Another thing you can do is plant marigolds. They’re a natural pest deterrent and apparently that includes whitefly.
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They didnt help the trees - maybe lower plants yes.
Mine are taking forever to grow. I can understand the ones in a lot of shade, but the rest should at least be getting taller by now 
It did rain today, so I should probably put another coat of soap/cayenne water on my pepper pods before the monkeys try coming back
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This is true, we haven’t struggled with whiteflies since planting them
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thats a good idea will also try that
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I’m nowhere near your level, but here’s my first couple habaneros I picked.
I’m quite happy with the size, the biggest being about 4.5cm long.
I have another 4 jalapeno plants producing dozens of peppers, I’m not quite sure what to do with them. I should probably turn them into a sauce or something.
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Anyone who plant chillies in pots? How many do you do per pot?
How big is the pot?
2 off 15cm pots and one 30 cm pot.
I’ll take a picture later on when I get home.
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Should be 1 per small pot and you might be able to fit 2 in the bigger pot
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Those habs look great! I’m actually quite jealous your jalapenos are producing so much, I get 2-3 at a time per plant, if I’m lucky. I have 5 more that are still growing to hopefully get my produce up.
I can recommend this sauce
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I’ve got some chillies in 10L buckets, some in 20L paint buckets. The 20L ones do best, but the 10L do ok too.
I wouldn’t do more than 1 per pot.
That being said, a lot of people are growing pepper plants in soda cans, and still getting a few pods off them.
This guy is doing small pots to get seeds quickly from seeds that have origins (forget how many generations) from seeds that were grown on the ISS.
And pepper in a can stuff
Didn’t review what videos I picked, but you should get the idea of what’s possible with smaller containers
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That’s jalapeno seeds in the egg shells. Is it better to plant direct or let it grow in a smaller container first (like the egg shells)?
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I start with small plugs, then into red party cups or 12cm pots, then into a big container, or the ground. You can go straight into the ground from any point though.
I don’t think starting in egg shells is a good idea, because they take a LONG time to decompose. It’ll make it difficult, if not impossible for the roots to grow out and you’ll get root bound very quick. Peppers do like a lot of calcium, so it is good to dry egg shells, grind them up, and mix them in with the soil at time of planting, so when they need it, the calcium will be ready.
You can wait until you have 3-4 sets of true leaves on the ones in the egg shells, then carefully crack them before potting up, being careful not to disturb the roots/soil too much. This should hopefully allow the roots to make their way through the cracks. The more cracks the better.
I’ve had success taking a seedling, even ones from Builders that were pretty big already, taking them out of their pot, rinsing off the soil from the roots, and planting straight into the ground, so you could even try that if you’re daring enough.
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Potato harvest was meh - the ground was to hard so they couldn’t grow deep down.
Beets are looking good tho, but we are giving most still more time.
I forgot to take a picture of the beans - but the kind we had was horrible - they where 90%pod and 10%bean and when cooked slimy!
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I’ve got a potato or two in my pantry growing eyes. Just cut off the section with the eye and plop 'em anywhere in the ground as an experiment? Probably loosen the soil first?
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last habanero harvest, I’m still too scared to try one 
So I tried making a hot sauce for the first time, looked up a few recipes and improvised a bit. Only thing not pictured here it lemon juice.
The sauce only goes up to the bottom of the label now, it’s so good! I almost can’t believe it turned out as good as it did. I’m definitely making another batch soon, I almost have enough Jalapenos again.
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Nice to see we’re getting some local chilli love!
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Not too much happening in the garden in Winter, except for the ever reliable peas. These are your standard peas, I tried mangetout as well but those plants were heavily attacked by birds.
Broadbeans are slowly coming up, as too are various cabbage and broccoli varieties. These too had their leaves shredded by mousebirds. We’re covering them up now. Hopefully they manage to survive.
Normally I just use Winter to prepare for Spring planting, but I’m trying to see what grows this time.
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