All chilli seeds look the same, so you don't always know what you’re gonna to get – and it might not be what it says on the label.

What has happened to the Reapers? There could be two reasons for these embarrassingly small fruits, and both testify to my impatient nature.

Wow, it’s the first day of November: monsoon-like rain is hammering on the roof and flooding the water butts. There’s no denying winter...

Mid October 2018. Weather: damp (clearly raining overnight). Temp: distinctly chilly, barely into double figures. A spider has taken up...

First week of October 2018 Weather: surprisingly bright Temp: surprisingly warm during the day. October has arrived, bringing with it...