Notorious Beam Team

Exciting news hot off the press!

We emailed Wahaca this morning with some picures showing how our chiles are getting on to see if they could tell us what type of chiles we are growing. Loyal readers will recall that we were given some chile seeds when we ate at Wahaca which we have since planted and lovingly nurtured...








Then, to our delight an email arrived from none other than the Queen of Wahaca herself... Thomasina Miers. The legend who won Master Chef! Without going into massive detail...

"They look like jalapeno from the round, wide stem...these were seeds we were giving out before Christmas. If you planted them since them, they'll be serrano chillies which are smaller and thinner...they look like jalapenos to me but you could do the taste test. Serranos should be a little hotter and have a grassier, more citrus flavour."

Wow! This is some of the most exciting news we have ever had. Thomasina even offered us the chance to write a feature for Wahaca's next newsletter!

Thank you Thomasina! We'll be round soon for that shot of tequila you mentioned!

Our chilie plants are growing apace. As are our sunflowers...

Here's a quick update and some ingenious horticultural techniques.

How it all started





And look at them now. Ed is the proud owner of the largest plant which is now beginning to flower!



Meanwhile Oli has been very successful with his sunflowers...



If you look closely you can see Oli's ingenius bulldog clip method. Charlie Dimmock... take a leaf!



And here are Mary Anna's mini sunflowers...



We are anticipating our first harvest in May!