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Thanks for the tips. I just got back, bought a bale of Sphagnum peat moss, hopefully it'll work good. Only problem is... I have no idea how much to add to 1.5 cu.ft. of dirt. Any guidelines... A little? A lot? A few handfuls?

Okay... I think I'll just go get a bale Sphagnum peat moss, it's not too expensive. Hopefully it doesn't set the pH of the mix off too much. Any suggestions on how much peat to use, per 1.5 cu. ft.?

I thought peat would increase water retention? I can get some bales at Lowes if I need to, can't remember the price though. I don't have much money though. And I don't know how much to add to the mix either. But the biggest problem is it messing with the acidity/pH level of the mix... that...

Yeah, that's actually part of the reason I decided against putting in the vermiculite. Is there something cheap and easy to find that I could add to lighten it up further? A bit of sand or something? It does seem slightly "heavy"... lots of little chunks/balls of dirt.

I posted a while back a topic about making your own potting soil mix. Well, it's now time to do the actual mixing. I'm only using store-bought topsoil and perlite; the thing is, I want to make sure I get a good amount of perlite in the mix to allow plenty of airflow and lighten it up to...

I completely agree. I go by "final color". By final color... I mean just that. The final color of the pepper. A regular orange habanero will turn a light yellowish orange before darkening to a deeper orange. A red C. chinense variety may turn an orangish or a slightly red color before...

http://www.thechileman.org/search.php http://www.g6csy.net/chile/database.html They both have info on large numbers of peppers. And although it's an online greenhouse/store, I've found ChilePlants.com to be useful, especially for info and pictures on peppers that the other two don't have.

Not to mention more stems means more leaves, which means more energy from photosynthesis. Which, on top of what others have mentioned, translates to the potential for one hell of a head start for that plant.

Oh man... I know what you mean. I "thought" jalapenos were supposed to have some decent heat. And to be fair, I had some that did have a nice zing to them. But imagine my reaction when I got my ass handed to me, literally, with the Jalapeno M (Mexican gold standard, AFAIK) and Biker Billy...

I have noticed that the one pepper that is NOT worth buying in stores is the jalapeno. The problem with the jalapeno is that there are varieties and hybrids that have been produced specifically to reduce the heat to be as low as possible and produce more peppers per plant. I have had some that...

Well, I hate, outright DESPISE dogs, so I think we're even, Redtail. Damn noisy, annoying, disgusting, shit-eating creatures. I'll add that all animals (especially of the major domesticated/pet varieties) have pros and cons to some people (no matter how major), but... well, I have a hard time...

That's odd. I probably have some of the worse eyesight in town, and I've seen those eight-legged red bastards and their webs with just my eyes (okay, and my glasses) before. But I agree, those look more like aphids. They seem more bulb-shaped and their legs don't really stand out. Although...

They really can be a nuisance, but they really cross the line when the little f***ers try getting in my beer. When they successfully land in there, that's when I really get furious. I rarely pour a glass of beer anymore without making sure I have a paper towel on hand to wrap over the brim of...

Yeah--I wasn't sure where to cut originally when I brought them back in last year, so I actually cut the joint off leaving just some stem. Then I learned, based on their behavior and growing patterns, that I should've left the joint on there, because that is where new stems and leaves form...

Well, it's about time to get my overwintered plants used to the outdoors again. A Rocoto Red, Tabasco, and Vietnamese Multicolor. All three were put outside for the first time since last fall earlier today. But I have a few questions, this this is my first time overwintering. My plan is to...

LOL, you live all the way down there by the pole, and all it gets down to is 46-48 degrees Fahrenheit? Damn, I would've never guessed that. But yeah, if those are the absolute minimums you ever get, and even in extreme cases it never gets much worse than that... I'm not sure there would even...

...does anyone know where to find a decent, sturdy wooden cabinet with two latching doors on the front (with glass windows to see the glasses inside, preferrably) that would be good to store beer glassware? This part is less important, but I'm looking for something that has shelves that are 16"...

But once again, you would never know. There's a good chance that they have no backing from bioengineering companies, but if there is, it's hidden pretty damn well. If their views were known to be tainted by the greed of a corporation's stockholders and its corporate image, that kind of...

Maybe so, but I've seen some of the things they said mirrored in other places. Someone recently posted a topic on these boards on organic vs. non-organic gardening. It was a long article, and reading it ironically pointed out a bunch of the facts that Penn laid down. Besides--who doesn't have...

Painful... hell yes. Dangerous? Well, as mentioned above all effects are temporary. Though some of them (stomach pain, frequent burning shits the next day) you will wish didn't occur. But let me just say... I was diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome, and I would take the stomach pain from...