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Millipedes feeding on tender roots of young Jalapeños
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How to Prevent Millipedes Damage to Young Chilli Pepper Plants

Millipedes are not typically harmful to plants; they mainly feed on decaying organic matter. However, they can sometimes damage young plants and seedlings by feeding on their tender roots and stems, especially if their population is high. Here are a few methods to prevent millipedes damage to young chilli pepper plants in your garden: It’s […]

Green unripe chillies on plants pulled for upside-down ripening
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What to do With Un-ripened Peppers?

🌱 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 […]

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Hot Sauces Bohor’c

Thanks to Andraž from Pekoča omaka Bohorc for delivery of hot sauce package containing bottles of Obič’n and Pr’žgan with mild and smokey flavours and very spicy Apostol for most hardcore pyrogourmaniacs. Added to our hot sauce collection. Also had a nice chat with him where he gave us a couple of chilli seeds packages […]

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