I have a large clump of Sedum Autmnale which is useless when it comes to attracting bees and butterflies. Can anyone provide me with names of a few Sedums which will do the job.
I brought my chillies in on the weekend, along with my orange and pelargonium. They all look rather cheery indoors. So far I have found three snails and two vine veevils in the room they're in, so I look forward to the next three months of battling to keep the plants alive!
I too grow chillies and have successfully overwintered them once but the crop dropped by 80% so not sure it is worth it.
If any of you out there are into home made ice cream, adding chillies to vanilla is fine, but if you add some chopped 80% cocoa solid chocolate to the ice cream, it lifts into another dimension.
Equally adding a few teaspoons of cocoa powder to your chilli con carne also not only creates a lustrous look to the sauce but somehow enhances the taste.
The Mexicans and long before them the Incas knew how cocoa and chilli worked. Hope that inspires a lot of cooks.
Thanks, Kate, I hadn't considered overwintering my chillies but will give it a go. I don't know what sort they are : they were donated by my next door neighbour who successfully grows and overwinters his in the bathroom (Yorkshire): perhaps the humidity helps in this case. Will try the kitchen windowsill (west facing). Talking about chilli, one great use for it is in Nigel Slater's recipe for mixed tomato chutney, link given in blog below.
I have overwintered a couple of chilli plants for the first time this year in our sunny bootroom. It can get quite hot in there as its a glass lean too construction. They are alive but not really showing much sign of growth. Im considering repotting them to get them on their way. I have also sown from seed and assortment of chilli varieties and peppers including some green birds eye chillis that I bought last year from the supermarket. Im not sure if this is the done thing but Ive got lots of shoots springing up (more than I can say for my basil, corriander and parsley seeds - any tips welcome)
I live in Bexleyheath, California of the South East, and successfully overwintered a Bulgarian Carrot chilli plant which is a Capsicum annuum. I pruned it quite hard, repotted it in a 50/50 mixture of Perlite and John Innes No 2, put it in an oven tray in front of a south facing window and watered it lightly. Hope this helps.
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Can anyone provide me with names of a few Sedums which will do the job.
Kate
I too grow chillies and have successfully overwintered them once but the crop dropped by 80% so not sure it is worth it.
If any of you out there are into home made ice cream, adding chillies to vanilla is fine, but if you add some chopped 80% cocoa solid chocolate to the ice cream, it lifts into another dimension.
Equally adding a few teaspoons of cocoa powder to your chilli con carne also not only creates a lustrous look to the sauce but somehow enhances the taste.
The Mexicans and long before them the Incas knew how cocoa and chilli worked. Hope that inspires a lot of cooks.
http://www.mandysutter.com/reluctant-gardener-day-410-a-right-pickle/
I live in Bexleyheath, California of the South East, and successfully overwintered a Bulgarian Carrot chilli plant which is a Capsicum annuum. I pruned it quite hard, repotted it in a 50/50 mixture of Perlite and John Innes No 2, put it in an oven tray in front of a south facing window and watered it lightly. Hope this helps.
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