Recent content by spicy.curry

Happy with my progress so far. Weather forecast looks ok such that I can start hardening off and transplanting as soon as I find the time. A few pepper seedlings are small still. I might try starting peppers a week earlier next year to allow for the slower germinating ones to get going. I...

My culantro is looking good this year. They are happy in coco coir seed starting pellets with hydroponic fertilizer. Even with the late start they are looking better than usual for this time of year. I should have plenty to make my Trini hot sauce later in the year.

Trinidad pimento is a heatless chinense which in Trinidad is added to nearly everything they cook. My wife’s family is from Trinidad. I have grown Grenada seasoning, aji dulce (red and yellow), aji cachucha, and Venezuelan tiger. These were all nice, but family wouldn’t use them for cooking...

Compared to standard jalapeño, lemon spice has been superior due to compact growth, higher productivity, and quick ripening of peppers. The peppers ripen to the brilliant yellow color while remaining fully crisp. Standard jalapeños for me tend to soften before ripening. The flavor is very...

I will have to experiment with transferring the oil to the vinegar. From past experience, a single scotch bonnet slice definitely heats up my margarita almost immediately.

In hot sauce recipes, sometimes they recommend discarding the seeds and placenta to make a milder sauce. Sometimes they recommend washing the oil away with water in the sink. I haven't seen much discussion of the opposite - methods for making the sauces more hot - other than commercial...

Started seeds late this year. Usually I start too early so let's see how this goes. Seeds started March 20, 2025: Trinidad pimento (family favorite pepper) 7 Pot Jonah (This year is my first time growing a super hot. Debated if I should grow a scorpion or a 7 pot for my first.)) Freeport...

I did not keep up with my 24 GLOG and somewhat neglected the garden throughout the season, but I still ended up with plenty of peppers and tomatoes. Tomatoes were nice and sweet. Honey Delight stood out as a particularly nice tomato variety. I experiment with shortcuts to learn what really...

Lemon spice.

I think your plants probably have edema. Edema is caused by insufficient UV-B light. The plants only need a small amount of UV-B, but UV-B is not produced by LED lights. I read that you need fluorescent bulbs to get good UV, and that even the UV LED bulbs are not the correct spectrum. I had...

I experimented this year with using roasted peppers in my pepper sauces. There seems to be some concern regarding the food safety of roasting peppers in oil and then using that in a vinegar based sauce. For that reason, I roasted without oil. I cut the peppers in half (mostly to sort out the...

Can we also argue about what to call the plants? Trees, shrubs, vines? Can’t we do better than just “pepper plant”?

Tomato plants grew above the height of the shelf and above the lights. They had outgrown the solo cups and were top heavy. Plants are about 2 feet tall. I did some re-potting into grow bags and slightly larger small plastic pots. Last frost date is April 23 here. A bit annoying to repot this...

The problem with using the word “chili” or “chilli” is that chili is a beef dish. Pepper isn’t a perfect description either, as it could also refer to the unrelated black pepper. Capsicum sounds too scientific for casual use. The fruits from the most common types can just be refered to by...

Plants are looking reasonably good. I think the UV-B light may be helping.