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by peterwicker
Sun Sep 01, 2019 2:49 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Sweet Pepper Long Red Marconi
Replies: 6
Views: 3259

Sweet Pepper Long Red Marconi

I have been growing these peppers for the last couple of years and they produce lovely large red tapering fruits. They are supposed to be mild flavoured sweet peppers but this year the fruit on one of our plants are exceedingly hot. Can you explain the reason for this? Fresh seed was used. They are ...
by peterwicker
Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:18 am
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Kitchen Garden Magazine Issues
Replies: 16
Views: 10962

Re: Kitchen Garden Magazine Issues

I also put any free seeds from KG that I don't need in the post box. They don't stay there for long.
by peterwicker
Mon Jun 10, 2019 3:37 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Pigeons eating my pepper plants
Replies: 7
Views: 4042

Pigeons eating my pepper plants

I sowed seeds for sweet and chilli peppers back in February and have lovingly nurtured them for the last three months. June arrived and with the promise of no further frosts I duly planted out eighteen fit and healthy plants onto my allotment. Two days later the pigeons had decimated them. They have...
by peterwicker
Mon Jun 10, 2019 3:24 pm
Forum: Ask the team
Topic: Kitchen Garden Magazine Issues
Replies: 16
Views: 10962

Re: Kitchen Garden Magazine Issues

I keep copies of KG magazine for a year up to the month that we are currently in. Older issues I then put in the post box we have at the allotment site for other allotmenteers to read.