I should think that's enough I'd grow your jalapenos in a pot on a windowsill. @Skandi most of my chillies were milder than usual last year - I think it was the lack of late warmth. It started raining here in September and just kept going. I grow mine in a baby polytunnel and in other years they've been much hotter. Cucamelon are quite good fun but difficult to know what to do with them. They produce a lot of fruit. One of those things to grow once
Remember to keep the potatoes in bags well watered - even if it's raining the leaves keep the soil dry.
Good luck - have fun
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Maybe I'll keep more of the jalapeños inside then, got a large conservatory, I'm assuming they would like it in there?
Kept avoiding the Cucamelon as a novelty, but gave in eventually, can't hurt to try.
Oh yes - chillies will be very happy in a conservatory. And as they're in pots, if we do happen to get a baking hot summer, you can always put them outside to sunbathe awhile. I like cucamelons - picked small they're a nice crunchy zing in a salad. But there's a thing with many of the cucurbit family - courgettes are the worst but cucumbers and squash as well as cucamelon too - they just keep producing fruit. Until you think if you see another one you may explode. With the courgettes you just end up with marrowsor you can make chutney. Cucumbers you can pickle. But the cucamelons - the skin gets tough but they are far too small to peel so you end up throwing lots away, or I did, and that seems a shame. If you're a very keen Pimms drinker you may keep up.
I'm not suggesting you don't grow them - you should, the kids will hopefully get some fun out of them.
Gardening on the edge of Exmoor, in Devon
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
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I'd grow your jalapenos in a pot on a windowsill. @Skandi most of my chillies were milder than usual last year - I think it was the lack of late warmth. It started raining here in September and just kept going. I grow mine in a baby polytunnel and in other years they've been much hotter.
Cucamelon are quite good fun but difficult to know what to do with them. They produce a lot of fruit. One of those things to grow once
Remember to keep the potatoes in bags well watered - even if it's raining the leaves keep the soil dry.
Good luck - have fun
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
Kept avoiding the Cucamelon as a novelty, but gave in eventually, can't hurt to try.
Cheers for the tip on watering the spuds.
I like cucamelons - picked small they're a nice crunchy zing in a salad. But there's a thing with many of the cucurbit family - courgettes are the worst but cucumbers and squash as well as cucamelon too - they just keep producing fruit. Until you think if you see another one you may explode. With the courgettes you just end up with marrowsor you can make chutney. Cucumbers you can pickle. But the cucamelons - the skin gets tough but they are far too small to peel so you end up throwing lots away, or I did, and that seems a shame. If you're a very keen Pimms drinker you may keep up.
I'm not suggesting you don't grow them - you should, the kids will hopefully get some fun out of them.
“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”