Ma-La in the Garden, 2021
Sichuan pepper and sansho are starting into the new year; I am starting with the chilli again. Of course, given…
Growing Chiltepin #WithMe: Germination
One month after seeding, and there is progress to report. Yeah, not so easy to grow, that chiltepin…
Grow Chiltepin #WithMe 1: Seeds and Sowing
It’s a bit late in the year (I’m starting this mid-May), but I couldn’t resist some chiltepin – and that…
To Boldly Grow… Peppers in Space!
Chile peppers spread so quickly around the world because they grow easy. Now, they’ll take a giant leap… into space!
Growing Season 2018, Update 4: Early Summer
June/July, high time for an update. A pretty long one, now that everything’s growing. Well, okay, not everything. I had…
Growing Season 2018, Beginning of May: And you’re Out!
The beginning of May is always an interesting time.
Growing Season 2018: In the Midst of Indoor Starting
Time for a second update to this year’s ChiliCult growing season, still playing catch-up…
Growing Season 2018: How It Began
New year, same problem: I want to show, what I grow and how – but it is enough work that…
Chinese New Year’s Garden and Food Resolutions
Or, the What, Where, How, and Why of my gardening for food production, following my motto for 2018. I don’t…