Chilli Up North Blog

It’s that time of year when I need to start thinking about what I am going to grow, start cleaning the greenhouse, washing all my plant pots, ordering extra seeds etc etc.
I really should be planting my chilli seeds now but it’s still a bit cold with all of this snow we have been having [...]

This month has been really busy in the garden, there has been lots to harvest, the first chillis have been ripening nicely, the sweet peppers have been growing like crazy and i now seem to have a glut of tomatoes.
I have mainly been using the tomatoes in salads and sauces as well as giving a [...]

Well thanks to a little bit of sunshine in the last couple of days, a few of my chillis have ripened, unfortunately one of my huge spanish peppers had gone mouldy, i think it had been attacked by slugs so  i will have to go on a slug hunt soon.
The weather has also brought about [...]

It’s been a bit of a strange month this month, we have had some scorching weather followed by floods and torrential rain so one minute the plants in the greenhouse are cooked and crispy the next they are under water.  Last week i spent an hour removing water from the greenhouse in buckets after a [...]

It’s been a while since i posted any pics of the chilli up north chillis or the garden so thought id share pics from last weekend with you.
The rain followed by the sun,followed by the rain seems to have helped everything shoot up, i’ve not kept on top of pinching the tomatoes out so they [...]

I can’t believe it’s been so long since i posted on here, things are pretty hectic here and ive been busy working away on the new website in my spare time.
the garden has also gone mad with the weather causing everything to shoot up and grow like crazy…well apart from the chilli plants which seem [...]

It’s been another hectic week here at Chilli  Up North.
The weather has meant ive had to water the garden and veg plants lots over the past week, not that i mind as its nice being out in the sun. It also seems to have given everything a boost and really brought the garden to life.
The [...]

Firstly sorry for the lack of updates recently,  it’s been rather hectic at work and at home….can’t complain though as i did manage to squeeze a couple of days hiking in the dales and on the moors in.
I’ve got loads more done in the garden since i last posted, i have now potted on my [...]

Thought some of you may be interested to know what im actually growing this year, i know i posted a list earlier in the year but its changed quite a bit during the planning and germinating stage so here is the latest list:
Chillis and peppers:

Peter Pecker
Violet cayenne
golden cayenne
Mystery chilli
chilil fuego
Bell pepper
Dorset Naga
Hidalgo
Hot portugal
Sweet Pepper

Tomato:
 

Hawian Currant
Black [...]

Thought id post a couple of pics of how the last few days of sun have affected my chilli seedlings, they are all doing really well, as are the tomatoes and peas, so will be ready for potting on soon, ill post some more pics later along with a list of the seeds that germinated.

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