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Jane Griffiths

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Pietermaritzburg, South Africa

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In the mid-90s, when I spent a year travelling across the United States, I fell in love with the wide variety of chilies there. At that time in South Africa all you could get were hot red or hot green ones. If I wanted the jalapenos, habaneros and serranos, I realised I had to grow them, even if I'd never grown a thing before. Back home, I dug up some lawn, threw in some compost and sowed a handful of seeds. That summer I had more than 20 varieties of delicious chilies.

It was the beginning of a passion which has never abated. Every year I dug up more lawn. The chilies were soon joined by herbs, tomatoes, lettuces, eggplant and more. I knew I’d become addicted to gardening when I started bringing back seeds, seedlings or slips from wherever ...more

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Average rating: 4.58 · 52 ratings · 15 reviews · 6 distinct works

	Jane's Delicious Garden 4.64 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jane's Delicious Herbs 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jane's Delicious Kitchen: Harvesting, Preserving and Cooking Seasonal Food by Jane Griffiths (Goodreads Author), Keith Knowlton (Photographer) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jane's Delicious A-Z of Vegetables: A guide to growing organic vegetables in South Africa 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jane's Delicious Urban Gardening 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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