Another try at fermented sauce (4 weeks). Hot enough, earthy aftertaste, uncertain colour :)) Best one so far, though, so there's still hope. 🌶️🌱

Honestly, it might not be a snail :-? My snails/slugs chomp all the way through. My guess is it's some kind of insect/worm, based on the traces it left on it.. seems like it's small enough to move on it

On the upside, all peppers seem to be fine after pruning and relocation.

On the down side, I'm starting to regret not removing all the leaves, as I now have to fight aphids in a closed space... Yay...

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Keep us posted with the smoking, I for one am curious 😁 I tried as well this summer, first time smoking anything. They stayed around 7 hours in a normal grill, but was a total nightmare to manage, and they barely dehydrated

Third time's a charm, they say, let's see :))

First batch was not my taste.
Second batch (with mango) was too thick and got improvised into a jam
Third batch we'll see in a couple of weeks

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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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Waited one year for this, but oh boy, is it worth it 🌱🌶️

This year I'm gonna experiment a bit when overwintering by using these pots. They're supposed to promote root growth and make life easier when removing the plant from pot 🌶️🌱

Harvesting another round of peppers 😁 Jalapenos are officially ripening (finally).. Praying for two more weeks of nice weather before starting to overwinter them 🌶️🌱

Hoping for a long summer so all the other Jalapenos get to turn red. Here's an intermediate harvest, turned in some sweet-chilli jam and future-fermented sauce.

P.S Weird that habaneros seem to ripen more quickly, though. 🌱🌶️

Christmas tree vibes 🎄. Ready to pickle 🌱🌶️

First time making hot sauce! Came out pretty good, despite the semi-improvized recipe 😂 (a bit under two weeks of fermenting in 3% brine) 🌱🌶️

First Biquinho ever! Can't wait to taste it.

Paired with the first wave of aphids, but I guess you win some, you lose some.. 🌱🌶️

(Almost) Filled first out of five DYI raised beds, hopefully on Thursday or Friday I get to plant the rest of my peppers in them 🌱🌶️