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Hi everybody,   Like many of you are, I'm harvesting a lot of peppers right now, and want to experiment with different sauce recipes + different peppers.  Problem is I don't have time to make everything at once, and all these peppers are ripening so fast.     Since I can't use them all right...

Hi everyone,   In case anyone is interested, I'm posting some pictures of the difference of how hot pepper plants grow throughout the summer season, depending on if they've been pinched (at week #4 to week #6 from germination) or if they've been allowed to grow unimpeded.   Otherwise, these...

Hello forum,   Quick question:   Is there a list of the various types of water to use to satisfy the thirst of our super hot peppers... made in order of highest preference to lowest?   I'm currently using RO (reverse osmosis), as was recommended to me by the local hydroponics store.     I don't...

Hello,   I've got a question about flowers/fruiting for our hot pepper growing community.   I've got 4 groups of various hot pepper varieties growing in my basement, each group with different germination dates.  The oldest of the 4 groups has now been flowering for a little while.  On my regular...

Hi THP world,   Quick question: Has anyone found it worthwhile & helpful to mix/sprinkle used coffee grinds into your hot pepper plants soil? We have an espresso machine, and bean grinder here at home on a regular basis, and there's no shortage of used coffee grinds.  I'm wondering if the...

Hey pepper world... has anyone seen something like this before?   I just had a Carolina Reaper seed germinate with 3 cotyledons instead of the usual 2.  Maybe it's a lucky plant that's going to produce a lot of peppers LOL.  

Hi,   I have a few questions about germination.     1. Is there a common understanding of best practice between germinating seeds in a ziploc with moist paper towel VS. germinating seeds in seed starter mix?  I've had mixed results, and a bunch of seeds not germinate.  I bought more and am...

Hi,   I'm wondering if now would be a good time to pinch the top of this orange hab. plant off?  It is about 2 months old now, and has 5 sets (10 total) of leaves plus the tender shoot coming out of the top.     I can see a number of new nodes wanting to come out of the stem where the current...

Hi,   I just discovered this forum, as I've recently taken a big interest in growing my own hot peppers.     It all began last October, when I bought a pint of orange habaneros at the local farmers market, and experimented with a few different home made sauces. I finally came up with my own...