Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 15 JuneA young pepper plant in a raised bed of dark bark-flecked soil beside a green metal stake, a handwritten label in the foreground, with a wire fence and lawn behind.Week of 20 JulyWhite pepper flowers hanging under the leaves of plants staked in a straw-mulched bed, a split-rail fence and wire beside them and woodland behind under grey light.Week of 27 JulyA pepper plant seen from below, long green fruit hanging among the leaves, with a split-rail fence and wire mesh alongside, straw mulch and tall pines against blue sky.Week of 27 JulyA long slender green pepper hanging from a plant staked with green metal, straw mulch spread below and rows of pepper plants running back to a fence.Week of 3 AugustSlim green peppers hanging along the branches of a plant, some darkening, with a green stake, wire mesh and a weathered split-rail fence behind.Week of 17 AugustA long slim dark green chilli hanging in front of a mass of others on the same plant, against a grey split-rail fence and wire mesh, with straw mulch and a white label below.Week of 31 AugustA tall pepper plant carrying two dozen very long slender green pods, most hanging straight down and several curling back on themselves, against a split-rail fence with wire mesh.
