This year, flowers. Lots of them.

On the reverse of each of those packets in the photo there are instructions and supposed requirements for the depth the seeds should be planted at, the spaces between each and so on. (Click image for bigger).

Seed Planting Instructions

Obviously, I have taken no notice whatsoever of those and simply put all of the seeds from all of the different packets together in one packet, then shaken it to mix them all together, and then sprinkled the resulting mixture into a big bunch of empty pots.

I figure that is how nature does it, and if it is good enough for nature – it’s good enough for me.

Will it work? I’ll have to wait and see.

Note: the above isn’t really guerilla gardening as you can’t really guerilla garden your own patio; this is real guerilla gardening.

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Let there be chillies! He said.

And behold, for chillies did spring forth from the Earth.

And He looked down upon the chillies, and He saw that they were good.

…and He has still not summoned up the courage to try the evil looking little one in the middle.

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The first red hot chilli has appeared on one of the two plants of its type. It was soon eaten in a chilli con carne and, yea gads, those particular chillies really are hot.

I also have another four plants of a completely different type, and these are now sporting small upright chillies that are apparently even more lethal than the above. Photos of those to follow in a few days as soon as one of the chillies turns red.

Meanwhile, in other news, Juno continues to grow nicely. He has been with me for just two weeks today and has already changed from small puppy to big puppy. He is now significantly longer, taller, wider and, yes, sharper.

He has a great character and temperament and is hours of fun. He also has hours and hours of energy – so much so that a ‘calm down’ button would be good to have at times!

For those of you who were wondering; yes, he is indeed an authentic ‘hybrid’ dog. He is half pedigree Labrador and half pedigree Rhodesian Ridgeback. There is already a Juno section on the wiki dedicated to him and information about him, though there is little there just yet. I will add anything significant to it as time goes by.

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Running hot, and growing hot.

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…but things have actually grown large enough to need their own homes.

A miracle.

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The Great Courtyard Project not only lives on, it seems, but is actually growing.

Success!

I remember the days when those containers looked like this.

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You made me grin. Spell? So that’s the trick for making them show their little fiery hot faces, is it. Witchcraft. Or maybe Voodoo. Either way, that explains a lot.

Anyway, you eventually ended up at a 404. Not very useful, eh? The post you were looking for (it has been moved, as you discovered, sorry about that) is here: The Dorset Naga.

No Witchcraft or Voodoo hints, I’m afraid, but good luck with the Nagas’. Let me know if you manage to get some to grow, and even more importantly – how you did it.

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So, that’s how it is right now.Let’s see just how much of a transformation can be achieved over, say, six months or so shall we?I’m betting on managing a pretty radical change.

But then I always was the optimistic type.

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…you can hear them growing.

Ok, you can’t, but the Rogi Courtyard Project continues growing apace. So far, all present and correct and no horticultural casualties. That’s good, then.

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Dorset Naga, measuring about 1,000,000 SHU, is one of the hottest chillies in the world. Its scorching heat is combined with a distinctive fruity aroma, making it the chilli of choice for cooks wanting a new experience.

The wrinkled, wedge-shaped fruit ripen from green to red, and can be harvested at either stage of maturity. They can be up to 2 to 3 cm wide at the shoulders and 4 to 5 cm long, and are produced on large, late maturing plants that need plenty of space to grow.

Dorset Naga is not the easiest chilli to grow and there are two particular times in the plants’ development – germination and pollination – that require special attention. Instructions are sent with all packs of Dorset Naga, and we do recommend that they are followed. Genuine Dorset Naga seeds are harvested from plants produced and grown by us in Dorset. The seed crop is specially cultivated in a dedicated polytunnel protected with insect netting to prevent cross pollination with other Capsicum varieties. To maintain quality, a germination test is conducted after the seed crop is harvested, dried and cleaned and is then repeated every 6 months at a DEFRA approved Official Seed Testing Station.

Really Cool Seeds is the only authorised seller of Dorset Naga seeds.

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