After months of lockdown our chilli plant nursery and chilli shop are open to the public again from 11am this morning, 17 April 2021. Going forward we will be open to the public every Saturday and Sunday and Bank Holiday’s from 11am until 4pm. As a reminder, when you visit please wear a mask and …
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Genetic study promises many new chilli pepper varieties
A recent scientific study of the genetics of chilli peppers has discovered that scores of new chilli hybrids can be bred by crossing domesticated peppers with their wild cousins. The findings were published in the journal PLOS ONE and concluded that breeding compatibility between species was not necessarily connected to how closely related they were …
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