Caught In The Act: Chili Peppers short & stout

The currently little chili peppers are... quite little, short and stout to be exact, but soon enough they will grow to be about 7-8inches long.

The flowers of the chili pepper plant bloomed and from the blooms out came the chili peppers.

First Bloom: The chili pepper plant

The blooms of chili peppers are beautiful white flowers that is shaped similar to an aniseed star with five petals.  The most prominent feature of the bloom aside from their charming looks are the anther connected to the tip of the filament (aka those little antenna-like things situated in the middle of the flower).  The anther looks very much like the seeds found inside a chili peppers, not a coincidence- I'm sure.

And The Hot Chili Peppers Sprout... Finally!

I planted three seeds of hot chili pepper plants what seems to me a long long time ago, of course its only been 2-weeks but when you're waiting for your babies to grow anything beyond 4 days seems a long long time.  They've finally sprouted up little leaves and stalks and I couldn't be happier for I had almost given up on them.

Now to keep them alive and healthy!  Full sun?  Check.  Mulch?  Check.  Protection coverage?  Check!