Bell Peppers on the Windowsill
A Mum’s Journey to Growing More As a mum of two growing boys in a town where greenery is rare and fresh produce is even harder to find, I began dreaming of a way to give my children something more, more colour, more nature, more connection to where food really comes from. We didn’t have a garden. No allotment. No nearby fields. Just a small flat, two curious boys, and a long for more and to grow our own vegetables. That’s when I discovered the magic of indoor growing. After a lot of late-night research, one night preparing food for the evening, slicing the pepper and carefully cutting the seeds out, I found myself wondering, could these be grown from pepper to plant? It was then I chose to grow Capsicum annuum better known as the humble bell pepper. These vibrant plants don’t just produce colourful fruit; they’re ideal for indoor environments because they thrive in containers, love warmth, and are happy with 12 to 16 hours of light (which we provided with a little help from a huge bay
