Scotch bonnet rebirth and Garden Betty blog.

A couple of weeks ago I decided to prune my scotch bonnet pepper plant as it had quite a massive bald spot in the middle of its really long stem.  At first I thought, oh dear I have definitely killed it now.  But I was patient, and I waited to see what would happen to it.  And sure enough, there is new growth sprouting!!!  It is super exciting!  

 Full frontal.

Aerial view.

Since last week, all of my repotted seedlings have been doing nothing but growing!  Look at those bush beans in the left hand corner.  They are growing like mad!

I have discovered a new gardening blog that I absolutely love right now.  It is written by a woman living in Los Angeles, California.  It is about growing vegetables, raising chickens, cooking, and about all of her extreme sport adventures.  It is a really beautiful blog that has given me a lot of inspiration.  From her blog I found out that you can eat the young pea plant shoots like salad or in stir frys and that nasturtium pods can be used to make capers.  YUM YUM YUM.  Gotta try it all!  Whoever likes looking at beautiful pictures of nature alongside gardening and chickens should definitely check out Garden Betty's blog.

http://www.gardenbetty.com/2012/05/how-to-grow-green-onions-without-dirt/#more-4418

Hope you're all having a wonderful Sunday.

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Scotch bonnet pruning.

Last night I watched a video on how to prune pepper plants, which gave me inspiration on pruning my scotch bonnet plant as it was very tall.  Hopefully it will encourage more growth towards the bottom of the stem.  The middle was looking a little bit bald.

Here are some pictures of all stages of my scotch bonnet plant grown from seed.  Some of these pictures are from 2013.

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Before I pruned it.

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After i pruned it.

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The top bit I have put into a glass of water, maybe it will grow roots!

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