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I have some depressing news. Just when I thought I had everything going perfectly....   I discovered Bacterial Leaf Spot on a few of my peppers, namely adults including a Hatch Chile, 2 Super Thais, and  a Dragon Cayenne. The Dragon Cayenne has the worst of it. But all the plants that have it...

I just noticed this hiding on a small set of leaves on a young Hot Banana Plant. The leaves pictured are no longer than an inch. Shot taken with a Macro lens. It seems to be super-glued to the leaves, and it would be much more likely that that the leaves would break before this sticky puff.   ...

I grew up eating mashed potatoes with a heavy amount of butter, then home made applesauce on top of it all. From the German side of my lineage. My family also makes some sort of fruit salad with whipped cream and 3 musketeers. Also from the German side.

I wanted to start a thread on the End Results of Topping, FIMing, and Pruning. I see lots of threads on how to top, why to top, and so on, often with pictures before and after, but less common is an end-season result shot. This thread is meant to help people make up their mind of exactly when...

I'm no Pro by any respects but...   1: Provide adequate lighting 2: Don't Overwater 3: slight Under-fertilization is better than Over-Fertilization 4: Make sure you supply the plant with good sources of Calcium / Magnesium 5: Don't let problems like pests or diseases go unattended (and harm all...

What amazes me is the size of the stem on that thing. It's huge!

Yellowing of the leaves (entirely - not just the tip) is generally overwatering.   Your leaves have "bubbles" as well - a sign that it needs calcium+magnesium. BER is another sign if you notice that. The leaves should be flat.   An angled sheet of clear plastic above the plants that diverts the...

Hungarian Hot Wax, Early Jalapeno, and Pepperoncini are my quickest varieties.   I'm in the DFW area and have no problems with getting my plants to produce all year round.(greenhouse in winter though...) Some types seem to handle the heat and humidity level here better than others. Production is...

I'm using the same beds as you, but I stacked mine double height. This was my second year using it, and it has only improved with time.   Great grow, you really got a decent amount of peppers from 16 square feet! I generally plot my 4x4 beds in a 3x3 planting format like you did this year with...

I believe the Yucatan White is the hottest of the white habs, and it is on my list for 2015.   From my understanding the Yucatan white is less common than the Peruvian White. There seems to be quite a bit of misinformation out there on these two types as they are commonly confused, yet seperate...

I have an 1100CFM fan attached to my hood, over a 4-burner gas range. It still doesn't come close to enough to stopping the smell, and spice from getting in the air.   Personally, I don't think it is possible without moving outdoors.   If you don't have a burner on your grill, you might want to...

  Agreed. Nail down the PH first, and get yourself an Air pump and air stones. If you have enough Dissolved oxygen in the water, the plants will not care if they are submersed in the root zone.   Not only do you need to get it right once, but you need to keep it steady. If the PH fluctuates...

600 watt HPS/MH are much better than 1000W lights taking heat into consideration alone. You will be able to get a 600W light much closer to the canopy. Remember that light dies in power with the square of the distance.   1000W light would have to have an air cooled reflector with glass in a 4x4...

Nute lockout is a possibility.   Could be a lack of Nitrogen as well (may or may not be due to lockout)   Root depth in the hydroton may be an issue as well if the tub does not drain entirely and leaves the roots sitting in anaerobic water.   FWIW, every one of my hydroponic systems has an air...

I too use the egg shell method, but I add mine to my compost pile so that they get crushed up and mixed evenly in the soil and have some time to break down a bit.   When I lived in Taiwan eggshells in pots were an extremely common practice, that is where I learned to do it. I raise chickens, so...

I have some scorpions as well - perhaps a bit larger than yours. They go through almost no water compared to my other ~30+ varieties. Evaporation removes more water than the plant does. My scorpions are also slower growing than quite a number of my other varieties.   Do you water by the weight...

Heading for our first freeze in North Texas mid-week.

My gut feeling was almost spot on. We are supposed to get a freeze mid-week.     After a mass migration with all of my greenery moving the greenhouse, I potted up my remaining soil peppers in to 4" pots.   I'm getting some nice vertical growth on my first 2 trays. I'm running my lights from the...

Anchovies.   They add a whole different level of flavor to a pizza. Not to mention, they have been used as a "secret ingredient" for pretty much... well... ever.

When you spend days googling chiles.   When you put hot sauce or chili paste on your already chili-infested meal.   Or when you eat chiles plain with other chile products.