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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/going-out-guide/wp/2013/05/06/chili-less-chili-cook-off-angers-concertgoers-internet/ No Chili! Good thing I didn't try going this year.

Here is a 10 minute jack-o-lantern I made this afternoon. This is a 25lb white pumpkin with a flat side. Because of the flat side, I carved the face looking up. The drool is just some seed and pulp. Two kids asked if it was a real pumpkin.

Here is my new super ghetto cold smoker. The hot side is a used file cabinet, and the cold side is a used wall cabinet. I got the two cabinets at Community Forklift, which is an awesome store, for $7.40. Just like the flower pot smokers, the hot side uses a hot plate. After running for...

I haven't updated this in quite a while. In late march I had to leave home for a few weeks. While I was gone my parent were supposed to be taking care of the plants, but when I got home all of the plants were turning yellow and dropping leaves. Getting them back on a regular watering schedule...

So did any of you guys need a shot of whip cream?

I was out there for a couple of hours on Saturday. My usual plan for this kind of event is to do one lap for sampling milder sauces. This way I'll have a nice protective layer in my belly. Then I do a few laps for the hotter stuff. Less than ten minutes after getting there I here the words...

The Manzanos are getting big From left to right: Douglah, Fatalii, Bhut Jolokia. The fatalii's is turning a little yellow. And the Bhut is really purple. Fresnos and Tunisian Baklouti. Beaver Dams Lemon Drops Zimbabwe Bird Peppers Finally, Pineapple Sage flowers

This is excellent. I'm probably a dozen miles east of you and I started my seeds Christmas day. Last year I grew Fataliis that followed your Bhut's schedule except 3 months later. Sadly my first Fataliis ripened in time for the Halloween snow. Did your plant maintain a good yield until the...

Today the UPS guy came and brought me my new grow light. It is a 4ft 4 tube fixture that included 4 6400k T5s. Now I can fit more plants under it without having to shuffle them around too much. The only problem is that this light can get pretty hot. But a fan can take care of that. The new...

That's Fox Farm's Ocean Forest in the cowpots. I've never used it before, but I've heard good things about it.

It's been a couple of weeks since my last update. I was going to wait until mid February to start the Annuums and Lemon Drops, but I couldn't wait. I'm trying to get between six and nine of each. Some of the Chinenses are getting ready for bigger pots. Luckily my mom bought me a box of 180...

I'm no longer "in over my head." It was mostly trying to fit all the plants under a single 4 foot t5. I got a 72 cell container and now I have room to spare. I'll just have to slide it back and forth so the plants don't bend over too much. So far none of my Datils or Chocolate Habaneros...

The Chinenses have been popping the last few days. Current Count: 5 Red Manzano 8 Zimbabwe Bird 7 Bahamian Goat 8 Scotch Bonnet 11 Chocolate Scorpion 2 7-Pot Brain Strain 7 7-Pot Yellow 5 7-Pot Red 2 Douglah 5 Bhut Jolokia 5 Fatalii Total: 65 I'm in way over my head and I haven't even started...

Spent some time today putting chinense sprouts in Jiffy Pellets. So far the following have sprouted: 5 Red Manzanos 8 Zimbabwe Birds 7 Bahamian Goats 6 Scotch Bonnets 5 Chocolate Scorpions Total: 31 I have only one Jiffy Pellet left. So I'll be making a trip out to get some more.

Thanks for the tip about the peaches. I'm thinking about making another batch but without the peppers. I had some this morning. It was freaking hot. I had trouble finishing a half shot glass. So I think this batch will last a while. At least there is some delicious flavor beneath the heat.

Christmas update! I started all of my chinenses today. It was between 8 and 12 seeds for 11 different varieties. I'm using my 4ft t5 grow light for keeping the seeds warm. I placed my manzanos in a plastic food service container so they can stay at a slightly higher temperature. It's pretty...

I don't know if I should call this melomel, metheglin, capsicumel, or just mead. This is based on a simple mead recipe that my mom has been making for years. I just added a little more honey, peaches and fataliis. Usually my mom will make a five gallon batch, but I had no idea how hot this...

When my esophagus stops burning I'll start writing my Christmas gift to THP. Here's a clue: It will be in the home brewing section.

12/22/2011 Update Five Manzano seed sprouted and got moved into 12oz plastic cups with drainage holes. Here is a picture of one of the baby Manzanos. Last Saturday I put some Zimbabwe Bird Pepper seeds in a hatchery, and it looks like they are starting to pop. Sometime in the next couple...

I got the Zimbabwe Bird seeds from Trade Winds Fruit. I've never tasted them or the Siling Labuyo, but the trade winds web site says the heat is up there with the habaneros. As far as the other veggies go, I can usually trade with my neighbors. In my neighborhood those Marketmore Cucumbers...