Proof that vegetable growing can be done by anybody. From a couple of under 30s – one who grew up growing and one who has just got going…
Last weekend, some of our peppers needed pricking out. For those of you totally new to growing, "pricking out" is the term used for transplanting recently germinated seedlings into their first pot or cell tray. After this, it is typically referred to as "potting on" or "planting out" depending on whether you're upgrading the plant's... Continue Reading →
We haven’t managed to get ourselves set up with much by way of gardening equipment at the new house yet. We haven’t even decided what we’d like to do with the garden to put our own print on it, let alone decided whther we might like to have/where we might like to put more permanent... Continue Reading →
Since the last update, the peppers have just kept coming. It's helped by the warm sunny weather, meaning the peppers are ripening fast. Within a week, the D'Asti Giallo pepper has completely ripened. I'm extremely proud of my first ever homegrown bell pepper! In connected news, the next one is ripening. So fingers crossed this... Continue Reading →
After reporting that some of the peppers had started to ripen the other week, they've really got a wiggle on and we've got lots and lots of peppers ripening now. There are a whole array of colours on the Basket of Fire now - yellow, orange, red and purple! We'll have to have a chilli... Continue Reading →
Now our peppers are in their final pots, they need supporting to prevent them being blown over by the wind, and also to support the plant once laden with peppers - as they can get quite heavy! We put a cane in a couple of inches away from the base of each plant, and pushed... Continue Reading →
We grew a few different types of peppers and chillies last year. Some of them we really liked, and others we were pleased we'd tried, but wouldn't be in a massive hurry to try again. But that's just how it goes, we live and learn, and that's all part of the fun! One thing we... Continue Reading →
The sowing season is now very much upon us, and this weekend we sowed our Machu Picchu Chilli Pepper seeds. It was a very simple process, and didn't involve anything out of the ordinary! First of all we filled the seed tray with seed and modular compost (which is much finer than regular compost, therefore... Continue Reading →
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