Chillies and peppers need potting on regularly to keep them growing strongly and prevent the plants from flowering too early, before they’ve established a strong framework of stems and leaves. Cold ...

Cultivating green chillies at home in pots offers a fresh, convenient supply for your kitchen. By selecting the right pot, ...

Grow your own chillies to get your food as hot as a scorching summer’s sun. This is perfectly easy in Scotland with the new varieties that tolerate cooler conditions and lower light levels. These New ...

Warmer weather is here, but it’s not summer garden season yet. We still need to get through some chilly nights, so while you’re patiently waiting to stick warm-weather plants in the garden, you can ...

What’s not to like about chillies? They’re fabulous, fiery and addictive. Besides being the main ingredient of salsa, chillies can be added to salads (mild varieties), sauces, pasta, pizza and ...

CHILLI plants hail from warmer parts of South America. As a result, they aren’t natural candidates for growing in temperate countries like the UK, unless you have a greenhouse. But they also do well ...

What a good Australian native alternative to gazanias? JANE: Instead of planting the brightly coloured Southern African daisies that can become weedy in coastal and dry areas, smothering local native ...

Red ripe tomatoes, juicy pineapple and tongue-scorching peppers — the produce aisle at the grocery store is full of possibilities for cooking a great meal, but it can also be a great starting point ...

I’ve grown chillies for the first time from seed this year. Now that I have seedlings, what do I do next? Chillies and peppers need potting on regularly to keep them growing strongly and prevent the ...