Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 1 JuneWeek of 1 JuneLooking down a gravel drive on planting day: black fabric grow bags in a line along the left verge, a green garden cart, potted plants set out on both sides, and the photographer's own long shadow falling up the middle of the frame.Week of 22 JuneA pepper seedling with long tapering leaves at the centre of a black fabric grow bag, a handwritten label beside it, the toes of a pair of shoes at the top edge.Week of 22 JuneA young pepper plant in a straw-mulched black fabric grow bag, a handwritten label beside it, with purple and blue ribbons tied to the handles of the bags behind.Week of 6 JulyRows of straw-mulched fabric grow bags holding young pepper plants, sheets of cardboard laid between them over the grass, a person's boots just visible at the edge of the frame.Week of 6 JulyA pepper plant with pale-speckled leaves in a straw-mulched black fabric grow bag, a handwritten pink label lying flat in the straw and a crowd of potted plants behind.Week of 20 JulyA dark green pepper hanging beside a green stake, its lower end scarred brown and dry, with black fabric grow bags and straw mulch behind and a hand at the top edge.Week of 3 AugustA pepper plant in a straw-mulched grow bag, long green fruits hanging against a bright blue sky, rows of grow bags running back and a blurred fingertip at the frame's edge.
