January is the quiet month outdoors. The winter crops (garlic, broad beans and onions) are in the pots and beds and waiting for the big frost and snow. Winter salads (chard, pak choy and lettuce) have grown well and should stand through the cold. Now is the time to head indoors and leave the garden …Read More about January: Starting Chilli Peppers
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Potting up chilli peppers
These warm days are ideal for getting young chilli plants outdoors for their first taste of sunshine. By potting the small plants up into larger pots the plants will start a growth spurt. This is good. Cold winds, sudden chills, heavy rains and slugs are not good, they can kill the young plants very easily. …Read More about Potting up chilli peppers
Starting chilli peppers
Last year was a very good year for chilli peppers with just the right combination of heat and sunshine. Mid February to mid March is the time to get started with these slow growing plants so when the summer comes the plants are ready to sit outdoors. Chilli peppers are ideal city plants which work …Read More about Starting chilli peppers
Peppers in rain
Peppers are remarkably resilient when dealing with heavy rain. Once the plants reach about 12 inches and the leaves toughened up, they are no longer in danger of slugs and snails. Having got the plants through their seedling stage it is now just a case of letting them settle for the summer. Starting hot peppers …Read More about Peppers in rain