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Good ^_^ Don't ever pinch the flowers on pubescens, man. We are lucky when we get them to fruit to begin with in our climate. In my experience they need to set those fruits before summer temps hit hard. Mind you i've only grown 1 pubescens variety before, with 1 more type this year... so perhaps...

    Can you share those accounts? It would be pertinent to this discussion :) I'm especially interested as that has not been what i've seen so far. Quick Youtube searches does show people fruiting their peppers and tomatoes on aquaponic systems. Not sure about yield. 

All I know is John Kohler is a big advocate of rock dust. He brings it up in almost all his Youtube vids. If you do a keyword search on his Youtube channel you'll get a page of videos related to it.

I've seen peppers grown in various aquaponic systems, and thrived. I've seen this online and in person.   Only by a purist standpoint does aquaponics = fish. More specifically, eating fish. Aquaponics can be done with turtles if you want ;) Some have recently switched to Vermiponics which...

  Unfortunately i'm not familiar with bottom-watering so I don't know how to control over-watering with that approach. I wait until they get slightly wilty with my solo cups and then fill it completely with the sink (I cut holes in the bottom).    If it's a deficiency you might do some keyword...

I'm more than willing to send you seeds for free from both my 'Caribbean Red' and "Red Savina' at seasons end for comparison! They will be open-pollinated though,     *side note: are you Hawaii-based? I have a vested interest growing there. if so, do you grow perennially? 

Is there a definitive answer as to whether they are in fact different??   I was on multiple reputable vendor sites earlier and many straight out said, or alluded to, these two possibly being identical.   So what say you people of The Hot Pepper? Is there any noticeable difference?   I have only...

    I wasn't as impressed by the Jamaican Hot Chocolate as this forum led me to believe I would be. I only eat peppers straight, or diced directly into dishes. I should grow them again and powdersize them. Perhaps I will do that with most browns/chocolates.    *edit: I'm quite the fan of the...

^I've been swarmed by ladybugs, and bitten by lady bugs :)    You will need to screen them. Or make a watered-down soda solution to spray them with. This will render them flightless for a few days. It's the baby lady bugs that do most of the aphid hunting, so you just need ladybugs to stick...

What's the outer cup purpose? Is it for self-watering?

I usually just mix in some bone meal in my solo cups and call it a day until transplant ^_^ 

You can get 5-6 gallon bags from Home Depot and Wall Mart for pennies. Literally.   Grow them in at least 3 gallon.   I grow peppers in smaller all the time. Keeping them alive and giving them enough space for production are separate discussions.. 

I use those orange 6 gallon buckets too! I used them exclusively before making a transition to beds + buckets. Granted, I always filled mine to the top (while I would probably fill more than yours I do like how you left a bit for watering / mulch).

Wendy's (and In-N-Out) are probably my least favorite fast food hamburger joints. I prefer Jack N The Box and Carls Jr.   I'm with Ozzy though, I think it's awesome so many fast food / restaurants are introducing spicer dishes. Even if they are super mild to me, I like that growing interest. It...

If that pot is final home then cull two. If you're providing them with plenty of space via bigger pot or bed then I personally would cull one of them.

I wonder what material they used and the shade%   It looks like it would block a lot but it was fairly bright in those shots so I'm not sure...

That's much much more than 50%. If I were to venture a guess I would say 70+   Basically, it's ideal for hardening off but not for growing. You'll still need to acclimate from that to full non-shaded sun though. Pay mind to Queequeg152's suggestion.

    Can you elaborate on why that's best? Do you feel time spent stunted is ultimately detrimental towards future growth?   @PepperWeston So I go from germination cell tray to red beer-pong cups to either raised beds or 4-6 gallon buckets.   From germination tray to red cups I generally wait...

If they are 3 months "old" extracted from ripe fruit 3 months ago then they are totally fine, man.   Keep in mind seeds often lay in the wild after dropped from plant or animal until next year gives them ideal climate for germination. Essentially, a year of wait is the norm for most plants. Some...

  There is a solid stickied thread in this forum for over-wintering. Check that out. A simple cold-frame and mulching can keep most varieties alive outdoors. Some varieties (within Baccatums and Pubescens) will survive without those even with a bit of freeze. All in my experience of course.