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In remembrance of the warmth of Summer I now miss so dearly, I present a video illustrating the joy of sharing with family on the fourth of July. (Or, It's time to enjoy fireworks inside until it's late enough for fireworks outside.)  

A stray cats has been digging in my pots,  Each night, it digs more extensively.  Unfortunately, money's tight until pay day, and I didn't think all my peppers would last that long.  The hair ball didn't seem to notice the crushed dried peppers or the hot sauce I tried first.  After searching...

I had a wonderful idea this morning. I was wanting to grind up some hab powder for a cookout at my parent's house today, but I was running short on both time and suitable containers. As I was scouring the kitchen for a reasonable alternative, I came across a nearly empty McCormick Black Pepper...

I've been enjoying myself here at THP since I started growing in April and have encountered near boundless generosity of wisdom, information and even seeds. My harvest has finally begun to come in with earnest largely due to advice I've gotten here. As thank you to everyone here, I'm offering...

I recently found out that I am going to have no start up money when it comes time to start my seeds for next season. I have come up with a possible plan to raise the capital needed, but I need to know there will be sufficient interest and market value before I commit to it. In return for your...

I got the seeds for these from a friend. All he really knew was that his wife brought them with her from the family plot in Vietnam when she moved to the states. They may be something common to Vietnam or it may be an unnamed family heirloom. I'm no expert, this is my first year growing. So...

Is there a way to gift a month or year of extreme membership to another member? Perhaps with a popup notification or message that come up when next they sign in saying something like, "Congratulations on your new EXtreme Membership from Anonymous Donor." If not, would it possible or feasible...

Sorry if this has been covered, but I couldn't find it. I started drying some bhut jolokias for powder in the dehydrator last night at 10 on 105 degrees. I'm house sitting for my in-laws for the next few days. I dropped it down to 95 before I left home this afternoon, but I won't be able to...

I thought I was ready. I was SO not ready, but god it was good before my face melted off and my head exploded. http://youtu.be/UDi-R--uUWY

I'm going to be doing a vid of me eating my first ghost pepper tonight. I'm almost as frightened as I am excited. I feel like I did before I went bridge jumping for the first time. I'm wondering what the verdict is on a bit of liquid courage before a pepper challenge. I'm not concerned with...

Hey guys, you've been a tremendous help in this, my first, season. I have another question. I water my peppers out of a rain barrel to avoid as many water treatment chemicals as I can. With the recent heat wave, I've had a major green algae bloom in the barrel. The water coming out of the...

I was just outside trying to pollinate my hab with an artist brush when I spotted something that concerned me. While i was brushing the the flower a small red bug crawled out of the flower. It was less that a milimeter long and narrow. It was too small to make out details and far too small...

What are these? Are they friendly or should I keep trying to chase them off? They don'd bite me, they just seem to sit there on my plants. Are they there to feed on my plants or on things that do feed on my plants? Please help. IMAG0970 by Yemtol, on Flickr IMAG0919 by Yemtol, on Flickr...

I found this plant growing in my garden under my cucmber trellis. Can anyone tell me if this is hemlock? I know it's not carrots. If it is hemlock, can it adversely affect the food safety of my veggies? IMAG0979 by Yemtol, on Flickr IMAG0999 by Yemtol, on Flickr IMAG0986 by Yemtol, on...

Hey guys, sorry if this has been covered, but I can't find it. Has anyone thought about recycling water from a fish tank to water the peppers or even seedlings ready for a little fertilizer? I've got a twenty gallon fish tank that I change out about half of the water every two weeks. It's a...

I'm a new gardener starting with a challenge. I received 34 seeds from a pepper plant that was brought over from Vietnam a few years ago. A client from work gave them to me after a discussion about gardening a few weeks ago. His wife brought them with her when she moved to the states. He has...

I'm new to gardening in general, but I'm really excited to try my hand at it. I'm most excited by some mystery pepper seeds I got from a friend at work. Apparently, his wife brought it with her when she moved to the states from Vietnam. He described the pod as looking like a cayenne but short...