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One of my friends was born in Iran and I believe her parents still frequently visit... she mentioned recently that she had a bag of dried mystery peppers that her parents brought her, completely forgot about it until now, hmm... But yeah, any Cayenne would probably work just fine. Rarely do I...

It was a gradual escalation... I've always enjoyed some amount of pain, I used to have wasabi eating contests in my preteen years, and I worked my way up to the local pizza shop's Suicidal wings around 16 or so. Things really took off at my last job at a produce department. My physics teacher in...

You don't want to go introducing any more nutrients to your soil than necessary... excess nutrients can disrupt the soil's microbial community, and in more chronic cases contribute to the rapid breakdown of organic matter, decreasing the quality of the soil over time. Fertilizer of any kind...

No problem! It's a balmy 84 right now and the Rocotos love it. Sadly about the best I can hope for in the middle of the summer... we're going back up to 90s by the end of the week. And in fairness, the Rocotos will still grow like weeds in those high temps, but getting them to set pods is...

You can do it with pretty much any pepper, but the ones with smaller leaves and compact growth will require less upkeep to maintain their appearance. Regular pruning is the main thing, and keeping your watering in check. This is a Limon overwinter I have growing currently. I could see turning...

Here's a few ripe Bolivian Small Red pods... a nice sharp baccatum flavor, typical of the wild baccatums. It'd probably make a good powder if I ever got enough to dry and grind up... Also tried some fresh Aji Habanero pods as I wandered around the garden, they are quite mild... and they have...

Now if only I could convince the rabbits in my yard to do their business in the compost pile...

I liked the Aji Cristal last year... my plants didn't survive winter though, didn't water them enough. Same goes for the Prik Chee Fahs, Tabascos, and one of my Datils. Oh well. It rained yesterday, probably the first prolonged storm we've had in... months. The plants really needed it. I...

Just goes to show, stress can be an excellent motivator...

You're making me regret not doing more frutescens this year... I did Tabasco last year and it was a nice plant, didn't survive winter sadly. I'll need to look into the Avery Island strain.

I don't know whether to laugh or cry... those pods look nasty.

Your glog is always a fun one to watch. I love your setup, I'll need to keep it in mind if I ever move back further north... that last pic is making miss snow. Don't get me wrong, I love our growing season, but I missing having a legitimate winter...

That is a mighty small Tepin... but with Tepins size doesn't matter so much, they'll still light your face up. I guess I never realized how much of a variation on pod size there was with Tepins, from that little guy to Pequin-sized and everything in between. Still waiting on my strange tepin...

Oh yeah, I know. The other would-be tepin is even worse, kind of resembles a normal tepin but it's a bit larger and grows at pretty much every angle *except* upright. Can't tell if it's just an odd duck or momma tepin got around... :think: :lol:

Nabbed a ripe Tepin x Jalapeno pod (in all honestly, I don't know who the father is. I thought Jalapeno at first, but the interior of the pod kind of reminds me more of the bell, but the pod shape is clearly more Jalapeno-like). Ends up being like a fleshier pequin, nice fat seeds compared to...

Figured this was the most appropriate place to post this. Ran across this article today, worth a read. "A team led by Monica Gagliano at the University of Western Australia in Crawley placed the seeds of chilli peppers (Capsicum annuum) into eight Petri dishes arranged in a circle around a...

Admittedly I haven't read through your entire glog, but I noticed you mention the Blue Mystery from Judy at one point. That still going for you? If it is some sort of cross as it sounds like from her description, it would be interesting to keep track of the progress... Here's mine. It's a late...

I'd like to chime in on the original topic and say that just putting a little dab of glue on flowers that are about to open can also work (on a day without rain in the forecast, obviously). I had some wood glue lying around and gave it a shot the other day, worked like a charm. Just tap the...

I update too much, but oh well. What else am I going to do when I wander around the garden in the mornings if not snap photos? As far as the Aji Habaneros are concerned, I love seeing the variation in pods even within a single variety... somehow I ended up with literally dozens of seedlings...

+1 Temps are cool enough up your way that you shouldn't need to worry about lack of pod set or excessive moisture loss on hot days... so give them all the sun they can get.