Gardens at Mathews

Pepper ‘Candlelight’

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

The photographs

Three small pepper seedlings spaced across a broad grey tub of red-brown bark chips, a little white label beside each and a black hoop frame arching over the rim.
Week of 6 JulyThree small pepper seedlings spaced across a broad grey tub of red-brown bark chips, a little white label beside each and a black hoop frame arching over the rim.
Several young pepper plants with glossy pointed leaves in dark soil inside a black fabric grow bag, seen from above, with slate paving and black woven ground fabric to one side.
Week of 6 JulySeveral young pepper plants with glossy pointed leaves in dark soil inside a black fabric grow bag, seen from above, with slate paving and black woven ground fabric to one side.
Three small pepper seedlings in a round galvanised metal planter of red-orange bark mulch, a handwritten label beside them and a straw-mulched grow bag behind.
Week of 6 JulyThree small pepper seedlings in a round galvanised metal planter of red-orange bark mulch, a handwritten label beside them and a straw-mulched grow bag behind.

What happened

Crop
Pepper
Variety
Candlelight
Sown
20 April 2026 (approximate)
Transplanted
23 June 2026
Status
failed

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