Gladiolus, obedient plant, sunflowers, a bee on a cucumber flower, a wasp spider and a grasshopper: the flowers and visitors that share our chilli garden.
Month: October 2026
How to Ripen Green Chillies at Home
Ripen green chillies on the plant, in a paper bag, on a sunny windowsill, or by hanging plants upside-down. What works and what to avoid.
Autumn Chilli Harvest: From Garden to Drying Season
Our late-season chilli harvest is in: a colourful mix of reds, oranges, yellows and chocolate pods. Now it’s drying time for flakes and homemade powder to last through winter.
Autumn Harvest: A Colourful Chilli & Tomato Bounty from the Garden
Every autumn the chilli garden delivers a generous harvest. The photos below are from our 2020 autumn harvest. After a season of care (and the usual late-summer hopes for more sun), the plants have repaid us with a vivid mix of ripe and near-ripe pods plus a solid tomato crop. The table and bowl are […]