Recent content by Tabby Basco

Most reasonable cities have veggie wholesalers. they might be able to get you fresh hot peppers in season at a reasonable price. I have never tried this but always wonder if it will work. if anyone has any success on this please post. for example around here hot peppers are about $3 to $5 a...

WOW So many awards. This is wonderful. Congratulations to everyone who entered and to those who won.

I try to grow all my peppers in pure compost. Works great. I grow in pure horse manure that has rotted down a bit also. The only way to know is to put a plant into it and see if it grows or dies. You will know in a couple of days. I will bet that you will be fine. commercial compost is...

sriracha is too salty for my taste.

THE ONLY 2 ??? I DON'T THINK SO!

Save seed from the 1st to ripen. mark it. 1st. then save from 2nd mark it 2nd. keep the seeds from each pepper separate. if the seeds of the one pepper are crossed they will not contaminate the seeds from the 2nd pepper. The earliest pepper or the ones with only a few seeds are more likely...

Everything works if the pH is low. get a pH meter. They sell them for $11.02 on ebay with shipping included. I have never used a pH meter because I use vinegar. I like the flavor of vinegar. I would boil the oak chips in vinegar. then strain out the chips with a stainless steel kitchen...

If you get one of the thermostats that are used with the heating mats they are good to one degree F. very accurate and stable. You can use most anything for the heater. get a big camper cooler and use it to keep warm inside. you can use a light bulb or electric heating pad connected to your...

The problem is that Botulism grows in fat. Even if the hot sauce is heated and boiled the botulism can grow in the fat. It takes about 250 F to kill botulism. well above the boiling of the hot sauce. However, vinegar or low pH kills off botulism if the low pH can touch the bacteria. Since...

Sounds backwards to me. look at the evidence. the purple looks like it is caused by low light. get the light bulb closer to the plants. I always get some purple also on tomatoes. Said to be cause by low temperature. It all goes away with high sun light outdoors when it warms up. I...

Thia is too good. But a bit over the top. For a first batch keep it small and simple. You first must learn what the hot peppers do to the mix. You can always use this first hot sauce to make the 2nd by simply dumping this into the next batch so nothing wasted. Take a jar and put in hot...

you can buy a digital ph meter on Ebay for $11.02 which includes shipping cost.

HaHA NO I did not notice he was in Australia. Thanks for the heads up on that. That is a most interesting chipotle. It is listed as a 4 ounce bottle. but it is listed as Net Weight 2.1 oz. so maybe the container weight is included. I dont know here. $4 for 4 ounces is about $16/lb but...

I have some Mexican Chipotle powder. I had a friend get it for me from Mexico. Very high quality. I can sell you what you want but I feel the best deal is $25 including shipping for 2 pounds. That is over 900 grams. That place wants $7/100 grams or $63 plus shipping. I can do more or less...

you do not say what you are doing. do you BWB them and if so for how long? Then get a pot of water bring to a boil and throw in a pepper and boil for the same length of time. Put a cover on the boiling pot of water with pepper and turn off the heat and allow to cool to room temperature a...