talk to us about the process of trying to get our city to amend code & save our amenities
www.wptv.com/news/region-...
www.wptv.com/news/region-...
Mystery Chilli #2 is no closer to being named, but it does keep producing. Here are the latest pics, and I'm still keen on suggestions. Not as hot as the brain strain, but stupid-hot all the same. Looking forward to diluting it into a sauce, as it's too spicy to actually taste otherwise.
November 17, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Mystery Chilli #2 is no closer to being named, but it does keep producing. Here are the latest pics, and I'm still keen on suggestions. Not as hot as the brain strain, but stupid-hot all the same. Looking forward to diluting it into a sauce, as it's too spicy to actually taste otherwise.
I'm a real fan of these Green Trinidads: very little heat, but an incredible flavour that marries sweet fruity notes to a broader, vegetal pepper taste. They make a cracking jam, but I'll chop these and lightly sauté in olive oil & salt to make a magic condiment that defies convention. 🌶️🌱
November 17, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I'm a real fan of these Green Trinidads: very little heat, but an incredible flavour that marries sweet fruity notes to a broader, vegetal pepper taste. They make a cracking jam, but I'll chop these and lightly sauté in olive oil & salt to make a magic condiment that defies convention. 🌶️🌱
I did this last year, following ChilliChump's recipe, and it was beautiful - really captured the crispness. and lasted longer than I'd let them 😉 I've also been thinking about throwing different chillies into the mix, and while I've not grown aji champion, I can see why it would be a good choice.
I did some more 'Peppadew' - pickled Malawian Piquante peppers this year, but I also threw in some Aji Champion peppers too, they are super sweet this year (they taste somewhere between apples or strawberries!).
November 11, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I did this last year, following ChilliChump's recipe, and it was beautiful - really captured the crispness. and lasted longer than I'd let them 😉 I've also been thinking about throwing different chillies into the mix, and while I've not grown aji champion, I can see why it would be a good choice.
Good to see, and a post for the season. And I'm intrigued, because we're all at this point right now. What's the sauce? What's the pickle liquor?
November 11, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Good to see, and a post for the season. And I'm intrigued, because we're all at this point right now. What's the sauce? What's the pickle liquor?
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Part of the joy of working with European #orchids is seeing the reaction they elicit, whether in person from my @mariposanature.bsky.social guests or here online. It's so satisfying to see how they touch something in people. I'm currently writing about that emotional response for a new book.
November 11, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Part of the joy of working with European #orchids is seeing the reaction they elicit, whether in person from my @mariposanature.bsky.social guests or here online. It's so satisfying to see how they touch something in people. I'm currently writing about that emotional response for a new book.
Ready for the fryer. Almost. Still a bit of dipping and coating to be done.
Top is cannellini bean, chorizo and beetroot, bottom is the classic cheese, cream cheese and crispy bacon.
Both were 😚👌
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Top is cannellini bean, chorizo and beetroot, bottom is the classic cheese, cream cheese and crispy bacon.
Both were 😚👌
🌶️🌱🍽️
November 6, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Ready for the fryer. Almost. Still a bit of dipping and coating to be done.
Top is cannellini bean, chorizo and beetroot, bottom is the classic cheese, cream cheese and crispy bacon.
Both were 😚👌
🌶️🌱🍽️
Top is cannellini bean, chorizo and beetroot, bottom is the classic cheese, cream cheese and crispy bacon.
Both were 😚👌
🌶️🌱🍽️
Mammoth Jalapeno poppers last night, half in the classic style, half filled with refried been and chorizo. Also a whole roasted rocoto stuffed with special fried rice.
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November 6, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Mammoth Jalapeno poppers last night, half in the classic style, half filled with refried been and chorizo. Also a whole roasted rocoto stuffed with special fried rice.
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Chipotle update: I think they've done their thing, and they look like gemstones as the light passes through them.
Very pleased, and can't wait to use them 😊 🌶️🌱
Very pleased, and can't wait to use them 😊 🌶️🌱
November 3, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Chipotle update: I think they've done their thing, and they look like gemstones as the light passes through them.
Very pleased, and can't wait to use them 😊 🌶️🌱
Very pleased, and can't wait to use them 😊 🌶️🌱
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I finally got my first hybrid pepper seeds listed on Etsy.
If you're in the USA and are interested in unique seeds, please give me a follow there.
If outside the US and are interested contact me directly I Can figure out what shipping would cost to you. 🌶️ 🌱
sunrisepepperlab.etsy.com
If you're in the USA and are interested in unique seeds, please give me a follow there.
If outside the US and are interested contact me directly I Can figure out what shipping would cost to you. 🌶️ 🌱
sunrisepepperlab.etsy.com
November 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I finally got my first hybrid pepper seeds listed on Etsy.
If you're in the USA and are interested in unique seeds, please give me a follow there.
If outside the US and are interested contact me directly I Can figure out what shipping would cost to you. 🌶️ 🌱
sunrisepepperlab.etsy.com
If you're in the USA and are interested in unique seeds, please give me a follow there.
If outside the US and are interested contact me directly I Can figure out what shipping would cost to you. 🌶️ 🌱
sunrisepepperlab.etsy.com
Great news - Hot Peppers feed has now migrated to Graze! Any post with a 🌱🌶️ or a 🌶️🌱 should now be picked up, without waiting a week for me to do a search and add them manually.
Not to gush, but both @graze.social and their Discord community have been extremely helpful in getting this working, so 💚
Not to gush, but both @graze.social and their Discord community have been extremely helpful in getting this working, so 💚
October 31, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Great news - Hot Peppers feed has now migrated to Graze! Any post with a 🌱🌶️ or a 🌶️🌱 should now be picked up, without waiting a week for me to do a search and add them manually.
Not to gush, but both @graze.social and their Discord community have been extremely helpful in getting this working, so 💚
Not to gush, but both @graze.social and their Discord community have been extremely helpful in getting this working, so 💚
Chipotle experiment.
Flying a bit blind on this, hoping the stovetop smoker on a low hob will provide enough heat to dehydrate without cooking. Also, removed the seeds to help with the drying. 🌶️🌱
Flying a bit blind on this, hoping the stovetop smoker on a low hob will provide enough heat to dehydrate without cooking. Also, removed the seeds to help with the drying. 🌶️🌱
October 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Chipotle experiment.
Flying a bit blind on this, hoping the stovetop smoker on a low hob will provide enough heat to dehydrate without cooking. Also, removed the seeds to help with the drying. 🌶️🌱
Flying a bit blind on this, hoping the stovetop smoker on a low hob will provide enough heat to dehydrate without cooking. Also, removed the seeds to help with the drying. 🌶️🌱
Meanwhile, in Wales...
October 28, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Meanwhile, in Wales...
This noble false widow, Steatoda nobilis, had two distinguishing features:
1: She was the biggest I've seen by a country mile, fast, sure-footed and genuinely impressive.
2: She was outdoors, unlike her many cousins who are gumming up our house with their insanely tough & extensive webs. #ukwildlife
1: She was the biggest I've seen by a country mile, fast, sure-footed and genuinely impressive.
2: She was outdoors, unlike her many cousins who are gumming up our house with their insanely tough & extensive webs. #ukwildlife
October 23, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This noble false widow, Steatoda nobilis, had two distinguishing features:
1: She was the biggest I've seen by a country mile, fast, sure-footed and genuinely impressive.
2: She was outdoors, unlike her many cousins who are gumming up our house with their insanely tough & extensive webs. #ukwildlife
1: She was the biggest I've seen by a country mile, fast, sure-footed and genuinely impressive.
2: She was outdoors, unlike her many cousins who are gumming up our house with their insanely tough & extensive webs. #ukwildlife
Many of the predators have slowed up or gone to ground, and the pests are ascendent. This has happened to a few Jalapeños and Rocotos now, and it's got to be slug or a snail. But it's very different to the chomping pattern I normally see.
Anyone else had similar?🌶️🌱
Anyone else had similar?🌶️🌱
October 23, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Many of the predators have slowed up or gone to ground, and the pests are ascendent. This has happened to a few Jalapeños and Rocotos now, and it's got to be slug or a snail. But it's very different to the chomping pattern I normally see.
Anyone else had similar?🌶️🌱
Anyone else had similar?🌶️🌱
I'm trying to fix the Hot Peppers feed by migrating it to Graze. The entire community there has been really helpful, but there are weird things that come from having emojis as search terms. So I've set up another test. Here's a pic of Capsicum flexuosum to see if the🌱🌶️ gets picked up.
October 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'm trying to fix the Hot Peppers feed by migrating it to Graze. The entire community there has been really helpful, but there are weird things that come from having emojis as search terms. So I've set up another test. Here's a pic of Capsicum flexuosum to see if the🌱🌶️ gets picked up.
I called a few more in today. Mostly Jalapenos, Aji Amarillo, Berbere Brown, Green Trinidad, and the still unidentified Mystery #7 & Mystery #2.
Mystery #2 looks like it's AI generated, but it's definitely real. Shiny like burnished bronze, the colours seems to cycle with the angle and the light 🌶️🌱
Mystery #2 looks like it's AI generated, but it's definitely real. Shiny like burnished bronze, the colours seems to cycle with the angle and the light 🌶️🌱
October 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I called a few more in today. Mostly Jalapenos, Aji Amarillo, Berbere Brown, Green Trinidad, and the still unidentified Mystery #7 & Mystery #2.
Mystery #2 looks like it's AI generated, but it's definitely real. Shiny like burnished bronze, the colours seems to cycle with the angle and the light 🌶️🌱
Mystery #2 looks like it's AI generated, but it's definitely real. Shiny like burnished bronze, the colours seems to cycle with the angle and the light 🌶️🌱
"But when the second Rocoto arrived, it was as big as an apple!" 🌶️🌱
October 18, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"But when the second Rocoto arrived, it was as big as an apple!" 🌶️🌱
Sometimes the colours on this RH Lilac chilli are hard to believe. 🌶️🌱
October 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Sometimes the colours on this RH Lilac chilli are hard to believe. 🌶️🌱
On most Saturdays I volunteer to help kids learn to code. Sometimes I run my own course, on HTML & CSS. So it was for this half term, and here's what I steered the kids toward making. 🌶️🌱
October 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
On most Saturdays I volunteer to help kids learn to code. Sometimes I run my own course, on HTML & CSS. So it was for this half term, and here's what I steered the kids toward making. 🌶️🌱
Here's that achar then. DeCayenne on the left, Buena Mulata on the right. I've also got a half full jar which I'll open first, but I don't want to touch it until at least a fortnight has passed. 🌶️🌱
October 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Here's that achar then. DeCayenne on the left, Buena Mulata on the right. I've also got a half full jar which I'll open first, but I don't want to touch it until at least a fortnight has passed. 🌶️🌱
Not a perfect year for me either, but this is a good haul, and the biquinos are making me misty-eyed for years gone by - I need to get those on the grow list again soon. 🌶️🌱
Was inactive lately on this platform, but now the pepper season is officially over in my area and overwintered some of them.
I'm happy with the amount of peppers I got this year and what I've managed to achieve in terms of "products". Not everything was perfect or ideal, but we live and learn.
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I'm happy with the amount of peppers I got this year and what I've managed to achieve in terms of "products". Not everything was perfect or ideal, but we live and learn.
🌶️🌱
October 11, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Not a perfect year for me either, but this is a good haul, and the biquinos are making me misty-eyed for years gone by - I need to get those on the grow list again soon. 🌶️🌱
A mixed bunch of Buena Mulata, prepped to make a pretty spicy chilli achar. Not sure how it's going to work out, but my usual green chilli stock hasn't done well enough to make a jar's worth.🌶️🌱
October 9, 2025 at 8:38 PM
A mixed bunch of Buena Mulata, prepped to make a pretty spicy chilli achar. Not sure how it's going to work out, but my usual green chilli stock hasn't done well enough to make a jar's worth.🌶️🌱