The Upton Cheyney Chilli Farm

29/05/2025

A few weeks ago, for the first time since we have been growing chillies, a deer decided to have a nibble on most of the plants in the tunnels, taking the tops off most of the seedlings! Our first thought was panic and to secure the tunnels which we have now done but in hindsight I think the deer helped us as new growth is better this year as you can see!

08/05/2025

New ground control cover laid today in advance of planting out.

30/04/2025

Another early start today assembling quad grows. We have decided to increase our quad-grow capacity this year due to the increased yield of chillies they provide.

28/04/2025

Planting out for 2025 has begun! Early starts before it gets too warm in the tunnels!

27/04/2025

We will be planting out this year’s jalapeños over the next few weeks!

03/04/2025

A little article we contributed to for the London paper City AM.

The Carolina Reaper is the world’s hottest chilli. We take a giant bite at Dave's Hot Chicken while asking what attracts us to spicy food

20/03/2025

19/03/2025

The heated mat is out again for this season. First waive of chillies potted on today and final seeds sown! The seedlings are all snug on the mat covered in a fleece!

17/03/2025

It’s been a busy few weeks on the chilli farm getting the tunnels ready for this year’s seedlings. Spring is definitely around the corner, we hope!

05/03/2025

They are lovely sauces. Thank you for asking us to make them.

Clockwork Lemon Hot Sauce is now back in stock, as is the Ginger Submarine. Many thanks to The Upton Cheyney Chilli Farm for cooking up the latest batch of these fine pair of sauces, which feature Lemon Drop and Submarine chillies respectively, and which are grown in a polytunnel in St. Annes, Bristol. The Clockwork lemon is the sweeter of the two, containing apricots, whereas the Ginger Submarine has a sharper, ginger-forward flavour profile. The Clockwork Lemon is medium to hot, whereas the Ginger Sub has a bit more of a kick, but it's probably not too eye-watering for most tastes. I can confirm that both sauces are better than a kick in the yarbles any day...

These two sauces are exclusive to the Hot Sauce Emporium, and can only be found in our shop in Bristol's historic St Nicholas Market.

25/02/2025

Seedlings are doing well! Definitely felt like Spring in the tunnels this morning!

06/02/2025

A frosty morning today on the farm. Whilst checking on the propagators noticed the beautiful patterns the frost has left on the tunnel walls!