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Hell, here goes nothing.   January 6: Sow chinense varieties.  I ended up covering with soil but it wasn't deep enough, so quick germination but too many helmet heads.  Reaper, Bhut J, Bih J, Carbonero, Scotch Bonnet, and a couple Cayenne for topping experiment later.     January 12: First...

And another opinion, I like to add both back.  The lactic acid brine brings the funk, which all on it's own is not bad, but when dialed in with a vinegar's acetic acid, makes something special that's more than the sum of the parts.  For me it starts around 50/50 and I tweak from there.  Not sure...

Interesting. I just recently had a ton of helmet heads doing my first run of chinense. I planted my 2nd batch, only annums, much deeper, actually maybe about an inch deep and they've turned out to be really high quality looking seedlings. Really no issues at all germinating with zero helmet...

Thanks Cayennemist.   Some I think may be in need of a pot up soon, at least the leggy ones that germinated before I had the chance to click the lights on.   Some others are misshapen.  One is a little crunchy.  A couple are yellow.  And some others, even, are just about perfect with short stems...

Seedlings are coming along for the first time, some great, others okay, but none are dead yet lol.   Is it advisable to completely remove the humidity dome when it's very dry?  Basement is currently 78 degrees and bone dry, just 17% rH.   Been keeping the humidity domes on for this reason with...

Thanks indeed. I'm going to try this today on some that just don't want to crack even under ideal conditions.

I agree alkhall. The ones that are leggy sprouted and didn't have immediate light. I thought they would take a week or more, but those ones were pretty eager and took only a few days. Let them go for a weekend and came back seeing something a lot different. Luckily the newer sprouts, the ones...

Been about a week and I think the seedlings are pretty happy.  Many are now displaying their first true leaves.   I did operate on the helmet heads.  The reapers were too far gone, but for all of the others it seems it was a successful procedure - a pair of little green cotyledons just stuck in...

  Thanks!  That's an interesting term..helmet heads.  lol.  Actually, I went to water a little today, and some just fell off from the really light misting.  I will try to bury them a bit deeper though when I do my annuums here in a week or two.  Maybe if they don't fall off on their own in a few...

Update.  It has been about 6 days, and already I have counted 13 visible germinations.  Most surprising is the Carolina Reapers from Puckerbutt, 6 out of 9 have already sprouted.  Hope they didn't get mixed up since I thought these were supposed to take a while.  Counted some visible sprouts...

Update to the prop station.  Thanks to you guys I decided to sow my chinense now and not wait until the end of the month, and added a few things that will help down the road.   - Panda film - Small fan for air circulation - Slip cover for the entire rack with a clear window.  Just trying to keep...

When are you guys going to be putting them outside?   Supposedly you don't want them to be too mature or to have outgrown their pots for long before you transplant since it will shock them more.  Supposedly..   Curious because I'm in Pittsburgh and still on the fence for when to start.  Have...

  Believe it or not, I don't know if the heat mats are going to be working that hard.  It dipped down to 12 degrees last night but never got below 78 degrees in the room thanks to pellet stove and hot water heating pipes overhead.  I think I'm going to set them to run at 85 for the first round...

  Yes, from what I've read even people paint grow rooms (for cannabis and such) a matte white.  My intuition was shinier things reflect light better, but in fact, a more semi gloss to matte white is preferred.     Hey thanks and you're welcome.  Yeah, different climate in Pittsburgh than...

Very nice, so have you kept the white foam up till now?  That's one thing I'm still considering, but still have some time before it'll be useful to have something to go around the outside of it for both the plants and me.  I work next to this thing so having a 1000 watt grow light shining in my...

Amazon. They're EarlyGrow brand. Kinda pricey, but they're massive and felt very well made putting them together today. Really high hopes they'll let me grow some substantial plants to pot up by the time summer starts and for many years to come!

Hey all,   Just sharing my propagation station I put together today because I'm too excited not to.  What else is one to do with their extra pandemic time but double down on growing tasty peppers?  Feel free to share yours too, big or small, I'd love to see them all. ;-)

Okay, gotcha - thanks for the advice!

Heya salsalady, I first tried it because a lot of my favorite purchased sauces (both fermented and non-fermented) have oil in their ingredients. But after making a few sauces with and without it, it seems to me even a small amount of a neutral oil (like canola) helps with texture and makes it a...

Very pretty pods indeed!  Curious too what the taste is like.