Recent content by nmtrout

Just harvested from my garden. Picked about 30 pounds of various chiles. Simple question (I think) but, just for the fun of it, I would like to know. How much does a bushel of Chile weigh? Each year my family usually purchases about five gunny sacks of Green chile and six of red chile to put in...

Definition of Chipotle Okay - not to sound anal but here it goes (about Chipotle): Typically the 'hot' chiles are not necessarily from Mexico (they tend to use more mild but flavorful spices) but rather a hybrid of various chiles. Not to discount chiles from other areas of the world - Thai for...

Scoville Ratings - try this Thought I would pass this link on. As mentioned before, these ratings are general and I don't think take into consideration growing factors (amount of water, soils, other chiles planted closely, etc). I have grown, and am growing, about eight or nine of the chiles...

Hello from NM. I am brand new to the site but hope to find (and perhaps provide) answers to questions. Little bit about me - I have grown various types of Chile for a number of years. This year I have Habañeros, Pequin, Big Jim, New Mexico 6-10 and Serranos (a total of 51 plants). Grow them for...