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Tag Archives: chiles
No dig diary, 8th July 2026
Too hot to be outside most of the day, at least for me. I don’t enjoy excessive heat to start with and I don’t think the BP drugs are helping me to cope. Eventually however I managed to find somewhere … Continue reading
No dig diary, 30th June 2026
I took myself off to the polytunnel this afternoon and indulged myself in a little weeding, winding. watering and wsideshooting whilst listening to the rain hammering on the cover. It does look much better now. Whilst grubbing around the plants, … Continue reading
Posted in Polytunnel, Smallholding, Veg plot
Tagged basil, chiles, no dig, onions, sweet peppers, tomatoes
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A dangerous-looking chile?
I was sent seeds for this chile (Khang Starr Lingria) as a freebie with an order of other chile seeds from Chillichump. It’s not a well-known variety and I was somewhat worried that if someone bothered to breed a chile … Continue reading
Too hot to be chile?
I’m getting fruit on some of my pepper plants already! This one is “Zitava”, which I believe is often used to make paprika. I’m going to have to have a go at that if I get enough fruit. And this … Continue reading
No dig diary, 11th June 2026
Another showery day meant that working outdoors wasn’t likely to be fun for long, so I did some watering and planted some peppers and tomatoes in the polycrub. Since I had my “pepper head” on, I then found some four … Continue reading
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Tagged chiles, no dig, polycrub, sweet peppers, tomato
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No dig diary, 6th June 2026
The first thing to get done today was to plant out chile peppers and aubergines in the greenhouse where I spread compost yesterday. The peppers are a mix of Malawi Piquant, Biquinho and Khang Star Lingria, the last of which … Continue reading
No dig diary, 4th June 2026
At last the polytunnel is planted up with almost all of the crops I want in it this year, having been delayed by the cold and my blood pressure issues. All the tomatoes and peppers are in, just have cucumbers … Continue reading
No dig diary, 9th May 2026
I’m quite amazed about this. The sweet peppers and chiles that I sowed under grow lights back in mid-January are starting to produce fruit already! I’ve not even got them into their final pots or into the ground yet!
No dig diary, 29th January 2026
My height extension for the propagator is now complete! Hopefully this will allow the peppers to continue growing under the grow light until they’re big enough to be elsewhere.
No dig diary, 28th January 2026
I’m stunned at how fast the peppers are growing under the grow lights. I’m concerned that before the end of the week the plants will have reached the lid of the propagator, so I’m going to make a collar for … Continue reading