A few of those options aren't bad but I like to go under a controlled environment. Sauerkraut is OK but one of its primary fermentation microbes is pediococcus, which in some strains produces a large amount of diacetyl which lends a buttery\popcorn aroma to your fermentations. Sourdough\yogurt...
Vodka is actually a pretty poor sanitizer. At only 40% alcohol it doesn't do too much. Brewers usually either use Star San (my choice) or iodophor. If you are really looking to sanitize look into one of these products.
That's cocoa bean mulch on top of top soil with compost mixed in. I'll get a sheet and some stakes over them and see if they perk up. Thanks!! I'll report back with the results
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So I ordered a few pepper plants online (chocolate habanero, chocolate scotch bonnet, orange scotch bonnet) and ever since I got them they have been yellow and curling and this has just gotten worse as time has gone on. I planted them immediately upon arrival and all of my other...