Kitchen Garden

NEVER MIND THE HEAT, SAVOUR THE FLAVOUR

The popularity of growing chilli peppers and using them in all types of cooking has greatly increased over recent years. They come in all shapes, sizes, colours and that all-important taste. For some it’s simply about growing a few fresh peppers to add flavour to recipes, whereas for others it’s about growing the hottest, ‘blow your head off’ chillies that you can!

ChilliBobs, near Newark in Nottinghamshire, is a specialist grower of chillies run by father and son, Bob and Neal Price. The business has now been up and running for more than five years and has a loyal following. Over that time Bob and Neal have not only increased the number of different chilli peppers that they grow, but they have constantly been developing new growing methods that can also be used by amateur growers.

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Bob’s love of chillies started back in 2000 when his job in IT sales and

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