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Tips For Growing Chilli Plants

April 15, 2013Chilli Growing Standard

For gardening enthusiasts, it’s the spring planting season, and that’s always a good time to experiment with a few seeds and plants you’ve never tried to grow before. Of course, you may have a firmly established garden routine, and it may be that your ordinary selection of plants is plenty to keep you busy. But, […]

Keep your chilli plants over winter

December 20, 2012Chilli Growing Standard

I’ve been getting asked what to do with chilli plants now that the weather has turned wintery If you want to keep your plants alive over winter, then it is really easy and can be done in a few steps.. Take any chillis that are still on the plant, if they haven’t ripened put them […]

Chillis 2012

September 3, 2012Chilli Growing Standard

I’ts been a bit of a crazy year this year, first a something wiped out all of my seedlings then the weather has been changeable to say the least. As a result I didn’t end up with as many plants or varieties as I thought I would. The plants I did end up with were […]

2012 Chilli Grow List

January 22, 2012Chilli Growing Standard

Here’s my 2012 chilli grow list, I’ve just planted them in the heated propagators and will wait and see what happens, I’ll post some progress on here and twitter as and when it happens, I’ll also posts my vegetable grow list as and when I plant them. The chillis are a mix of some I […]

Flavour of the month – chillis

February 21, 2010Bottom of the garden, Chilli Recipes, Using Chillis Standard

Chillis are the flavour of the month in the new asda magazine, you can get a few recipes from their website including some rather tasty looking choc chilli brownies you can see them by clicking the link below http://www.asdamagazine.co.uk/2010/01/chillies/ […]

It’s that time of year again

January 13, 2010Bottom of the garden, Chilli Announcements, Chilli diary, Chilli Growing Standard

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 […]

Overwintering Chilli Plants

November 9, 2009Chilli Growing Standard

I’ve been getting asked what to do with chilli plants now that the weather has turned wintery, I will be honest and say this year I have composted all but two, mainly because I was lazy but also because I want to try some new varieties next year (after all I have hundreds) If however […]

Spicy hummus with crispy tortilla triangles

September 29, 2009Chilli Recipes, Chilli Snacks & Bites, Using Chillis Standard

This one is a firm favourite for parties and get togethers, i’m not sure where i picked it up from but it makes a great alternative to shop bought stuff and is really quick and simple. Ingredients 1 pack of your favourite corn or flour tortillas/wraps 1 425g tin of chickpeas 1 lemon 2 chillis […]

Ways of using excess chillis – Number 5 : Dry your chillis

September 22, 2009Chilli Growing, Using Chillis Standard

Drying chillis is a great way to preserve them for future use, my favourite way is to make a ristra, a guide to this is coming very soon. Once dried you can leave the chillis whole or grind them up into chilli flakes or chilli powder, they give a lovely deep flavour if used dried […]

Ways of using excess chillis – Number 4 : Save the seeds

September 20, 2009Chilli Growing, Using Chillis Standard

Saving the seeds from your chillis not only lets you grow them next year it also means you can use the chillis without adding too much heat to dishes. I will post a full seed saving guide on the website as soon as i can but in the mean time the quickest way to do […]

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