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I have 2 red pepper plants that are now about 1 foot high planted in a pot out in my enclosed patio. I purchased these from Home Depot about 3 weeks ago (I live in southern Florida).   2 days ago I checked on them, they were healthy and in perfect condition ... Well, today I go out there only to...

I live in south Florida, so my Thai red pepper plant is in the stage of producing peppers right now.    But, I have a problem ... I have this white powdery substance on the under side of some of my leaves. The powder will wipe right off if you rub it with your fingers, but it is causing a good...

I would take some photos, but my wife is out of the country now, and she has the camera.   I purchased a packet of 'Thai Dragon' (variation of 'Birds Eye') seeds online awhile back. I grew some in separate pots. You can tell the plants are the same species by the shape of the leaves, but one...

Question for you pepper plant experts ... Below are 2 photos of my Thai 'Dragon' pepper plant that is growing in a pot.   In the 2nd photo you can see this young plant is getting little white flowers on it. I had read somewhere that it might help the plant produce more peppers if I take a Q-Tip...

I am growing this Thai Dragon red pepper plant in a pot. I am holding up a dollar bill so you can get a better idea as to the size of the plant.   I read somewhere that the plant will grow more bushy and possibly produce more peppers if you cut the top of the plant off at some point.   This is a...

I planted some 'Thai Dragon' pepper seeds awhile back. Now they are about 1.5" in height. Three of the seedlings  I am going to transplant in the ground, but one of them I put in a pot. This round pot is about 8" x 8" (I guess it holds about 1 gal). Do you think it will be large enough for a...

I have never made fermented hot sauce before, so maybe some of you knowledgeable folks here might be able to answer a couple of basic questions.   Looking at various recipes, most of the ingredients list is for pretty large quantities of mash.   In my case, all I will be fermenting is about 14...

I have had problems in the past with these small ants living in the soil in the pots of red pepper plants.   It don't look like they are actually eating the leaves, but I wonder if ants are eating the roots? .... or are they just using the potting soil as a home and not causing any damage?  ...

FYI ... Just to let everybody know ... Swimming pool water and newly emerging plants don't mix!   About 2 months ago, I had some Thai basil growing in pots. These were grown from seeds and were about 2" in height. Without thinking, I splattered some water from our swimming pool on these plants...

I live in southern Florida, so we really have the perfect weather for growing most varieties of hot peppers.   About 3 weeks ago, I planted some 'Thai Dragon' red pepper seeds in Miracle Grow potting mix. Sowed the seeds about 1/3" below the surface and kept the soil damp. I gave the pots...

Has anyone here ever heard of Tiger Sauce?   Well, its a bottled hot sauce that is not only spicy because of the red peppers, but it is also a little sweet, and just a little tangy. It is by far the best bottled sauce you will ever use if you like raw oysters on the half shell ... We would take...

I see so many recipes for hot pepper sauce that contain onions, garlic, carrots, coconut juice, mango juice, pineapple juice, etc ... you would think we are making some kind of vegetable soup.   I am not talking about the non-fermented fresh style "Salsa" that you might find at a Mexican...

Here is another item that may be of some use in the pepper sauce homebrew:   I would think that after straining a batch of homemade hot sauce to get rid of the seeds and pulp, you may have a rather thin mixture that just might separate after standing.   Well, I have read that a little xanthan...

From reading much of the info provided here (and in the Fermenting Peppers 101 thread), I was just wondering if it might be a lot simpler just to purchase a vial of White Labs Lactobacillus (WLP677). It does not say how many ounces are in the vial, but I would think that even 1 small vial would...

I haven't made any hot sauce yet, but have been looking at various on-line recipes.   Can you look at this hot sauce recipe and tell me if you think this sauce will properly ferment in the jar once all these ingredients have been added:   I am worried that no fermentation will even take place...

Hello and greetings from sunny SW Florida. This is my first post.   Although I am an American, I lived in the Philippines for 5 years prior to coming back to the US about 1 1/2 years ago.   One of my little past-times in the Philippines was to grow a few of the local variety of red hot peppers...