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🌱 Updated October 2026 · First published September 2020 So, 2020 was (still is) tough in many aspects, one of them being chilli growing. In our parts, there was a slow start with cold and rainy weather most of the time during May and June. As a result, many pepper plants from our garden have […]
Most of our chillies haven’t ripened enough and are still left on the branches to soak up all the late summer sun, but have a look at the tomato. Our last harvest from a couple of days ago. Huge and tasty 😉
Snails and slugs are primarily pests of seedlings and herbaceous plants. In this rather cold and rainy season of 2020 which is a snail paradise, our chilli plants are being eaten and bitten all over the place :-/ These creatures primarily target seedlings and herbaceous plants, often causing significant damage to your chilli garden. Protecting […]
Chilli pepper season begins. Our over-wintered Carolina reapers began to bloom rendering first chilli flowers in 2020.
After lots of problems with the first attempts this season, we are re-booting it. Chilli seeds are getting ready to be planted…
The first batch of chilli plants in 2020 faced several issues, including poor germination rates and slow growth and is still getting hit quite badly. Was away on a business trip for a couple of days and when I got back most of the plants were down. Do not know the exact reason yet, but […]
It was a rainy day on Sunday so we finally got around to getting the 1st batch of chilli seed into the dirt – 9 varieties, 84 pots. 🌱🔥🌶
To all the chili enthusiast, our supporters and friends, all the best in the New Year! May the happy growing continue in 2020 🎇🎆🎇🌶️🌶️
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