Earlier in the year (back in June i think) i had a bit of a slow start to the growing season as we moved house back in the late spring. As a result i hedged my bets slightly and bought a scotch bonnet plant from B&Q as an insurance policy to my home grown orange…
Almost exactly one year on from my last battle and the aphids are back. I was actually getting excited that small flower buds are starting to form on most of my plants when I noticed the familiar sight of lots of tiny green monsters gathering around the new growth shoots at the tops of the…
I’ve mentioned a few times that i’ve recently moved house. In my old place I only had a small yeard, surrounded by tall houses and a large tree which meant that it was shaded for most of the day. As a result the growth rates of my chillies was slow and I relied on gro…
It’s been a few weeks since I last posed and update on my chillies. After re-potting last time (to 6″ pots) in mid May many of the plants were suffering from drooping leaves. I put this down to a combination of hot daytime temperatures and the shock from re-potting. The Cayenne’s are all now about…
We’ve had a lot of questions from readers about if and when they should pot on their chilli plants and what pot sizes to use. This is a hard question to answer as much will depend on the stage of development of your plants and the condition they are grown in. Many of our readers…
Now that the chilli growing season is well under way and we are all worrying about our young plants I thought i’d draw together a list of some of the accessories I have found useful for getting me through this next stage in the season. Chilli Focus Pepper Plant food – This is the only…
Drooping chilli plant leaves are one of the most alarming sights in the growing season, particularly when it happens suddenly and affects the whole plant at once. The good news is that drooping is rarely fatal and in most cases your plant will make a full recovery once you identify and address the cause. This…
We’ve been getting so many great comments and discussion from some of our regular readers we thought it would be good to get to know some of them better. Each month we’ll be inviting a reader to write a guest post and answer a few questions, sharing some of their tips and advice with fellow…
Having moved house 3 weeks ago i now have a conservatory/summerhouse that I am able to use as a chilli house. At my previous place the garden was very small and for the most part of the day, shaded. While I expected the extra heat and light of a conservatory to help speed up growth…