In the spirit of true chilli growing competition it’s time to compare, contrast and deride if necessary. None of that “it’s all about the taking part” tosh around here. Bibendum staff are in it to win it…
So here are some picture that have been sent in. Yours not here? Then please send it in and we’ll feature it. Have you got any special advice for our avid growers…leave a comment below…
Just found a few tips …
You never know what direction things are going to take off in. The chillis are by and large now growing upwards. Even my pot is showing a few little green shoots poking out. James has well developed young plantlife…with one clear leader apparently. So apparent is this hierarchy that it inspired a bit of photoshopping from the Wahaca crew this afternoon.
After going out on Twitter, the cheeky chilli chappies took to the picture with mouse …
Serious excitement around the office today as the chillis have started to poke their little green heads out of their pots to see what’s up. All those grumblings about lazy seeds, wrong soil, radioactive pots can now be silenced. We have growth!
Some growers’ pictures below….but also with a word of caution. Now that there is a green shoot above ground, the needs of your plant will change (…or so I was told this morning – …
Let the growing commence! We’re not that competitive really, though when the Bibendum offices were briefly overtaken a chilli planting frenzy yesterday, it was clear that some growers were going to make every second count. Wahaca might think they’re the chilli chiefs, but we’re not going give it to them that easily.
Between the pots filled in the office and all the seeds sent out to staff based further afield, we estimate we have about 70 …
(thanks to Eat like a Girl for this photo…you never even saw the heat coming…)
When it comes to foodie thrills, it is hard to beat that slow but steady build up of heat on your taste buds that can only come from a full chilli onslaught. It builds and it builds and then bang, it rages and you think “why the hell…?!” …
We’re staying down Mexico way to dig a bit deeper into what’s making Mexican food quite so hot at the moment. The simple answer, of course, is chilli! I was given a chilli ‘grow in a bag’ set up for Christmas (I know…so long ago) and despite planting it straight away, I’ve only seen the first of the fruit in the last few days. Lack of sun and …
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