If you fancy trying your hand at growing some vegetables of your own but don’t have an outdoor space to do it, these £5 chilli plants can grow on kitchen windowsills
There’s nothing more satisfying than growing your own food, but if you’ve always fancied flexing your green fingers but don’t have the outdoor space to plant a full crop of veg, chillies are actually the perfect solution. Able to be grown in small pots or window ledge planters, a chilli plant is actually the perfect pick for beginner gardeners who don’t have much space.
Plus, it means you’ll have a constant supply of tasty, spicy chill peppers right there at hand to pop in your food whenever you’re cooking. If you fancy giving them a try, Thompson & Morgan has slashed the price of its packs of Chilli Pepper ‘Galaxy Tricolour’ plants to £4.99 (down from £8.99) for one plant, or £7.99 (down from £16.99) for three.
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These plants are perfect if you don’t have the patience (or the skills) to grow them from seeds, arriving with a crop of colour-changing chilli plants that morph through light cream, yellow, shades of orange, and finally a lush red when fully ripened. The fruits on each Chilli Pepper ‘Galaxy Tricolour’ plant will be at different stages which not only looks beautiful, but means you don’t need to worry about picking them all in one go.
The Chilli Pepper ‘Galaxy Tricolour’ plants are fast-maturing and a petite size, with the pots perfect for placing on windowsills or kitchen benches. Despite their compact size, they’re notorious for carrying plenty of fruits that grow straight off the stem, and are known for their thick, crisp flesh and fairly spicy flavour that ranks around 10,000 SHU.
The Chilli Pepper ‘Galaxy Tricolour’ plants will be ready to ship by the end of May, once the fruits have grown and ripened enough to be enjoyed. However if you want to try your hand at growing some of your own, February is a great time to plant them ready to mature as the spring arrives.
To grow your own, you can pick up the Chilli Pepper ‘Basket of Fire’ F1 Seeds, which are currently £0.89, down from £2.49 for a packet of six seeds. These are perfect for growing in hanging baskets and containers and easy for gardeners of all skill levels to grow, yielding plenty of fruits with a Scoville heat rating of around 80000 SHU.
You could also head to Suttons, where the Chilli Pepper ‘Bhut Jolokia Fiery Furnace’ Seeds are currently £1 down from £2.49 for a packet of 10 seeds, and have an extra spicy rating of 1,000,000 on the Scoville heat index. If you want some variety, the Pronto Seed Chillies & Peppers Bumper Pack is a grow your own kit with 12 seed varieties for £7.99 including habaneros, jalapenos, yellow bell peppers, and Thai birds eye chillis.
