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    Need help with some runts

    i  trimmed the bad leafs off and sprayed with a copper fungicide. mine seem to be feeling much better.
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    dehydrators Hamilton Beach Dehydrator with digi timer

    2 hrs max? i used mine last weekend  to dry pods and set it at 30hrs.
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    lime juice

    when water bath canning salsa, do you use bottled lime juice or fresh squeezed lime juice or does it matter?
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    dehydrators Hamilton Beach Dehydrator with digi timer

    i have the exact same one. it was free so i took it. use it all the time, i like the programmable timer.
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    pests My aphid holocaust...newb fixing mistakes

    i use liquid lemon scented joy dish soap. about 1 cup in a hose end sprayer. spray every thing in sight. early morning or at late afternoon. aphids be gone the next day.
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    How to tell hot peppers ripe

    a lot just depends on the pepper. most will go from green to some shade of red.  if im not sure about a pepper, i will let it grow until it starts to get a little soft.  jalapenos will be green when ready or turn red when past ready. if the pepper is say a yellow scorpion, then you know it needs...
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    organic Jobes water soluble organic fert

    wally world by me has the same stuff on sale. picked up 3 boxes for about 6 bucks. the jobes take a few minutes to break down and dissolve in the water. haven't really noticed any difference in my plants because they all ready looked good. it reminds me of a compost tea.but for 2 bucks a box i...
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    price for powders?

    i will making some powders this weekend, some friends want to buy some from me but im not sure what to charge them, any ideas?
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    container Containers vs. Raised Beds

    i use wally bags and grow in the ground wally bags- seem to be bigger plants. must water everyday this time of year. can be moved to more shade in summer. ground plants- a little smaller, holds water and nutes much longer. have to use shade cloth.
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    Dehydration question

    i dehydrated j.peach ghost scorps over the weekend, 120f , cut in half, about 30hrs. still keep a good color to them. made a killer powder
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    Slight leak during water bath canning

    I hot bath some salsa and 2 of the jars fell over. Had a slight leak, tops sealed good. Any ideas why the leakage? Will they still have a shelf life?
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    Was labeled Trinidad Scorpion; Shape is Off; Some Wicked Stingers

    looks kinda like a jays peach ghost scorp
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    preservation How much vinegar or lime

    Making some fresh reaper salsa today. Gonna try for the first time at canning. How much vinegar and or lime juice should I use to make a blender full? About 6 cups or 48 oz.want to keep the vinegar taste to a minimum.
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    Blossom End Rot in Banana Peppers?

    i live in mckinney
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    Bought some Red Hab's

    sounds like a Caribbean red.
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    the drummer from steel panther."stix zedinia"

    the drummer from steel panther."stix zedinia"
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    Breathing problems while making sauce

    i made some powder yesterday in the garage. being about 100 inside the garage i had the fan on. even with the fan on i was still sweating, when i opened the grinder, the fan blow powder on my arm and stuck to the sweat. i washed my arm 3 times and it still burned for 2 hours after. wont do that...
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    What is this color change on my young bhut pods?

    i had the first reaper on off my plant last week. probably should have giving it a few more days. flavor had a hint of "still green" but hotter then hell
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    yellow scorpions

    nothing to be sorry about, i mixed up the seeds i guess.
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    yellow scorpions

    when yellow scorpions are ripening, do they go from green straight to yellow? i have one plant that i thought i planted as  a yellow scorpion, but the only ripe pod is red?
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