Recent content by Greyhound_Gourmet

Nevermind, I found the recipe I was thinking of.  It's actually from the July 2012 issue of Bon Appetit!  (go figure).  Here it is in case anyone was wondering :)   Master Hot Sauce Makes about 2 1/2 cups       1 pound stemmed fresh chiles (such as jalapeño, serrano, Fresno, or habanero; use one...

hi all, I had bookmarked a topic here on basic hot sauce making where you just puree up the peppers (do not cook) and add salt and some vinegar then let them sit on the counter.  Last year I made it but was scared to leave them out to ferment (not refrigerated) so did it in the fridge, and while...

actually I guess I DID reply to you guys LOL  didn't realize I had. . Like I said, crazy. :D

  I'm so sorry for not responding before :(  has been a super crazy couple weeks here.   I did see every single reply :) and thank you to everyone for their help.  I ended up topping the 3 that were the really big ones.     I rushed the hardening process (partially due to very little sun and ...

I have 16 total and only 5 of them (Black Krim, Red Summer, Chadwick Cherry, Indigo Cherry and Large Red Cherry) have 2, rest (Pink Brandywine, Yellow Pear, Green Zebra, Cherokee Purple, Big Rainbow and another either Krim or Ananas Black) are singles so not really enough for a test :( .  I am...

hi, yes I always plant them right up to their tops but my issue is that I really canNOT plant them yet since the weather will most likely be too cold for the next 9-10 days and they are SO tall right now they will be just WAY to tall to hold themselves up until it's warm enough.   (plus they'll...

I have several tomato plants that I started just WAY too early and now are very, very tall but in Chicago here, the weather next week will be a little on the cold side to be able to plant them this weekend (beautiful out today and tomorrow).   I just started hardening them off on Monday and hope...

sorry for another overwintering question.  Last year I brought in 2 Hot Lemons and 1 Fatalli and kept them under my T5 growlights all winter.  They did great outside this summer.    This year I have 10-11 plants (all hot to super hot) I'd like to overwinter as well but do not have enough...

sure look like shishitos to me....

very sad, I get my seed from them :(  Hope it's a great retirement.  

hi, I finally got my peppers in last Friday (the weather here has been atrocious and hardening off was nearly impossible :( ) -- some of my plants are showing little flower buds but the plants are only 4"-5" tall.     should I remove the flower buds or leave them?  Thinking I should, so the...

wow, wish I had known this before.  I saved some seeds from some Manzano's I had gotten at the grocery store and gave up on them coming up after 6 weeks or so and dumped the soil/seeds :(   Guess I'll start them in December next year!  Thanks for the info.  I had several others that did not...

I'm in Chicagoland (suburbs) and if you'd share some of your seeds, I'd be happy to start some plants for you next year in exchange for some of the seeds for myself.  I usually plant my peppers (and I use salt peter on the really hot varieties to help germination) around the end of February (got...

  I know, I was in shorts yesterday and today back to my winter jacket.  Only in Chicago.  :rolleyes:  :shocked:   Maybe someone that uses one can chime in on what the minimum low temp can be to put plants out in these things :)   thanks!

hi, probably a stupid question.  I Googled and looked on here but still not really sure.   I have my plants started inside, just some peppers and tomatoes (not the 130 + like last year, thank GOD).  They are still REALLY small :( compared to last year but that's another issue.  I hope to repot...