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So recently I have delved into home brewing and I want to make a pepper beer! I am doing a dipa but I wanted some input When should I mash in peppers? During boil, or secondary ferment? I want more flavor than heat, I'm debating the following Purple cayenne AjhI chaparita Read...

      see above.  just noticed this while watering my seedlings.  (taken with a USB microscope FYI)  they looked like aphids at first so i was pinching them until i got a closer look,  almost looks like rock candy to a degree.  just on my maules red hots.     potting soil i used was a mix of...

well, tis the season and i'm going to be cranking pesto out like a mother from no other, and i'm looking for ideas      i have the following left over after i made hot sauces, dried, etc...    purple cayenne red cayenne some fatalli  some choco hab 7 pot SR orange 7 pot SR chocolate  choco...

i was looking at the ultra model because i see the price on amazon has gone down significantly.  i know i can only do 7 pots in it, but was curious more than i am anything.  plants can get up to 24 inches.       has anyone had any experience with these models?  is any of this worth it?  i'm more...

i'm thinking of taking the dive in the near future if i get the greenhouse that i want.     its an ikea HINDO series greenhouse     http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/10290283/     i figure i can put atleast a 10 - 15 gallon tank underneath the greenhouse, i also plan on taking two...

i'm growing a bit this year as i did last year and here are just some of what i hope to  have for the grow year!     yellow fatali red hab yellow hab white hab yellow reaper chocolate hab red reaper chocolate reaper jays peach ghost scorpion Purira chillie cayene's (blend unkown what i will get...

so off topic, here is the deal that i saw on slickdeals    http://slickdeals.net/f/8530195-189-99-blendtec-1560w-total-blender-w-wild-side-jar-refurbished-black?page=3&src=featured-7309#commentsBox     i just pulled the trigger on the 1560W and i'm kinda pumped.  will it powder if i dehydrate...

more curious than i am anything, but is there any downsides to starting earlier than ideal in your zone?       i just potted some more lavender like a week ago, sprouting already  :party:    i love this crap, i would love a whole yard of lavender so i dont have to cut that crap  :rofl:     that...

so on my plants that i'm overwintering i've been battling aphids, and in various stages too!     i've controlled alot, i had to get fly paper and i filled one in about half a day.  (yes, i'm embarrassed to say that  :rofl: )       so far i've done the following      brought a hose and a sprayer...

i have a set of T8 lights i'm using to get my plants some light for the winter, but i had a bad experience with it.  is there a fuse in plug in ballasts?  i had a bulb that was not fully seated and as soon as i touched the lamp to power it off the lights went poof, nothing came back on.  i'm...

i made some (pics to follow, i have not taken any yet!)     i didnt use suregel as i had some pectin that was clearanced out, but i hope it turns out good.  i used choco hab, yellow fatalli, and hot lemon drops as my peppers :)         oddly i dont know why, but the pectin i used did not set up...

i'm looking at options to put my plants into hibernation, i was thinking about using 1 gallon pots, but i cant subject myself to them being i have tons of tidy cat buckets.  with that being said, are they acceptable to use for overwintering?  being i'll be making drainage holes obviously, but...

i'm shopping for one, but not looking to drop a dime on it, sub 100!!!   any recommendations?   ideally i'd love to get an Excalibur and i'm trying to get one off the ebays on the cheap  

this little guy is about the size of a dime or so  its almost ready though!!!!    all the other ones on the plant are just a shy bigger than that maybe about a thumb size         

i noticed a few  flowers that did start to seed that flew off the plant, granted last night we had a pretty doosie of a storm, could the storm contribute to the pods falling off the stem?  or should i give it some tums love? 

recently my scorpions turned yellow, i'm suspecting that it was due to under watering    sadly, i had some family issues during the past week or so  and it poured last Saturday, Sunday, and maybe Tuesday if i recall.  i have been unable to water them since then, and yesterday i saw that alot of...

I discovered today I have aphids hanging around my reaper, I know neem can be used to treat them, but where can I find it, and how should I apply?

i had 2 plants that i started this year do this, and it starts about half way up the plant and almost gets chopped in half, kinda on life support if you may.  its all held up by one side and eventually cant support itself.  is there something i'm doing that is causing this? 

i stumbled on this forum today and thought i'd introduce myself :)     i live in lorain ohio and relatively new to growing my own vegetables as i'm going on a huge garden this year (20'x14' bed along with a 10'x4' bed near my porch).  anywho, i grew cayenne, sweet orange, and ghost peppers last...