The competition was to grow the most impressive chilli plant by the time of our first anniversary. The entrants would be judged of the size, health and fruitfulness of their chilli plant.
Unbeknown to our entrants, the seeds we had chosen where Peter Pepper seeds, often known as Chilli-Willys, famed for their unusual and often pornographic fruit.
So with seeds distributed, rules laid down and entrants raring to go, we sat back to await the calls of "Are my chillies supposed to look like this?"
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| The Cornish Contingent - Emma and James' plants basking in the southern sunshine |
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| Still with flowers on so more fruit to come. |
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| The Yorkshire Chilli Growers - Pam and Jack |
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| Plenty of fruit on these healthy plants |
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| Neil's unconventional method of planting two-up in a seed tray seems to be paying off. |
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| And the all-important fruit |
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| The Gloucester Growers - Claudio and Diana's plants |
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| And plenty of suitably odd-shaped fruit |
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| James and Nancy - Plenty of plants but need a little longer to get to full height. |
A hamper of goodies was assembled for the winers, including South Devon Chilli Chocolate, Tracklements Chilli Jam, Sweet Chilli Sauce and plenty of delicious nibbles.
Judging took place on the 28th of September and the results are as follows...
Grand Champion Chilli Challenge 2013: Neil Saunders
Tallest Plant: Claudio & Diana Martinez
Most suggestive chilli: Lisa Lavery
Congratulations to all who took part, a fantastic effort, particularly considering the number of non-gardeners who participated.
Next year's seeds are now ready for distribution. The contest is to grow Joe's Long Cayenne plants and the rules are simple - longest single chilli wins! The Joe's Long produces pods that are capable of reaching lengths in excess of a foot so impressive entries are expected.
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