Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 18 MayA young pepper plant in a black fabric grow bag of dark compost flecked with perlite, a Burpee seed packet label clipped to the rim, a towel and blue tarpaulin behind.Week of 22 JuneA pepper plant with small green fruits forming at the leaf joints, standing in a black fabric grow bag of white-flecked compost with a printed seed packet label laid on the surface.Week of 29 JuneThree round glossy green peppers hanging at different heights on a plant in a black fabric grow bag, a bamboo cane at the right and sunlit grass beyond.Week of 6 JulyA pepper plant carrying round green cherry-type fruit, standing in a black fabric grow bag mulched with straw, a pink handwritten label at the front and a green stake behind.Week of 6 JulyA pepper plant carrying a dozen round pale green fruit on upright stems out of a black fabric grow bag, a pink handwritten label at its base and a split-rail fence beyond.Week of 13 JulyRound green cherry-type peppers dusted with white kaolin on a plant beside a green metal stake, black fabric grow bags and red-orange mulch behind.Week of 20 JulyRound cherry peppers ripening on the plant, one mottled deep red and one dark green flushed with red, a bamboo cane behind and fingers holding a leaf aside.Week of 20 JulyOne round red pepper, ripe among a dozen still green, on a plant beaded with water after rain.Week of 20 JulyTwo round cherry peppers ripening on the plant, one deep maroon and one blushed pink-red, either side of a bamboo cane above black fabric grow bags and straw.Week of 3 AugustRound ribbed peppers on the plant, two flushed deep red-purple and the rest still green, held beside a green metal stake above black fabric grow bags.Week of 3 AugustSquat round peppers on a staked plant, one deep glossy red, another dark red and several still green, in a black fabric grow bag over red-orange mulch.Week of 3 AugustA round red cherry pepper among green ones on a plant tied to a green metal stake, black fabric grow bags behind and a small yellow chilli to the side.Week of 24 AugustA squat, deeply ribbed, glossy red pepper sitting upright on a thick stalk and beaded with dew, beside a green metal stake, with a second red one and a third still turning below.
