03/10/2026
I've not really gardened this summer. My.mind wanted to but I hit a "gardening block" (I think?)
Back in January I sowed a few chillies and peppers and they didn't do much because I could not even bring myself to get the lights down from the loft.
I felt so bad because I gave them a rubbish start in life. But they germinated in my little windowsill propagator and one day in April, I took them all to the plot and left them in the greenhouse.
They grew 🌱
Despite the neglect, sporadic watering, extreme heat stress (I know that they liked it!)... they grew. And became a sole reason for me to visit the plot.
I'd walk past everything that desperately needed doing, past the weeds and broken beds... to see my chillies and cacti.
So I'm grateful because if it wasn't for them, I probably would not visit but they kept me going.
Now I'm going to try and overwinter the chillies and save the little seeds of hope for next year, and cacti are coming home 🌵 🌶
Little wins 🏆✨️
