News
Check out the new C. chinense varieties. I just acquired a bunch of new Habanero seeds. And some new C. annuum varieties.
While on holidays in Fiji recently I acquired 3 Fijian varieties, seeds germinating.
Plants
I can now successfully post plants to all states except Tasmania and Western Australia. Please check the Alpha List for plant availability.
Morpeth Fiery Food Festival
The Morpeth Fiery Food Festival is held annually in April. It is held over 2 days and in 2010 it will be the 3rd weekend.
I will have a stall selling plants, seeds and jam. I will also have a large display of ripe pods.
Morpeth is near Maitland, north east of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia. It is held at the same time as the Maitland Steam Fest.
The organiser of the festival is Trevor Richards and he can be contacted at tisara.aust@hunterlink.net.au.
Peperoncino Festival
The 16th annual Peperoncino (Chilli) Festival was held in Diamante, Calabria, Italy on 10th-14th September 2008. It is held at night from 7.30pm to 12.30 am. Here are some pictures that I took while attending.
Stuard Institute - Parma Italy
While in Italy I visited the Stuard Institute. Here they grow and research ornamental chilli peppers as well as growing a lot of other varieties. When I was there they had a field of 25,000 plants of 315 varieties. I was given a personal tour by the director Mario Dadomo. I acquired seeds from several varieties. They have now been added to the site. Seeds are germinating.