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Thank you for this info! I was wondering what was happening inside the ferment jar. I know minced garlic turns green when it is left out exposed to air, but submerged in brine I didn't think it would change colour so dramatically.

Hi everyone, I lactofermented a mixture of chillies, chopped, and whole peeled garlic cloves, in 3% brine in a cool dark place (under my staircase) for 2 months. Normally I don't ferment this long because of the high temperatures here, but this one worked out nicely I think. But...all three...

Been a while since my last update. A few days after my last post on 7th April, my plants had a big growth spurt, leaves and height: This would be the last photo of this year's seedlings all together, as soon afterwards I gave two of the chocolate jolokias to my chilli buddy at work: I also...

Getting some nice foliage on my plants. Also, it looks like it will soon be warm enough at night here to move these outdoors; maybe in 1 week or so. Sadly this also means I'm getting close to the time where I give most of these plants away (I can't grow more than about 5-6 plants this year)...

Ciao amico, I plan to use my Buena Mulata chillies for fermented hot sauce. So we shall see! I am glad you liked my city, yes old though not quite as old as most Italian cities! We lack hot things, but I am working on changing this situation. Good luck and happy growing/burning this season!

photo from last week; all potted up since the roots were starting to stick out of the bottoms of the Costco cups

the gang at 7 weeks-ish

Progress: One month old chocolate Bhutlah Five week-old Buena Mulata

Yes I hope this issue just affected that one choc bhut in the middle - its siblings either side of it are for the moment normal, touch wood! I'm paranoid about over-watering, so maybe it just got dried out too much at a critical time. Thank you for the tips @CaneDog!

One week since my last post. Almost all the seedlings (except one Fatalii) have at least one pair of true leaves; the Buena Mulata have 2 or 3. One of the chocolate jolokias has strangely ruffled true leaves, I hope this is just a genetic freak of that one seed.

Seedlings are 1 - 2 weeks old. I invested in a slightly better LED. Fatalii seeds were disappointing for me, every single viable seedling was a helmet-head: I managed to rescue four. One spontaneously and inexplicably laid out and died, so they are now three. Choc bhutlahs and jolokias...

Not until mid- to late March, going by previous years. Good luck with your growing!

Four days since my last glog entry. Moved almost all the seedlings out of the germinator/heat mat setup since many of there were touching the plastic dome or each other. Stronger/good seedlings on the left, those that are a bit ropey/reedy/scraggly on the right. Fatalii seemed to have a lot...

Just an update on the sprouting. Seeds came up very asymmetrically, Buena Mulata first, then some Fatalii, and chocolate Bhutlah. Lost a couple of stuck seed husks. Only 1/10 chocolate Jolokia seeds has sprouted so far, I hope they are just taking their time and aren't a loss. I had to move...

Sichuan cooking is one of my hobbies, I look forward to seeing how these guys turn out!