Potting Passion on a budget

Potting Passion on a budget My garden’s my happy place.

Potting Passion on a Budget is all about growing gorgeous gardens without spending a fortune — from seeds to bargains, reusing, recycling and a few cheeky plant obsessions along the way!

It’s been a busy preserving day! 🌶️🫑Plum & vanilla jam made, a couple of different batches of chilli powder… and now I’m...
31/08/2026

It’s been a busy preserving day! 🌶️🫑

Plum & vanilla jam made, a couple of different batches of chilli powder… and now I’m trying something completely new — fermenting my peppers and chillies to make hot sauce! 🔥

I’ve made two different batches — a sweet red pepper, garlic & chilli sauce and a hotter one that will eventually become a smoky BBQ chilli sauce.
They’re now sitting in their special fermentation jars, submerged in salt brine with glass weights keeping everything under the liquid. The little airlocks on top let the gases escape as they ferment without letting air back in — so no daily “burping” needed!

Now they get left to do their thing for around 7–10 days while the natural fermentation works its magic, then I’ll blend, season and bottle them. 🌶️
Never tried this before, so I’m ridiculously excited to see what happens! 😂

Although despite wearing gloves, my fingers are currently ON FIRE 🔥🔥🔥 so apparently I need better gloves next time! 🤦‍♀️😂

Anyone else made fermented hot sauce before?

31/08/2026

I was given this tree and told it was a patio plum… I think we can safely say that ship has sailed! 😂 Yesterday’s high winds brought half the plums down, so it’s time for an emergency harvest.

What shall I make with them all? 💜

31/08/2026

I may have rudely evicted her while deadheading… but she knew exactly where she lived and marched straight back! 😂🕷️🌻

31/08/2026

Deadheading was going well… until I realised this big beauty had hitched a ride on the sunflower head! 😱🕷️ Safe to say, everything was immediately dropped! Anyone else struggle with spiders in the garden at this time of year?

The dinner plates are definitely living up to their name! 😍🌸 Picked a big armful for my Mum today 💕
30/08/2026

The dinner plates are definitely living up to their name! 😍🌸 Picked a big armful for my Mum today 💕

30/08/2026

Well, a few days of rain and apparently my garden has decided to take matters into its own hands! 🌧️🌿😂

Everything has gone absolutely MAD. It’s looking slightly wild, slightly chaotic… but I actually quite like it! 🙈

Anyone else’s garden gone feral after the rain?

And just like that… the sunshine is back ☀️💕And this beauty decided to come out with it! 🌸
29/08/2026

And just like that… the sunshine is back ☀️💕
And this beauty decided to come out with it! 🌸

Rainy Saturday plans sorted! 🌧️🍅😂Anyone else escaping to the greenhouse?
29/08/2026

Rainy Saturday plans sorted! 🌧️🍅😂
Anyone else escaping to the greenhouse?

29/08/2026

The garden might be enjoying it… but I’m ready for sunshine and shorts weather again! ☀️🩳🌸 Anyone else?

Well THAT filled out quickly! 😳🌸Just 6 weeks between these photos. I replanted this bed in July with lots of bargain per...
28/08/2026

Well THAT filled out quickly! 😳🌸
Just 6 weeks between these photos. I replanted this bed in July with lots of bargain perennials from the RHS Badminton sell-off and I can't quite believe the difference already! 🌿💜
The flowers have really started putting on a show — and as most of these are perennials, hopefully this is only the beginning.
Now I’m wondering what it’ll look like next summer! 😂🌸
Which do you prefer — freshly planted and tidy, or completely overflowing? 👀

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