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Finally back from mega-trip. Mainers REALLY do not like spicy food, it's hilarious. Going to have a LOT of gardening to do today. Probably going to harvest 50 lbs of serranos. Firing up the canning equipment now.

In Maine right now - getting lobsters tomorrow. How shalt I add the heat? Seems no one makes spicy lobster

So. Many. Ghost. Peppers. On. My. Plants. So many. Literally over a thousand, perhaps towards 5,000. Will have to start keeping my toilet paper in the freezer.....

HAHA - Scorpalokia! That is classic! I am definitely going to breed a Scorpalokia this fall when I pull cones of the best plants into the isolation tents. That's awesome.

Too much fluctuation in water levels at the root zone is the 'root' cause (heehee) of BER. These plants really don't need that much calcium - tomatoes, which tend to like more than peppers, only need 14 mg/L. the problem with Ca and to a lessor extent Mg, is that it doesn't mobilize well within...

Quantity of light is generally more important than quality of light. I used to use cool white $1, 48" bulbs from the box stores years ago with fine results for starting and keeping plants alive. For flowering you generally are better off using higher intensity sources. If you're short on cash...

that pic looks like a lady bug larvae. They are about as awesome as the green lacewing ones. Nice pic!

Sounds like Imidacloprid - crazy, nasty systemic insecticide. Linked to colony collapse disorder in bees. That being said leaf miners are a bitch to deal with. The only natural way I've dealt with them is regular foliar treatments of neem oil. Twice a week at sundown until the population is...

Wow, really good pictures! Love the serrano pic in particular. Your plants look really happy.

Yup , I've noticed all the superhots really hate having wet feet - really sesitive to root zone moisture levels over 75% for any length of time (>24 hours). florida is a really tricky climate IMO - brutal sun, yet brutal humidity and rain which is really hard on plants with disease or fungal...

I did raised bed gardening with peppers for quite some time when I wasn't growing in a greenhouse. Been working with the tubes for a few years now, fine tuning the mix inside, making nutrients that match the tubes perfectly (pH, macros, micros, air filled porosity, etc. - I come from the green...

I did increase the water a little bit, which they seemed to like. Hope everyone's Death-Star-Strength peppers are soaking up this awesomely hot weather. Enjoy the 4th!

Unless you really over-did it with fish fert, I'm somewhat stumped. Every once in a while I get a plant that just has weird genes. As for the whole CalMag thing - I think lots of folks use calcium in particular trying to solve a problem that isn't directly related to lack of calcium. As an...

Looks like too many nutes or salt buildup to me. With what are you feeding it?

A good cat or a terrier will solve your problems :P

I also try to avoid unecessary cruelty. In the case of mice, I prefer the electrocution traps. Ironically, the most cruel fate is the most natural: running into my cat, who seems to truly enjoy slowand deliberate dismemberment of whatever he happens to catch (mouse, vole, rabbit, etc.). While...

I'm about one week off - just finalizing the website and compiling my time-lapse photos.

I was a bit worried about PA's brutal weather the past week with another few days to go of very hot temperatures and no rain. Thought I would post some pics as the "outdoor tubes" are doing quite well. Should be another few weeks 'til they turn red. There are going to be a LOT of...

Looks like a green lacewing larvae - they are the one of the most beneficial bugs out there - alligators of the insect world. consider yourself lucky!