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I finally have some peppers ripening up! The 7 pot primo and brain strain are the only two super hots that grew true for me this year. My douglah that I saved seeds from last year turned out to be a cross, and my chocolate bhut I got in a trade turned out to be a red bhut (not exactly a crisis...

So I sliced up some douglahs to dry out on the window sill and then later on this evening cut up a lime to put into my Sunday gin & tonic(s)...lo and behold, my drinks are spicy. Like noticeably spicy. If that's not proof of how hot douglahs are, I don't know what is. Trace capsaicin oil on the...

I also ate my last Trinidad super hot last night! I can honestly say that it was one of the worst 20 minutes of my life. I have mucho respect for you guys that can just pop these things whole and not go into some sort of panic attack. But I ate half of a barrackpore 7 pot that I split with a...

My suspicions have been confirmed...the fatali that I decided to put in a 5 gallon bucket was crossed with a tabasco last season. It is a MONSTER of a plant (I guess hybrid vigor) that looks like a chinense, but the fruits definitely favor the tabasco, only they are 2-3x the size of your average...

So a guy I went to grad school with hosts a local radio show on Saturday mornings and he makes his music themed to a particular subject...in a couple of weeks, it will be about chile peppers! I gave him multiple plants last season, one of which was a fatali that he overwintered, and I think I...

If Caribbean Reds are not Habaneros, then why does the Chile Pepper Institute label them as such? Check out the link to their seed catalog: NMSU CPI Red Caribbean Habanero I am actually growing some of these out this summer, since I've heard that they have great flavor and are very prolific...

Hi all, Finally got my hands on some rare Capsicum galapagoense seed over the new year from a good friend who does her PhD research down there! I am interested in trading for other rare/superhot varieties that anyone may have in their collections. I am looking for Trinidad Scorpion / 7 pod...

Here are some pics I have been meaning to throw on here for a week or so. My friend who lives about an hour away usually grows 9-12 plants I have left over every spring in his small garden, and they always seem to do really well. From what I can tell, all he adds to the soil is coffee grinds and...

I guess I spoke too soon when I posted my latest grow log pics the other day and thought they were healthy. I have some plants that are exhibiting some weird coloring on the underside of the leaves. Look here: Not to mention, the leaf curl on my choco habs has not improved, and they are...

My question is, how rare is it for a pepper variety to randomly have variegated leaves? Do any of you have experience with any of your seedlings that uncharacteristically put out this trait? Thing is, this year is the year of the fish pepper for me, because I like the fact that it has a...

So I managed to get all my prized seedlings into their 5 gallon buckets, and they all look really healthy, but most if not all have some serious leaf cupping going on. I know all about the chinense and their need for calcium, but I mixed bonemeal straight into the potting soil i used. Perhaps it...

Quick question for anyone in the know...I have a bottle of Neptune's Harvest Fish & Seaweed emulsion from last year, and it doesn't seem to have an expiration date. The only warning on the bottle says not to store diluted fertilizer. The bottle itself is opaque white, so degradation from light...

So I took some pictures of my seedlings yesterday and I am posting the better ones. In case you haven't seen my intro thread in the welcome section, here is what I am growing this year: Bhut Jolokia - NMSU CPI & Seed saved from last season Fatali - Seed Savers Exchange Chocolate Habanero -...

Hi everyone, I've been a lurker for a few months now and finally decided to introduce myself and talk about my chile pepper addiction in this support group....i mean, message board. I am in my third season of growing, and I finally broke down and bought some shop lights to get a head start this...