Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 15 JuneA pepper plant with long drooping leaves in a black pot on a whitewashed table, a printed label at its base, with trays of leggy tomato seedlings and a metal funnel behind.Week of 15 JuneA young pepper plant in a raised metal bed of dark perlite-flecked soil between two green stakes, a handwritten label in front, with gravel below the bed and grass beyond.Week of 22 JuneA pepper seedling on straw mulch beside a green metal stake and a white plastic watering pipe, water beading on its leaves, a handwritten label at the front.Week of 22 JuneA pepper plant with broad green leaves and tight buds at its tip beside a green metal stake, straw mulch below and a handwritten label, wire and split-rail fencing behind.Week of 13 JulyA pepper plant tied to a green metal stake in a bed of straw mulch, one long green fruit hanging at its centre, with wire mesh, a split-rail fence and two handwritten labels nearby.Week of 3 AugustA long green pepper hanging low on a plant tied to a green metal stake, nasturtium leaves to one side, straw mulch below and a split-rail fence with wire behind.Week of 17 AugustA long curving pale green pepper hanging beside a green metal stake bound with a velcro strap, with a wire fence, straw mulch and woodland behind.
