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Just leave your seeds in their paper packets, place them in a plastic bag, add water, and leave them in the sun for a few ...

Learn how to grow chamomile from seed and use it in the kitchen with this step-by-step guide from Kevin and Ana. This video also includes a simple tutorial on making chamomile syrup for culinary use.

If you're sprouting large seeds, consider scarifying them to speed up the process. This step helps to more quickly break down ...

Study finds stingless bees increase crop yield, quality A team of entomologists from Nagaland University recorded 11 major insect species foraging on chilli blooms ...

Stingless bees boost chilli crop yield and seed quality, study finds Nagaland scientists use native bees to improve vegetable production Research shows 29% yield rise in king chilli with bee ...

The crop is generally propagated through seeds. Given its slow and sometimes erratic germination, pre-sowing seed treatments are recommended. Soaking the seeds in warm water or treating them with cow ...

Sakata Seed’s Angus Douglas-Hamilton (LEFT), Kalro’s Dr Lusike Wasilwa and Florida Maritim on Sakata demonstration farm in Kandara /AGATHA NGOTHO There is a growing demand for chilli peppers ...

Cover with a light layer of fine compost or vermiculite. Keep the compost just moist; the seeds won't germinate if it dries out. Carefully prick out the seedlings into individual pots using a Best Buy ...

Fill a container with loose soil and compost. Sow the chili seeds 2-3 cm deep into it. Water daily and try to keep the soil moist. Soak the seeds in water or use a damp paper towel for germination.

Natasha Lane, head of seed at Unwins, said: "They're the young, tender shoots of vegetables and herbs, harvested just after germination when their nutrients are at their peak.