Tag Archives: chiles

Well pickle my jalapenos!

Posted on January 19, 2026 by james

And call me Susan, if you must.

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New toy for the greenhouse

Posted on January 16, 2026 by james

It’s a Spider Farmer SF2000 Evo grow light. Hopefully it will help get my peppers off to a better start this year. We shall see. As well as looking at this one I also considered similar products by Mars Hydro … Continue reading →

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DIY Peppadew peppers

Posted on January 16, 2026 by james

I love Peppadew peppers and for a few years now I’ve been trying to produce my own. It’s not possible to buy their seeds, but the common belief on the interwebs is that they’re actually Malawi Piquante peppers which are … Continue reading →

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No dig diary, 12th January 2026

Posted on January 12, 2026 by james

“Peppers propagating!”, I whispered as I tapped the empty packets with my dibber, before using it to cast “Expecto Capsicum!” over the trays of newly-sown seeds… All my pepper varieties are now sown, though thanks to other things that needed … Continue reading →

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First seed-sowing of the year!

Posted on January 11, 2026 by james

I planned to get all my sweet and chile peppers down today in the hope of giving them a good start early in the year so I collected them all together: From the top left I have: Cayenne chiles, home-saved … Continue reading →

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This little chile lived all Winter

Posted on January 10, 2026 by james

A Hungarian Black, which oddly is not a mind-altering leaf crop, in Frankenstein’s greenhouse. This survived the entire Winter last year and is still going strong even now. Produced a nice crop of chiles, too 😀 Others nearby didn’t make … Continue reading →

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So what’s in Frankenstein’s greenhouse at the start of January?

Posted on January 9, 2026 by james

Well, Cayenne chiles to start with. Not ripe, but still looking fairly healthy. And, err, strawberries in flower? Really?

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The peppers in the polytunnel have not enjoyed the cold

Posted on January 8, 2026 by james

Not sure these are going to make it to next season… On the other hand, these ones in Frankenstein’s greenhouse are still looking pretty good.

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Memory Lane, 18th July 2023: Frankenstein’s greenhouse in use!

Posted on May 28, 2024 by james

I had a few spare tomato and pepper plants in pots, so I thought I might as well put them in the greenhouse where they’d hopefully provide more fruit despite the lateness of the season. The greenhouse was otherwise empty, … Continue reading →

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Memory Lane, 4th November 2022: Getting a bit chile

Posted on March 31, 2024 by james

I know it’s not many, but this makes me so happy. We eat so many pickled jalapenos. These might only last three or four months. But having them out of our own garden rather than bought from a supermarket feels … Continue reading →

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