Gardens at Mathews

Pepper ‘Black Hungarian’

Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.

The photographs

A dark plug of potting compost flecked with white perlite sitting on top of mown grass, a few loose crumbs of soil scattered around it, with no plant in sight.
Week of 8 JuneA dark plug of potting compost flecked with white perlite sitting on top of mown grass, a few loose crumbs of soil scattered around it, with no plant in sight.
A small pepper seedling in a black fabric grow bag of red-brown bark chips scattered with pale fertiliser prills, a handwritten pink label beside it and straw-topped bags behind.
Week of 6 JulyA small pepper seedling in a black fabric grow bag of red-brown bark chips scattered with pale fertiliser prills, a handwritten pink label beside it and straw-topped bags behind.

What happened

Crop
Pepper
Variety
Black Hungarian
Sown
20 April 2026
Transplanted
23 June 2026
Status
failed

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