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…
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 →
In the gardening world (or in life generally, to be honest), you can't have everything go exactly to plan. Although overall, we're having a very good growing season and are enjoying lots of tasty produce that we've been growing. However, we wanted to share a couple of things that haven't gone quite (or at all!)... Continue Reading →
It's been a long wait, but the peppers are starting to ripen. Well...one variety is, the Snackbite. We've grown this variety before and they're absolutely delicious, so very much looking forward to trying this one out in the next few days once its fully ripened. In other pepper news, the Basket of Fire are clearly... Continue Reading →
So it turns out peppers prefer to be grown indoors, or at least it gives them a head start over their outdoor counterparts. Although the ones that are growing outdoors are starting to set some fruits, there are definitely lots more on the plants in the greenhouse, and the peppers are generally larger. This is... 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 have peppers and chillies! They may not have long set, but they are definitely starting to take shape. These are the Basket of Fire chillies which have got quite a few chillies forming now, and lots more flowers still to be pollinated! We feel like they already look very spicy!! Next up, we've got the Redskin which... Continue Reading →
Our pepper plants were now large enough to be planted out into their final containers. The plants stand at about 6-8" tall and are all starting to get flower buds (and one miniscule pepper has been spotted in the case of one!) which is a good sign. We have decided to grow these in the... Continue Reading →
A quick update on our sweet peppers and chilli peppers since we potted them up a couple of weeks ago. They are growing on well in the cold greenhouse, and are starting to form flower buds on most of the plants. The Trinidad Perfume is still behind the other varieties, but seems to be growing quite... Continue Reading →
It's that time of year where everything is growing really fast. Despite commenting in our previous blog posts about how slowwww peppers are to grow (which I still stand by overall!), they have really got a wiggle on the past couple of weeks and were ready to pot on. Although it's often tempting, you should try... Continue Reading →
