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The gardening season is in full swing, and the first Bishop’s Crown pod has made its appearance emerging from the Bishop’s Crown Chilli Flower just a week ago. This young, green pod, signifies the beginning of what promises to be a bountiful harvest. Bishop’s Crown peppers, also known as Christmas Bell or Peri Peri, are […]
Bishop’s Crown, also sold as Christmas Bell or Bishop’s Hat, is a Capsicum baccatum chilli with a three-lobed, wing-like shape. I have grown it in my garden for several seasons, including a plant that I overwintered into its third year, and a 2025 pot plant I called Kudzu. In my garden it grows better than […]
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