Our thirsty chillies
It’s been a mixed month in the garden this July, with June being so dry the garden was crying out for water, and as luck would have it, as soon as our local council imposed a hose pipe ban, the heavens opened.
We’ve had a few almighty downpours in recent weeks, but I’m certainly not complaining. It seemed that in no time at all, the lawn had perked up, and it already needed another haircut.
We squeezed in a trip to Petworth House and Park just before the schools broke up for their holidays. Petworth House is a National Trust site, and if you love works of art, especially by JMW Turner and Gainsborough, you’ll love it. It’s like wandering through a gallery, also allow a little time to stroll around the upper pond and deer park.
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What we’ve been up to in July
In the garden and on the website
I mentioned last month that our chillies are coming on leaps and bounds; we have three different varieties: Hungarian Hot Wax, Scotch Bonnet, and Cayenne Hot Lemon.
I can’t believe how thirsty these chilli plants are. I’m watering them daily. They have produced bountiful fruit. We have them sitting on the windowsill in the conservatory, and a couple of them are almost touching the roof.


As we expected, our council have imposed a hosepipe ban, here in Kent, so it’s lucky that we installed an irrigation system on our patio a few years ago. The irrigation system operates using a drip feed system, so it is exempt from the ban.
If you’re considering implementing a similar system, I urge you to do so.

Our patio is still in full colour and showing no signs of abating. This year, the ‘Black-eyed Susan’ that we planted in obelisks has really taken off.
Our tomato plants have started to produce plenty of fruit, and it’s now just a waiting game until they ripen.
Achievements for July
Let’s keep ticking those boxes
Lessons learnt & mistakes made
You live and learnOur plans for the coming month
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