Bringing two chili plants together after a 6 month separation shows a remarkable difference in progress. As if to further punish the weaker of the two plants, I pruned it right down to encourage some new growth:

After much googling, forum posting, book reading and general conjecture from asking around, I found that the results were [...]

Having forgotten my conclusion after the last basil batch withered away I invested in a new basil plant while picking up some meat in Superquinn yesterday. Upon heading to Lidl, I then found a basil plant 43% cheaper so I couldn’t resist:
Lidl: €1.69
Superquinn: €2.99
Over the next while I’ll keep an eye on them and post [...]