Who doesn’t like salsa? Making your own salsa is one of the easiest recipes to learn and is incredibly quick to make. The beauty of salsa is it’s flexibility to be served with virtually anything from a few potato chips, fresh cut vegetables, bruschetta, served as a side dish or simply enjoyed on its own….
Just a quick update. Thanks to the heat mat i mentioned on my last post most of the seeds i planted just over a week ago have germinated, even some of the bhut jolokia which is pretty impressive considering they’ve only been planted just under two weeks! The above seedlings are mainly cayenne and are…
If like me you don’t get round to planting your peppers early then there are a couple of ways you can speed up the germination and growth of your chilli plants in the early stages of their life. In this post we’ll take a look at how you can speed up the germination of your…
Now that the New Year is upon us it is time to start thinking about the 2010 chillie growing season. Last year I made the mistake of planting my seeds too late, a mistake I am not going to make again this year. Firstly I have been overwintering some of my plants in order to…
Disaster has struck my efforts to overwinter a number of chilli plants. Before going away for a 3 week holiday in the new year I entrusted my overwintering plants top my fathers care as I didn’t want to leave them unwatered for about 3 and a half weeks. At my dads they were moved to…
With the new years (and chilli growing season) ahead of us we thought we’d post some simply tips to help your chilli growing efforts this year. Start Growing Early Growing chillies in the relatively cool climate of the Europe (the same for North America) generally means that the time your plants have to fruit is…
Back in mid October I prepared my chilli plants for overwintering. I chose 9 plants in total; 2 varieties of habanero, 1 birds eye, 1 apache, 1 Bulgarian Carrot and 1 Super Chilli F1. They were all chopped back so that only about 5 inches of the stem remained and they were moved inside onto…
With Christmas fast approaching the annual scratching of heads and wondering what presents to buy your family and friends begins. We’ve tried to help this year by selecting our top 10 presents for the chilli addicts in your life. If you are stuck for ideas this year you’re sure to find some hot inspiration below!…
Well it has been almost a month since i brought my chilli plants inside to overwinter them. As you can see from the photographs below they have burst back into life since i chopped them back in the middles of October. There are two main reasons the plants have sprung back to life: Heat: The…