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I have an order on the way from APS and have communicated a little with them and I really appreciate them.

With molecular clock studies and other bioinformatic approaches to taxonomy the method of interpreting data is guesswork and frankly not particularly informative when it comes to plastic species with a high degree of diversity and whose population covers expansive areas over relatively long...

It is just a 315w LEC in a small grow box. I give cactus seedlings enormous amounts of light and they reward me with unheard of growth rates. I think I am going to aim for 20w per square foot for Capsicum this winter. I'll use the 315 LEC and if I need more light I'll run it 24/7 or switch it...

I'm around a half a mile above sea level and not particularly far from the 45th parallel. The low last night was near 20℉ It was the first hard freeze of the season. I harvested a couple dozen green fruits and took several cuttings yesterday before the cold hit. It would be interesting to...

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Cool. I need to redo my setup. It is cactus oriented at 84 watts HID light per square foot. Far too much light for Capsicum.

There are a couple of papers out that are about this type of thing. I enjoy reading them and learning but the taxonomic perspective is tricky and I have more questions than answers at this point.

I really enjoyed this talk about Capsicum.   https://youtu.be/kq-3T2yUmGw

It seems clear enough that limiting factors play a major role in capsaicin production, accumulation, increase and variation. If limiting factors are sufficient then stress can increase capsaicin insofar as the genetics allows. If the stress affects a limiting factor involved in the enzymatic...

It is a curious little creature.    It is difficult to see the details that are employed to identify the family and then the species using a key.    The eyes look very similar to those of true bugs however there is a chance that it is in a different group and resembles another. It reminds me of...

  I thought about your observation about the broad brush, so to speak. I don't think you are wrong and I suspect your career has afforded you types of wisdom and understanding that people (like myself) rarely get a chance to appreciate.   Although I had not meant the "joke" as an attack on this...

I would supplement Ca anyway. I use several fertilisers with Mg so I just use prilled gypsum in my potting mixes. It works well although a CalMag fertilizer for commercial plant production makes for faster growth in many cases.

One of the first things I do with plants that may have mites and aphids is give the plants a good spray with plain water. If you have a spray attachment on your kitchen sink that can work. A hose or a spray bottle works fine too. Spraying this way doesn't kill mites or aphids but it does...

These grew from grocery store orange habaneros which were larger and longer than typical. Most of the seedlings produced Orange Lantern/pumpkin shape peppers however one of the plants grew longer and slightly skinnier peppers in profusion.

https://patents.google.com/patent/US5411736A/en

That is a common misconception. There are a number of chemical compounds in neem with a range of activities as well as different solubility. This is the reason that neem oil with the Aza removed is used as a health supplement by itself. I do not know why aza is linked to organ failure...

That's understanding as well. It's not safe and and even comes with some serious risks. I suspect corn oil might work but haven't tested it. I used dirt earlier today. Literally rubbed my fingers in it scrubbing hard and then washed it away with the hose. It works better than most bar and...

Burning and numb fingers are things I expect and yet they still catch me unexpectedly from time to time. In autumn it seems like I always have a bit of burn somewhere. I usually wear gloves but still. I've washed my hands 3 times in a row with soap and then dried them and licked my fingers...

I knew a woman in college who claimed she knew someone who had the same thing happen. Funny how the hot tomato story is never first hand and nobody has any to share. But if someone cut open a Capsicum fruit and then cut a tomato there could easily be some capsaicin transfer that would make the...