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Thanks again for the info and advice guys. AJ, are your tubes T8 or T12? I'm browsing some fixtures online and everything I'm seeing on homedepot.ca for T8 fixtures calls for 32 watt tubes (likely their maximum).

Good point about the build, AJ. I was planning on building the shelf last, to fit what lights I manage to scrounge up but didn't give much thought yet to the tray size. Do your seedlings crowd each other and get leggy being so close to each other or do they not have to stay under lights for...

Hi everyone, I just ordered a crapload of seeds for 2010 and will be starting them indoors next month to get a huge headstart for 2010. I am going to build a grow shelf using PVC pipe (probably 1.5"), most likely 3 shelves, 4' wide, 2' deep, and 6' or 7' high. I will most likely hang some...

Potawie, have you checked out the Howard Dill web site? http://www.howarddill.com/ They have seeds for sale and Dill was a multiple time world champion for largest pumpin. Their farm is in Windsor, NS, I took my family there this fall to pick our pumpkins. I picked up some seeds for next...

I absolutely LOVE Indian pickles. I usually describe it to people as a TASTE EXPLOSION! Seriously... intense, and I love them, actually I had some as part of my supper with leftover Thai red curry I cooked up the other night. These pickles are wicked with curry and rice. They come in many...

I just did a search here and came up empty. Has anyone here ordered organic seeds from Hawthorn Farm? They're in Ontario and have some organic pepper seeds. http://www.hawthornfarm.ca/peppers.html They don't have a tonne of varieties but some of them are interesting (sweet chocolate, Czech...

I don't know man, that just looks scary. :)

That looks like my cayenne mash. The problem was not enough brine to cover the peppers. Habs are pretty thin walled so I don't imagine a lot of moisture locked up there. I'm throwing mine out, lesson learned. Next time I'll add more salt water solution.

Welcome! I'm in Nova Scotia, wherabouts are you?

That's good to know, thanks for the info.

I've used kefir as a starter on two batches (jalapeno and cayenne) and they both started up really nice. I think tabascos are nice and juicy so you may be ok with just tabascos and salt. If that doesn't create enough brine to cover the peppers well you may need to add some - do a web search to...

Red Hot uses "aged" cayenne peppers so be prepared to ferment a pepper mash. I have been experimenting with this myself. On July 1 I put up two mason jars of mash to ferment, one jalapeno and one cayenne. The mash should age / ferment at least a month at room temperature. After that the...

I have a vermiculture / worm compost bin on the go myself. I'm using red wigglers obtained from the Worm Firm in Nova Scotia. I started with about 1/2 lb of worms and I'm into my second week with them. Hopefully I can feed them well enough (family of 6 here) to multiply greatly and give me...

Is that something you usually do? I usually can't wait, or don't make much and eat it too fast. I have some bottles from a batch I made over a month ago I should revisit to see if I notice a difference.

Looks great! I may have to pickle some habs myself.

I forgot to take a picture of after I blended it and put it back into the pot. Oops.

I'm not sure about the yelow hab thing and was tempted to ask about that. They were labeled as habaneros and were in a pile of yellow, orange, and red, with varying shapes but with a similar look.

Hey all, I made a yellow habanero sauce tonight and I must say it turned out great. I made a sauce similar to this over the summer with red habs and sweet red pepper and that went really well so I continued the trend. I used a shepherd pepper in this one. All of these peppers came from the...

Yes, seed swapping is a great idea. I only have a small number of plants and I've done nothing to isolate them so got knows what would come from the seeds. They are all capsicum annuum varieties so they'de likely grow into something. Planning bigger and better things for 2010 season. :)

Thanks, Nova. :)