Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 22 JuneA tiny pepper seedling with a few narrow leaves in red-orange bark mulch inside a black fabric grow bag, a handwritten label leaning above it, grass beyond the rim.Week of 22 JuneA small pepper seedling with pale green leaves in a black fabric grow bag mulched with red-orange bark chips, a handwritten label leaning behind it, long grass beyond.Week of 6 JulySlim green cayenne chillies hanging from a pepper plant in a straw-mulched fabric grow bag, one broad leaf filling the foreground and a label at the rim.Week of 6 JulyA pepper plant with dark mottled leaves in a straw-mulched black fabric grow bag, a handwritten white label tucked in at the front and a bark-filled bag behind on paving.Week of 13 JulyLong curved green peppers hanging from a plant in a black fabric grow bag, its leaves streaked with white kaolin, a flagstone path and a split-rail fence beyond.Week of 13 JulyA long glossy dark green pepper curving over straw mulch beside a bamboo cane bound with a green tie, black fabric grow bags and a white label behind.Week of 3 AugustA long curving red pepper hanging beside a green metal stake in a black fabric grow bag, a green plant tie above it and straw over perlite-flecked soil below.
