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 Hello m' sparkly spiky crystals, Do you remember those mixed cacti seed I sowed all the way back in March here ? And the punt I took on that ginger tuber from Wilkos? ( Vix , is mine as big as yours?)  Well I thought it was about time for an update.... Rain, rain, rain, that's all we've had in recent days. Jacked up on coffee and cabin fever, I took myself off to the greenhouse for some pot therapy. I don't think I've shown you my Happy Potter for a while now - The 'De Cayenne' chilli peppers, grown from seed, have just started to flower. The ones on the top shelf are unfortunately a bit sun scorched. Just goes to show they like it hot, but not too hot! Tucked behind them is the edible Ginger plant and a couple of Cape Gooseberries (those weird orange, paper husked fruits as seen served by Masterchef's most pretentious contestants). The sole cherry tomato plant has been producing lovely sweet fruits for one month now.  'Moneymaker' I'm not...