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The only issue I've had with peppers is long term freezer burn. That being said this is the first year I'm freezing then smoking serranos and jalapenos for chipolte type uses. (My harvest is a hand full at a time and I want to do one big smoking or two smokings instead of a handful every now and...

Alright, this is what I run with for popper stuffings. This makes a very large bowl full, about 40oz of cheesy goodness. I make a batch at once and freeze it in smaller containers to use at my leisure. (If your really slick you get the cream cheese in plastic tubs and reuse those!) Pepper...

True Nightshades and other members of the nightshade family can be toxic. However Peppers, eggplants and tomatoes are not, the fruit is not at least. Potatoes can be toxic if the tubers turn green. Ironic note, I have nightshade growing in my pepper patch.

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Tis something I've found to be a great thing when it comes to making poppers. Grab yourselves one of those grapefruit/citrus spoons. What is this device you may ask? Its a spoon with a serrated edge used to dig the grapefruit sections out of the rind. I find that this makes short work of the...

I've grown Super Nachos, Biker Billy's Generic Jalapenos, and the Early Jalapenos. So far the only one I would not grow again is the Early Jalapeno. It's proved to be no more early than any of the others. Very poor production, but I have had an odd year for growing some of the peppers. That...

As far as the garlic, plant in the fall before the ground freezes. Onions and Garlic don't really much care about the cold so they will just go dormant in the winter. As soon as the ground melts enough around the cloves they will start to grow. You can plant them in the spring but every year...

This year has been the worst for me. Army Worms, Rabbits, Broad Mites, Aphids, Sudden Shock, Wind and Hail all have been brutal this year. Still waiting to see if I get a decent harvest or not.

I wish my gardens looked as well as yours do. I've got some plants that have not grown in an entire month and wish I could figure out why! Four inches tall is not a good start to july.

There are various recipes out there for soaps you can make yourself, and I used to do that in the past till this year. My reliable standby of some dawn in a pray bottle with water caused problems. However if you get any decent garden centers about your areas they should have it. There are a few...

I've not had that flavor of that brand, but anything else by that brand has been excellent. Sadly that's not available in the areas I shop!

Whelp, First shot at a Poll so hopefully this works! Do you folks grow the generic types of peppers that you can find at the store? This is also based off what I've typically seen in the stores. Common Peppers for here are: Jalapenos Serranos Habanaro (Generic Orange) Poblanos Anahiem Bell...

As others have stated, Jalapenos and Serrano's need to be mature before the seed is viable in a reliable manner. As far as how they get there, putting the banana or tomato as stated as well will ripen the pods if they are close enough to maturity to begin with. As stated though, why would you...

Pepper Guru has it nailed. Spray with an insecticidal soap before it totally cripples your plants. I've had horrific mite damage this year, to the tune of it cause -effecting total loss of all leaves on many plants, and several severely damaged plants. I'm in a new growing area and have just...

If its cold and wet Its my favorite! I've got too many favorites to list really, but I tend to not stay with just one beer for long. I'm mobile!