South Devon Chilli Farm

This week we have been visiting family in Plymouth and on our way home we decided to take a short detour via the South Devon Chilli Farm. Unfortunately since we were visiting out of season their show polytunnel was closed and there were no plants available for purchase. The shop and cafe were open, however and we were able to sample lots of different chilli jams, chutneys and chocolate. We came away with a selection of goodies:

We could'nt resist buying a chilli grinder (or chilli cutter as it says on the packaging). We still have lots of dried chillis at home and this will allow us to add a bit of heat to various dishes without having to chop them up finely. We also chose two varieties of chilli seeds to sow:
1) "Ring of Fire": A hot cayenne type of chilli and;
2) "Cherry Bomb" (F1) A medium heat cherry variety.
Each pack contained 20 seeds so I have sown 10 of each in a pot indoors. Usually I would sow them a bit earlier but hopefully with a bit of TLC they will be ok.
In other news: Over the last couple of days the Garden Pearl tomato seeds (sown last Sunday) are germinating, as are the cabbage, cauliflower, coriander and basil seeds. The cress has mostly been eaten and the oriental mustard is also growing away nicely. No surprises that the tomato seeds "Chadwick" have'nt put in an appearance given that the seed is four years out of date! I will give them another week or so and if there is still no signs of germination I will discard them and sow something else!