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    Aji Sugar Rush

    I have these Aji Sugar Rush peppers that im wondering how long until they typically change color. They've been a pale green for over a month now. I've had Aji Limon peppers that have grown and changed color in the time these have been grown and chilling on the plant. Im wondering if they may be...
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    My Guess is Bhutlah and 7 Pot BG Naga

    I have two pepper plants where the tags washed away sometime in the spring, Not 100% sure what they are. My guess for the first pepper is a Bhutlah. It was planted near my CPR and i believe it was a Bhutlah that i planted there around that time. The second i believe is a 7 Pot of some sort, my...
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    sun Sunburn and bounce back

    I thought i had  hardened by peppers enough before transplanting them outside but a couple of my larger plants are getting sunburn. I dont have a great way of putting them in shade other than completely covering them with a sheet or something. So my question is. Typically if a plant is getting...
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    Too Cold or Not?

    So i currently grow my peppers down in my basement using T8 shoplights with 6500k bulbs, for the most part they grow very well. But obviously in the colder months the room in my basement has been slightly cooler. Somewhere around 55-60 degrees. Again, no where near freezing but i still feel like...
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    Pepperlovers Aji Mango

    Was just wondering if anyone has grown this pepper out? Hows the taste/heat of the pepper? What is the size of the plant? How prolific is the plant?
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    Looking to try new Hot sauces

    Looking for some good hot sauces to try, i personally like hot sauce on my burgers/fries and especially pizza. So sauce (Or multiple sauces) that would go good with these foods would be great.
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    Aji Amarillo Leaf discoloration.

    So none of my other plants exhibit this but im getting some browning on the lower leaves of my Aji Amarillo plant. The upper leaves closer to the light are pretty much all green but the older leaves seem to be like this one. I tried a few different things that didnt end up working so i recently...
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    Dieting and Intermittent Fasting

    So about 4 years ago i used to be in tremendous shape. But after i moved from NY to IL my workouts came to a halt. Then when my wife was pregnant she had some serious morning sickness, to the point when the only thing she managed to keep down all day was wendys. So that being said we basically...
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    Help me Round off my growlist

    Although i understand my list will probably differ quite a bit from everyone elses i was hoping you guys could look it over and tell me what you think 1) Red Hab 2) Orange Hab 3) Peter Pepper 4) Bisbas 5) Aji Amarillo 6) Aji Lemon Drop 7) Aji Sugar Rush 8) Aji Fantasy 9) Brazillian Starfish...
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    Bishops Hat/Crown

    Looking for anyone who might be willing to trade/donate some Bishops Crown seeds to me. I think that after i start Bishops Crown my list will be complete (Hopefully)  
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    Grow room getting full

    I may have to expand into the bigger part of the basement. I have a 15x15 room I may have to move into considering I'm starting another 15 varieties
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    Pepper grower meetups (IL)

    You know for the amount of pepper growers we have here in close proximity in IL we should do some kind of get together this summer. Maybe one where we all cook something with peppers, or bring cool crosses/ varieties. Just a thought. Ive seen 5-6 different THP members who all live within an hr...
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    vendor Bakerspeppers.com

    So i ordered seeds from bakerspeppers.com at the end of november. I tried to contact them through their "contact us" page to let them know i still havent received their seeds but that was about a week ago and i havent heard anything yet. Im not sure what to do as they charged my card and i...
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    Tiny habeneros

    Overwintered my habs and they've been growing tiny pods ever since I brought them in. Its hilarious
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    Wasn't expectin

    So this year i planted about 20x as many varieties of peppers that i did the previous year. And although i did order quite a few from Pepperlover.com and Fordsfieryfoods.com I always seemed to get almost as many freebies as what i ordered. So as the pepper lover i am i planted all of em. From...
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    pests Aphids and Pot Size

    So right now im battling aphids from the plants i overwintered from last season (Two habenero plants) Ive been using the Cayane pepper/dishsoap/water combo and ive noticed a little bit of change over the last couple of days. (They arent gone but theres a lot less of them) Should i try an actual...
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    indoor Indoor polination

    So I'm growing a few varieties of peppers in my house through the winter season. I currently have my first pepper plant (bisbas) starting to flower. I was wondering if there was anyway to polinate the pepper indoors? I tried this last year with no luck by taking a cotton swab from flower to...
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    Leaf Curling

    So im growing roughly 20 varieties of peppers this year (Two plants of each variety), ranging from extremely mild to Extremely hot. All of my peppers seem to be doing very well. All except my two Peter Pepper Plants. Now i basically water all my plants the same, keeping the soil damp but not...
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    How Much is "too much"

    Last year i started growing peppers. I had thought i was growing trinidad scorpions, but ended up getting bamboozled, ending up with two different varieties of Habeneros. That being said i was fully prepared this year to start anew and get what i originally wanted. HOWEVER!!! Upon ordering a...
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    My first Sauce

    Made my first hot sauce today. i used my peach habeneros with peaches. Sauce is sweet with a nice bite. So far has been amazing on pizza.
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