Why are my Chillies Black?
Why are your chillies turning black? It could be completely normal — or a sign of a problem. We cover every cause, from natural ripening to blossom end rot and cold damage.
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Whitefly on Chilli Plants — How to Identify and Get Rid of Them
Whitefly on your chilli plants? Here’s how to identify them and get rid of them fast — including natural predators, neem oil, sticky traps and biological controls.
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Potters Plants
Back in 2012 we wrote an article about a new business Potters Plants that sell chilli plants online. We have always been impressed with the quality of the plugs we’ve received from them so we recently caught up with Rich & Holly (the owners) in search of some chilli growing tips! How many plants are…
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Indian | Recipes | Vegetarian
Dal Makhani Slow Cooker Recipe
Dal Makhani is a classic dish that originates from Northern India. It is a national treasure that until now I have found very hard to and replicate at home. After a few failed attempts using a regular pan and even a pressure cooker making this dal in a slow cooker is the only way I…
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How to Make Chilli Flakes
Knowing how to make chilli flakes or powder with your homegrown chillies is very simple and perhaps the easiest way to use up a glut of ripe chillies. Making flakes is the perfect activity for an autumn when you plants are heaving with ripe fruit. The easiest method that produces the most consistent results is…
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Harvesting Chillies In December
This year’s best performing plants have definitely been the Aji Lemons. The indoor plants haven’t stopped producing since June producing hundreds of pods each. Even the outdoor plants are still ripening pods despite the recent frosts we’ve been having… Meanwhile indoors the Spanish Naga is finally producing plenty of pods… In fact many of…
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Homemade Yogurt Recipe
Whilst having a meal out the a few weeks ago I was marveling at how nice the lassi tasted. Whether in a Raita or a Lassi, shop bought yogurt just never seems to have that strange combination of creaminess and tanginess that restaurant yogurt tends to have. Yogurt always tastes better in an Indian restaurant…
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The Worlds Hottest Chilli Pepper
We often get emails from readers asking what the hottest chilli pepper in the world is. There is always much debate from chilli heads around the world about what is the hottest variety. The Chilli Pepper Institute at the New Mexico State University is renowned as being the worlds leading research body in all matters…
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Aji Lemon & Mango Sauce Recipe
I can’t remember where I found this recipe…it’s something I stumbled across online a while ago and I noted down in my trusty notebook where it lay forgotten until a couple of weeks ago. My Lemon Drop plant has been podding like crazy in our conservatory, producing well over 125 pods this year so I…
