Hi, I have no idea what nagas are but I cross pollinate my chillies with a fine paint brush when the flowers are fully open. hth.

I leave the door and windows open on my greenhouse so the bees come in and pollinate my peppers.

Ah! Of course Sid, thats clearly the best way but my chillies are on kitchen window sill and I try to keep the bees out as much as poss. Oooh and I've now discovered what Nagas are. I love this site.

Do tell - what's a naga??!

Well, it's a variety of chilli. But I've just been informed by Times On Line that it is the worlds hottest. Not grown in a tropical hot spot but on a smallholding in deepest Dorset. You live and learn.

Oh right, thanks for the info! Don't think I'll be growing any of those tho!!

Oh, and welcome to GoY :-)

Thanks Sid. I'm very impressed with the site.

The only problem is......it's addictive lol

Your right and to make matters worse I am also a member of a motorhome forum and a labrador forum which are also addictive. I can go cold turkey when the sun shines though. lol

Yup, 'outdoors' is much more preferable! Hmmm....I wonder if my laptop would work down the garden... ;-)

PS there are several labradors that regularly appear on these pages!

Sadly our lab went to the bridge a few months ago at 16 years of age. Still miss her lots. She was always under my feet when I was gardening.

Oh dear, that's sad. 16 was a good old age - you must have given her a very happy and healthy life to reach such an age. It's terrible to lose a pet - I've always had cats and when my dear old girl passed at 17 I kept 'seeing' her for months afterwards because I was just so accustomed to her hanging around me. They definately leave a big gap when they go.

On a happier note, I've just posted a blog about all the seeds I've got on the go - including my peppers :-)

She did have a wonderful life. I've had labs all my life but she was definitely a one off. Super intelligent and so obedient, but did everything at 100mph.(lol) She was from working stock and was so driven and focused, a brilliant retriever. She was my pride and joy.
Going off to check out your blog.

That's interesting that she was from working stock - i was reading recently that labs are being bred to be progressively more docile and the breed as a whole is starting to lack something like motivation. It said there is concern about this because dogs lacking in motivation are not so easy to train and are less suitable for guide dogs and such like. The book was Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin and I recommend it - facinating stuff!

Ooooh! That book sounds like an interesting read. I'll try and get it from the library.
It's true, many show bred labs now, are not "fit for purpose" and indeed the kennel club have recently added that criteria to the breed standard. Not sure how that will impact on the breed, if at all, as it will depend on how the show judges interpret "fit for purpose" as they do tend to favour the heavier set labs some of which would struggle to do even half a days work. Elsa would never have won anything in the show ring but she would have worked from dusk to dawn given the opportunity.
Incidentally, she wasn't worked and that's my one regret as she would have been a real asset to any shoot. Not so sure that I would though.(lol)
PS> Sorry to the OP for going so off topic on your thread.

Oh, yes, sorry MrNaga :-S