You could argue that yes, consumer culture demands that we can have whatever we want at the click of the fingers, including fresh raspberries in December. In vegetable terms, the appearance of UK garden centres in the 60s and the explosion of recreational gardening as a past time, has meant very many people now get to try out growing vegetables that people hadn't even heard of back in the day. It has opened doors and possibilities.
It's an interesting path we've come down in the UK to the popular growing of chillies. Major road building in the 60s; the emergence of out of town GCs; suddenly having colour TV; Gardeners' World in colour with a huge folllowing; Sunday supplements and gardening columns with huge following; introductions of foreign cuisines so that people get to try all these new veg and build a taste for them; introduction of (cheap) foreign holidays; debt culture/easy credit. And lastly online shopping meaning it's even easier to buy supplies and cheap seeds.
Our horizons are no doubt exploded, for good and ill. Convenience is king. Click and have tomorrow. Try anything. Pay later.
I like your thinking @philippasmith2. I could do with a business partner
May need to consider a different plant to be in business @Biglad - my Cayennes are probably worth about 50 p at present - and that's being kind
I'm sure it would have cost much more than 50p to grow a chilli seedling 4-6" tall. Hope more people are generous this way, sharing their extra seedlings so that those who missed the boat to sow seeds/seeds failing to germinate, will now be able to grow some.
Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth
I like your thinking @philippasmith2. I could do with a business partner
May need to consider a different plant to be in business @Biglad - my Cayennes are probably worth about 50 p at present - and that's being kind
I'm sure it would have cost much more than 50p to grow a chilli seedling 4-6" tall. Hope more people are generous this way, sharing their extra seedlings so that those who missed the boat to sow seeds/seeds failing to germinate, will now be able to grow some.
I think you may have misunderstood @Eustace my Cayennes are nowhere near either 4 or 6 inches tall yet - hence my suggestion of their value perhaps stretching to 50 pence at the most. Yes, one of the best things about gardening is the constant giving and exchanging both seeds and plants. As I've been doing exactly that for the past 50 years, it has become 2nd nature - the more gardeners do that, the better for all.
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Yes, one of the best things about gardening is the constant giving and exchanging both seeds and plants. As I've been doing exactly that for the past 50 years, it has become 2nd nature - the more gardeners do that, the better for all.
I'd be happy to deliver a couple of them to anyone within a reasonable distance of east Lancs, though. Just DM me. 9 is going to be too many