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Hi, I'm Alan from Newlands Nursery. As we get into the winter months, if you're anything like me, you still want to do some gardening or something plant related. We have our houseplant range, which we sell, and people take...

Hello everyone, Alan from Newlands. In the video linked below, i'm going to prepare this chilli plant to take through the winter, hopefully for you to reference! So many people are unaware that chilli plants are perennial. They come back...

Hello, Alan from Newlands. This is a fantastic time of year, late July to early August, to take your rosemary, because the cuttings are soft and they take a lot easier. I'll explain what I mean by that in the...

Hello everybody, Alan from Newlands. This time of year, when the summer is at it's height, a lots of chilli plants or pepper plants, are starting to flower. You may find the flowers are just falling off, and producing absolutely...

Hello, Alan from Newlands.  We get asked the question all the time. How am I meant to cut my herbs? I've got a few different herbs in an informational and tutorial style video linked below, so please watch along for...

Hi, I'm Alan from Newlands Nursery. Cross-pollination is something that you can do across so many plants. In the video below I show you how to perform this very easily on a chilli plant, for reference and detail, it's important...

Hi, Alan from Newlands.  Effectively, this post is about why and how to deadhead a flower. We're going to, take the dead heads off, in order to put more strength into the plant, and to produce more flowers. And we...

Hello everybody, Alan From Newlands here. French tarragon is such a fantastic herb, there's a video below attached which will describe more in detail, how to cut it specifically, so please watch for reference! It gives you a bit of...

Hi everyone, Alan from Newlands. There's a massive divide in the chili growing community. It's to do with the first flowers and fruit that you get on a chili plant. We advise what to do in the video attached below,...