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Have you ever been given a small and thoughtful gift that had a profound effect on how your life played out? Mine was a ‘Grow your Own Chilli Farm Kit’ given to me while I was still in the corporate world, and which was instrumental in me becoming the herbalist and horticulturist I am today. I have amassed quite a collection of chilli and sweet pepper seeds since then – 115 cultivars and counting.

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Originally from Mesoamerica, chillies have been enjoyed by people for millennia and historical records trace them as the first cultivated self-pollinating crops in the Americas some 6000 years ago.

Chillies have a fascinating history of spread and domestication across the