Like a lot of things in life,you start off with half a casual interest in something, you scratch the surface just that little bit more and all of a sudden people are saying weird words to you like Capsicum annuum, Capsicum chinense, and Capsicum pubescens.
Seeds. If there is absolutely one thing you can’t do without if you hope to grow your own, it’s seeds.
“Bottom Feeding your Plants” – Sounds kind of odd, right? Well, I always think it does at least, it’s also known as “Bottom Watering” and “Butt chugging”, which both sound equally as odd but I have less trouble with “feeding”. So, what is it? Well. You know when you water your plants and you tradtionally […]
You aren’t going to get far in the world of Chillies without running across the Scoville Scale. But what is it?
Ahhhh – Hot Sauce. Where would a Chillihead be without it? Well. Strange as it may be to me, it seems quite comfortable in their ignorance. I’ve come to realise that not all people share the same kind of love for Hot Sauce as I do. In fact, I’ve come to discover that some people […]
For those of us living in the “Chilli” stratosphere it’s been a good time of late. Our little fruit has been getting all kinds of good press. It can help cure cancer, it can help with weight loss. Hell, they can even help cure the common cold – Or so they say. Our little fruit […]
So, last year I got upset at the thought of my precious little babies being attacked by Whiteflies, or, Aphid scum as I now call them, in polite company at least, I have other words for my more private moments…
I guess this is a follow up to a Blog I posted last year about buying chilli plant seeds from eBay. Except, well, not quite as focused. I’ve bought chilli plants from Garden Centres quite a few times over the past couple of years. Admittedly, it’s a 50 / 50 split on me actually wanting […]
Repairing broken chilli plant branches is something that we all have to do from time to time. No matter how much love we give our plants, accidents do sometimes happen.