Photographs of this planting through the 2026 season, oldest first.
The photographs
Week of 22 JuneA pepper plant on straw mulch in a black fabric grow bag, a handwritten label at its foot, ranks of identical labelled grow bags and wire fencing behind.Week of 22 JuneA pepper plant in flower in a straw-mulched black fabric grow bag, small white buds along its stems, with rows of similar bags and their handwritten labels receding into rough grass behind.Week of 29 JuneLong green cayenne peppers hanging in a cluster against a bamboo cane tied with green wire, a handwritten label at the foot of the plant.Week of 6 JulyLong tapering green chillies hanging from a pepper plant in a black fabric grow bag mulched with straw, a blue-inked label at the rim, more bags receding behind.Week of 6 JulyTwo long glossy green peppers curling from the stem of a plant in a straw-mulched black fabric grow bag, their skin wet with rain and a bamboo stake alongside.Week of 6 JulyA chilli plant carrying half a dozen slim pale green fruit on drooping stems, low sun flaring across the grow bags and paved path behind it.Week of 6 JulyLong slim dark green cayenne-type peppers hanging from a stem, the leaves around them heavily dusted with white residue, red-orange mulch in a bag behind.Week of 13 JulyA long curved green chilli dusted with white kaolin resting across a suede-gloved hand, with a row of black fabric grow bags, a split-rail fence and grey sky behind.Week of 13 JulyA tall pepper plant in a black fabric grow bag hung with long curved green chillies, straw mulch at its base, and rows of neighbouring grow bags along a split-rail fence behind.Week of 13 JulyLong curved green chillies hanging in a cluster from a kaolin-dusted pepper plant, a green metal stake behind, with straw mulch, black grow bags and a flagstone path beyond.Week of 20 JulyA bunch of long curved green chillies hanging together, several scuffed with pale scarring, above dark leaves and the rim of a container.Week of 20 JulyLong curved green peppers hanging from a plant in a black fabric grow bag, one of them cupped from below in a bare hand, with paving and grass at the edge.Week of 27 JulyLong curving green peppers hanging in a tangle from a plant in a black fabric grow bag, their skins glossy, with paving and a scatter of clover at the bag's foot.Week of 3 AugustA hanging bunch of long wrinkled green peppers with one ripening red-brown among them, dark leaves around, a green metal stake alongside and grow bags on wood chip behind.Week of 3 AugustA cluster of long green peppers hanging over a paving stone, one turning maroon at the centre, a green metal stake beside them and rows of straw-mulched grow bags behind.Week of 3 AugustA hanging cluster of long green cayenne peppers with one ripened red and bruised brown, straw mulch and a black fabric grow bag below.Week of 17 AugustLong curving cayenne peppers hanging in a cluster, most still pale green with one streaked orange and one below fully scarlet and glossy, over straw-mulched black fabric bags.Week of 24 AugustLong curving cayenne peppers hanging over a straw-topped black fabric grow bag, three fully scarlet and glossy while the rest stay pale green, with white labels among the bags behind.Week of 31 AugustThree long slender scarlet chillies lying on a white cloth on a dark stone counter, each gently rippled along its length and curving to a fine point, calyxes and stalks still attached.
