Well, the snow has finally arrived here in the UK so I thought it about time I planted some more peppers. It’s almost exactly one month since I planted the first batch of chillies for 2012 and predictably i’ve got the itch to plant some more! Before planting the first batch, I said I was throwing…
For the last 3 years i’ve been using a home made light box to help increase the early season growth of my chillies. I’ve mentioned the box before but never really gone into a lot of detail about how it’s made. In this post i’ll break down the components used in it ans explain how i made…
As i’ve discussed before there are loads of different ways to germinate chilli seeds and everyone has their favourite method. I usually use a regular propagator placed on top of a reptile heat mat in order to boost the heat delivered to the seeds (it’s also much cheaper than a heated propagator). I did this for the fist week after…
As mentioned in my last post it’s time to start thinking about growing some chillies in 2012. The first week in January seems to be an excellent time to get some seeds in the dirt and get a really good early start to the growing season. I mentioned before about the free Serrano seeds I…
So it is just a week or two since I picked the last pepper pods of 2011 and now it is time to turn my thoughts to 2012. Over the past few years my seed box has grown and grown and rarely been cleared out as you can see. I’ve decided this is the year…
Recipes don’t get much simpler than this. If you can fry some courgettes you can make this delicious vegetarian tart. This is a great vegetarian lunch dish – perfect served with a salad or alternatively served as a side at a bbq. I usually cheat and use ready made pastry as its so much easier…
If you like Habanero peppers then you will love this recipe. Habaneros produce such a wonderful flavour that it’s best not to add too many different ingredients to a salsa such as this. Habanero salsas are served with most meals all of the Yucatan peninsula. While traveling around Mexico a few years ago we became…
I’ve posted before about overwintering peppers on the site and we still get loads of emails from readers asking about when and how to do it. Therefore I decided to post a detailed description of what i do to over winter my chillies. Over wintering a pepper plants is not as hard as many people…
This stuffed pepper recipe makes a great starter for an evening meal or a nice lunch along with a fresh salad.. Inspired by Mediterranean cooking this is a light and delicious recipe and very easy to make. Please excuse the poor photo (i don’t have my camera to hand) – trust me they look a lot better…
