# MyChilliGarden

> MyChilliGarden (mychilligarden.com) is a community of home chilli growers. Growing, drying and cooking tips, our Garden Diary, grower stories, recipes, hot sauces and a free Chilli Directory.

Growers share their own chilli garden stories and can apply for a member garden page, and the free Chilli Directory lists chilli seed sellers, hot sauce makers and spicy brands. Slogan: "Chilli is not so much food as a state of mind. How spicy can you go?" All content is written from first-hand growing experience. Articles are written by our team unless a member grower's name is shown.

## Growing guides
- [Guide to Growing Chili from Seed](https://mychilligarden.com/guide-to-growing-chili-from-seed/): starting chilli plants from seed
- [How to Overwinter Chilli Plants](https://mychilligarden.com/how-to-overwinter-chili-plants/): step-by-step guide to keeping chilli plants alive through winter, with FAQ
- [Growing Your Own Plants from Cuttings](https://mychilligarden.com/growing-your-own-plants-from-cuttings/): propagating chillies from cuttings
- [Transplanting Chilli Peppers into the Garden](https://mychilligarden.com/transplanting-chilli-peppers-into-the-garden/): moving seedlings outdoors
- [Flowers and Pollinators in the Chilli Garden](https://mychilligarden.com/flowers-and-pollinators-in-the-chilli-garden/): chilli flowers, pollination and companion flowers

## Late season and ripening
- [What to do With Un-ripened Peppers?](https://mychilligarden.com/what-to-do-with-un-ripened-peppers/): hanging whole plants to ripen the last peppers, plus pickling, cooking, salsa verde, chutney and freezing
- [How to Ripen Green Chillies at Home](https://mychilligarden.com/how-to-ripen-green-chillies/): ripening picked green chillies indoors
- [Autumn Chilli Harvest: From Garden to Drying Season](https://mychilligarden.com/autumn-chilli-harvest-from-garden-to-drying-season/): end-of-season harvest

## Drying, flakes, powders and preserving
- [How to Dry Chili Peppers at Home](https://mychilligarden.com/how-to-dry-chili-peppers-at-home/): home drying methods
- [Harvesting and Drying Hot Peppers](https://mychilligarden.com/harvesting-and-drying-hot-peppers/): from picking to dried pods
- [Making Homemade Chili Flakes](https://mychilligarden.com/making-homemade-chili-flakes/): turning dried chillies into flakes
- [Homemade Chili Powder](https://mychilligarden.com/home-grown-chili-powder-production/): grinding home-grown chilli powder
- [How to Preserve Your Chilli Harvest: Drying, Fermenting, Pickling](https://mychilligarden.com/how-to-preserve-your-chilli-harvest-drying-fermenting-pickling/): preservation overview

## Pepper varieties
- [Chilli Peppers](https://mychilligarden.com/category/chilli-peppers/): every chilli variety profile we grow, from mild to superhot
- [Chilli Pepper Varieties by Heat](https://mychilligarden.com/chilli-pepper-varieties/): our varieties sorted by Scoville heat (SHU)
- [Habanero](https://mychilligarden.com/habanero/)
- [Orange Habanero](https://mychilligarden.com/orange-habanero/)
- [Habanero Chocolate](https://mychilligarden.com/habanero-chocolate/)
- [Naga Morich Chilli Pepper](https://mychilligarden.com/naga-morich-chilli-pepper/)
- [Diavolicchio Calabrese](https://mychilligarden.com/diavolicchio-calabrese/)
- [Zebrange Chili](https://mychilligarden.com/zebrange-chili/)
- [Cherry Bomb Pepper](https://mychilligarden.com/cherry-bomb-pepper/)

## Recipes
- [Habanero Smoothie Hot Sauce](https://mychilligarden.com/habanero-smoothie-hot-sauce/)
- [Pan-Seared Steak with Chilli Powder](https://mychilligarden.com/pan-seared-steak-with-chilli-powder/)
- [Spicy Combo: Asian Noodles With Homegrown Habaneros](https://mychilligarden.com/spicy-combo-asian-noodles-with-homegrown-habaneros/)

## Community
- [Chilli Directory](https://mychilligarden.com/chilli-directory/): free directory of chilli growers, hot sauce makers and shops
- [Share Your Chilli Garden Story](https://mychilligarden.com/share-your-chilli-garden-story/): how growers can join and post

## About
- [About](https://mychilligarden.com/about/): who runs MyChilliGarden
- [Chilli farmer's garden](https://mychilligarden.com/garden/chilli-farmer/): our home garden
- [Contact](https://mychilligarden.com/contact/)

## Optional
- [Sitemap](https://mychilligarden.com/sitemap_index.xml): full list of posts and pages
- [Full content (llms-full.txt)](https://mychilligarden.com/llms-full.txt): all guides, varieties, recipes, facts, quotes, stories and the Chilli Directory in one plain-text markdown file