Chilli project

So it's been ages since I updated this blog, but that's not to say I have'nt been busy..
I've been making lots of chilli jam which I've been selling through two local farm shops. Christmas was a very busy time when I sold over 100 jars...
So this has given me the confidence to take things a little more seriously and I've had a lovely new logo designed and been trying out some other chilli recipes .
I've also decided to enter the Brackley food festival with my chilli jam ad a whole range of chilli plants..
I'm really excited with this new venture and am going to try and develop a chilli farm business ...
So I have converted my utility into a plant nursery and have the following varieties on the go..
Fatali- very hot
Aji limonc -hot
Paper lantern-very hot
Twilight-hot
Red habanero- very hot
Bulgarian carrot- hot
Hungarian hot wax-medium
Joes long- hot
Señor sedan a- medium hot
Pairie fire-hot
Scotch bonnet-very hot
Orange habanero - very hot
Ring of fire-hot
Hot chocolate habanero- very very hot
Fresno- medium
Jalapeno-medium
Explosive ember-hot
Trinidadian scorpion Maruga- very very hot
Birds eye chilli- hot
Pererone piccante calabrese- medium

Early May in the Garden

 

So its early May and the Indian Bean Tree has leaves and we still have the old shed in place but we have the new rattan look garden set with its lovely 3meter parasol. It was very warm early this time compared to normal and plants are flowering a couple of weeks earlier than normal..

June in the Garden

July in the Garden

August in the Garden

Well its the end of August and its really feeling like Autumn has set in.. The Greengage tree has ripened and I've harvested about8kg of greengages this year.. Most of which has already been made into jam or given away to my lovely neighbour in return for the gooseberries I was given way back in  May..
I'm hoping to take the boys out picking blackberries this week and if I can get hold of some suitable jars maybe have a go at making some wine this year..

Brand new blog

well this is my very first blog, and its intended to form an online diary about things that are important to me, my family, creating a lovely home, making crafts and of course , my garden...
We've lived in this market town in the lovely borders of Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire for just over 12 yrs, but have only been in our house for coming up to 3 yrs..
And its a keeper, one to take time with, creating a lovely family home and garden...

Here is a little tour round some of the  garden

Front lawn with fruit trees

side garden with raised herb beds created last April

our rather large and overgrown pond