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Going off CraftyFox's post:   http://thehotpepper.com/topic/70292-dehydrating-peppers/   Has anyone ever tried to thaw frozen peppers and dehydrate them? I consume most of my peppers in winter in a dried form, typically as powder, though I do keep a stock of whole/halved peppers in the freezer...

Did a search but didn't see anything about this pepper. Anyone growing it? I got it as a freebie with a recent order. I read about it and it seems like an interesting pepper. Any info on growth habit, productivity, etc? Thanks

I have a bunch of super-hots that started sluggishly, but are now starting to grow; I'm not sure why they were stunted, because I gave them all the same potted mixture as the others. At the moment, they're only a foot tall or more. However, not much in the way of pods. Is it a waste of...

This is my first year growing Aleppo. I've been away for a couple weeks during which we've had drenching rain, hell heat, drenching rain again. Aleppo originated in a hot, dry climate, so I'm guessing that's why mine have split - literally look like someone opened a zipper down the side split...

This topic has been brought up frequently. I always plants various herbs around my peppers to repel pests. I must not have been paying attention to how much slugs like basil before this year. I mean, they really like it. I also noticed that the peppers I have that are planted by volunteer...

My peppers did ok last year, but it was very wet and mild. It seems to be shaping up the same way. Here in NJ, I can't get out the cycle of wet and gray. Most of the last 3 weeks seems to have been rain of some kind. This did in my tomatoes last year. The peppers were mostly ok, but definitely...

Have you gotten your peppers in ground yet, if you grow there? It has been such a slop fest of rain and muck that I haven't done anything this whole week...until now. I got some peppers and eggplant in pots. Everything is a bit peaked due to all the overcast, which I assume is going to affect...

Just got my ginger in the ground. I'm hoping it grows well. I've been babying it for 2 months indoors and the roots/rhizomes grew out nicely. Another ginger grower in zone 5 (I think) has had his out for weeks now, so I should be good.    Anyone else grow ginger in zone 6 or elsewhere? Is it...

I have one shaded bed in my yard. I've read that Asian greens grow well in shade. Stuff like pac choi. Anyone have experience with that, or any suggestions on growing edibles in mostly shade? Thanks

Just trying to get an idea of what you're doing in terms of space. Here's what I mean: I have a nice sized garden, but caging/netting plants within my beds can be a bit of a PITA, since I intensively plant them with companions. So for next year, I was thinking of planting in-ground as my main...

I plant nasturtiums as companions to other plants. But they so rarely seed. Anyone else have this experience? One year, I planted nasturtiums all over and they seeded prolifically. But out of say 4 years, only that 1 year were there any significant seeds. I don't think planting with other plants...

I'm ready to make the official declaration. Way too much humidity, too much rain, and too many stretches of mild temps, including overnights in the 50s. Early blight whacked them early, which is disrupting the fruits' ability to ripen. By this time last year, I was rushing to preserve, cook...

When I was a kid, Tom Kean was governor and he was pitching NJ tourism hard with his slogan: "NJ and you, perfect together." This year, my slogan is: "NJ and humidity: sh!tty for peppers."   The past, say, week and a half has been mostly high humidity and mild temps. It's beginning to affect...

But the first strange thing is, I had bagged this particular plant for seed and sealed it well at the bottom; I don't think a sphinx moth could've gotten under it because I weighted it down all around with pea gravel. The bag has been on for up to 4 weeks. The hornworm was just about fully...

I work 30 blocks north of them in NYC. Every once in a while I go if I need something or to browse. Cool store. I seem to remember a lot more dried pods (certainly many more varieties) and a lot less bottled sauce. I don't think I've been there since last year, though. Definitely worth a visit...

Has really washed out my peppers. Some look drearier than others, but many are ok. It's happened in the past during wet springs and most have recovered, but it's painful to look at the hard work of raising a seedling then watching her get poured on day after day after day.   One Pequillo is...

The gardening gods were kind today. After 3 days of brutal heat - 90 - it cooled off to about 60, was overcast, and we even got a 30-minute downpour. This change of weather happened to coincide with the one day I could really put in a lot of work. Most of my peppers are in, as well as all the...

At Chileplants.com (Cross Country Nursery). As usual, a great selection of healthy plants. I arrived about 3 hours after they opened and 2 trays of Ed's had been purchased, with more being brought out. I think each of those trays hold 16 or 25 plants? But everything looked great.   The husband...

I've never solved the flea beetle problem with my eggplant. My soil is good - everything grows well - I have a good amount of beneficial predators around, etc, but I've resorted to growing eggplant in pots. I've had good success. Last year I did Astrakom (good producer), Diamond (also good), and...

Hi, I found 4 sauces at a place close to where I stayed in NH. 3 are made in NH, 1 in VT. I've only tasted the first one, but will shortly try the others and update. (I read up on posting images, but haven't gotten around to setting up an account with Flickr or something similar.)   Vermont...