Today I returned to the garden to care for my chili plants. Early in the morning, I got ready to go to the garden, which is about 1 km from my house. When I arrived, I was very happy to see the chili plants already flowering and almost bearing fruit. Despite the dry season, these chili plants have managed to survive and grow, although not very well.

This is one of the photos I took, and many are still flowering and bearing fruit. My joy is not complete because many of these chili plants are still small and experiencing leaf curl.

Despite intensive care, my chili plants are not growing optimally due to the drought.

The leaves of this chili plant are curled and curling downwards. When I examined them, I didn't find any sucking pests on the leaves. So I'm sure the curling is due to a lack of water, but not much, just a few. Five stalks.

Also, I have a small chili plant. I don't know why it's stopped growing, even though it was planted at the same time yesterday, and they're the same age and given the same care. For some reason, it's still so small.

Yes, this is probably due to the dryness, and the soil has cracked. This isn't just one stalk, but many, and some have even died.

This one is beyond saving; the leaves and stems are already dry.

Furthermore, the well I used here to water the chilies has dried up, and all I can see is mud. It's a shame I have to fetch water from a faraway place to water these chilies so they don't die too many more. I pray for rain soon so my chili plants won't dry out again and can bear fruit abundantly.

When I got home, I didn't forget to check on the development of my cayenne pepper seedlings in the seedling molds, which were about 25 days old.

These seedlings were already growing, and I watered them every morning. They were almost ready to be transplanted, but I was worried that if the rain didn't come, I would have to postpone planting them to prevent many of them from dying from drought.

And this is the land I had prepared for planting the chili seedlings.

I also harvested ripe cayenne peppers for cooking today.

Although this cayenne pepper is only one stalk, it is enough to meet my family's cooking needs. These cayenne peppers must be harvested immediately when the fruit is red, otherwise they will fall off and be eaten by animals. This is one of the fruits that has been eaten by an animal, but I don't know what kind of animal ate it.

This is my cayenne pepper harvest today. It's not much, but this chili will last for about three days for my family's cooking needs. It's our habit to eat spicy food. Almost all dishes in our area are spicy, so the demand for chilies in our area is very high. Therefore, I'm not afraid to plant a large number of chilies. Market demand is always high. I hope this dry season will pass soon and my chili plants will bear fruit abundantly, so I can make a large profit.

_{Thank you for visiting my garden. I hope you enjoyed it and enjoyed it. See you again next time. Regards @yuliadi}