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It took exactly 18 hours.  The Stubb's charcoal was awesome.  It was more expensive but I probably used 1/2 as much.  That lead to more cook time and less look time.     Served with the usual sides and endless house micheladas.    Critique: Money muscle fell apart which would not have worked in...

12 hours later.  It ran a little cool over night ~210F.  I might have to wrap it to get through the stall in time for dinner.   Side note, I tried Stubb's charcoal. https://www.lowes.com/pd/Stubb-s-14-lb-Charcoal-Briquettes/1000239075  I was really surprised at how well it lasted overnight. ...

My wife is coming home late from a work trip so I decided to prep the beast a little early.  That way the house can be in order for her arrival.   ;)  ;)      I also decided that I didn't do a good enough job removing the silver skin.  I re-trimmed it following a few competition pork YouTube...

  We share similar concerns.  I hardly cook with salt so I'm pretty sensitive to the stuff.  The original recipe that I tried called for 1.25 cups of pickling salt for a 12 hour brine and it was way too salty.  Hopefully 1/4 cup isn't too much.  I'll probably lighten the salt content of the rub...

  Haha it does!   1/4 cup of pickling salt, 3/4 cup molasses, and white grape juice.  I thought we had apple... but we didn't.     Injected it, then put it in the pot with enough cold water to cover.       Teasing... for now.   :P      It's parked in 'brine' until Saturday evening when the...

Guess what was on sale :D  

Thanks boss!     :onfire:

Happy plants!  Nice spread of heat.  You are going to have some trees growing with fish emulsion, 400W MH, and 400W HPS.  Best of luck this season!    

  Ooooo that color looks awesome   :shocked:  nicely done!   That space rock looks like money too.  I bet all of your neighbors are perpetually hungry.  

Easter update!    

Time for some Q-tip action ;)    

I'd leave the cover on and the light on until your first set of true leaves.  Then pot up.  The babies should be happy as long as it doesn't get too warm in there.

  Amen!  I'll have to try boiling.     I've been spraying with diluted neem oil.  Two applications reduced their numbers by ~95% in conjunction with yellow sticky traps.  I usually water then spray the same day to prevent a constantly moist environment.     My biggest weakness is ignoring the...

Time to move to a fifteen gallon pot   :D  

Starting to fill up the new pot  :dance:  

My contribution for the week. :)  These are the two leaders.  I've been traveling a ton for work, so the poor pepper garden has been neglected.        

Weekly-ish report   :dance:   Edit: struggle bus with the photos tonight    

    I've never had peppers make it through a solid freeze.  I'd move them in if it is going to be below 40F.     I've cut mine back to stumps and they sprout new growth... provided they don't freeze and have light/food/minimal water.  :) 

    My vote is do nothing different until your season starts.  I've killed overwinters by trying to make them happy.  My best survival rate has been leaving them until spring.   Maybe move them to a warm location that gets light.  Freezing/cold temps are bad news.  Just try not to over love them.  

Before and after topping       PS had a fun 16 hour drive from Kansas City to Chicago to South Bend to my house on Thursday / Friday.   :onfire: