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Many years ago I bought a Manzano pepper from the grocery store. It was the size of a medium bell pepper. More recently I grew both red and yellow rocotos and the pods were much smaller. Which variety of C. pubescens is the largest, and where can I buy seeds? Thanks in advance.

I have a sauce recipe that calls for 10 Aji Panca chilies, I would like to substitute something else but I have no experience with Aji Pancas. I wish the recipe just gave me a weight or measurement. Can someone help me zero in on the right amount? What is the general weight of 10 Aji Pancas?

Hello, I am a collector of wild pepper species and I need help identifying a particular pepper. My information is all second hand, so I will start by telling you all the info I have gathered. The story begins when my friend's chilehead brother bought a bag of bird seed for his pet birds. He...

I have a recipe for ghost pepper sauce that calls for 10 dried aji panca chilis, and I would like to substitute fresh mild habaneros, can someone tell me how many habs equals 10 aji panca? I have no experience with aji panca. If I had to take a wild guess I would say 15-20 habs to 10 aji panca...

I am currently growing yellow and red Manzanos. I have read that certain C. pubescens varieties don't do as well at high temps. My Manzano leaves have been looking kind of droopy. I live in Michigan, and our summers can be mild compared to southern states, but it can also be over 100 degrees so...

I am looking for seeds to wild species, as well as yellow and chocolate Bhuts, yellow or orange T. Scorpions, and other superhots. All my seeds are from packets and were not pollinated by me. Here is what I have to trade: Orange Habanero Red Devil's Tongue Trinidad Scorpion (Original strain)...

Hello, I started my plants indoors, and since I've started taking them outdoors some leaves are becoming white and paper thin. I wonder if It has something to do with being outdoors, or a fungus? I had some mold problems this winter. There are still some healthy leaves, so I hope I am not too...

Within the last week I've started my chinense varieties because I know they take the longest to germinate and have the longest growing season. I also have praetermissum, chacoense, C. exile (also a chacoense?), pubescens, and tepin (C. Anuum). In what order/when should I start these varieties?

As I have said before, I am overwintering a couple of Bhuts and Trinidad Scorpion (Butch T) plants. I gave one of each to a friend of mine because his house stays much warmer than mine and I thought it would give them a better chance of survival. I visited him recently and he showed me a pod...

I just read that the Rocoto leaves carry toxins and that the sap can cause blisters.I already knew that Capsicum are part of the Nightshade family, and had no interest in eating the leaves. This is the only time I've seen anything concerning plant toxicity, so I thought I would ask all of you...

My favorite sauce is El Yucateco. It has a ton of Hab flavor and a good heat level for daily use, and I lone that it is not vinegar based.. I looked for a copycat/clone recipe but found none. Can you guys help me find some good sauce recipes that fit this category?

I am considering ordering Trinidad Seasoning seeds, and Tobago Seasoning seeds, but I want to make sure that they are not the same pepper with two names.

I have a recipe that calls for 10 Aji Panca chilis. I would like to substitute habaneros. but I am not familiar with Aji Pancas and I am not sure how much to use. How large are they? Thanks for your help.

Hello my name is Bloodflow, I have been a chilihead for a few years now. My main goal is to collect seeds for every pepper species. This last season I grew 7 varieties including Trinidad Scorpion (Butch T), Bhut Jolokia, Red Suave Habanero, Aji Limon, Big Jim Heritage, Numex Halloween, and...