Recent content by Vicar

That's really ingenious. Be careful with the foil. It can create hotspots on the seedlings that can burn them. Using white paper prevents that, although with that setup, I'm not sure it wouldn't be a fire hazard.

That explains a lot. My greenhouse is very humid. The only time I've been in a similar environment was in the jungle in Belize where it was hot as hell and literally dripping wet. The other varieties of peppers are doing moderately okay, but the bhuts are absolutely loving it. I'm not sure...

If it were me, I would keep the plant just to see what happens. It looks like a genetic variation to me. It would be interesting to see what becomes of it later. You might just have some interesting new variety there.

I sun dry them for personal use. Then I either chop them up and use them for sprinkles on cheese pizza (which I tend to consume a lot of) or make blistering hot chili powder that ends up as a flavoring in homemade chili. I also give away a fair number of fresh fruits to friends. I know that...

Just an update on my happy little batch... Bhut Jolokia from New Mexico State's Chili Pepper Institute - 60% germination rate. This is up considerably from the 20% last week. I actually expect more to pop up any day now. This is my first batch of bhut's. They must be slow germinators. Ancho...

Exactly my problem. I plant many knowing that some will be puny and some will fail to germinate, but there is this part of me that looks at a pathetic little plant and takes it as a challenge. This reminds me of a story... My brother "rescued" a russian thistle from his yard before it got...

Forgive my first post being in this thread... I've been a very long time lurker and just recently registered. I planted all of my seeds on January 26, 2008. All have been on a heating mat, under grow lights, in a controlled humidity environment. Each individual seed was planted in its own...