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  Thanks for the advice -- great info!  I just checked and realized that all my potting mix is Kellogg; it was the best value at Home Depot!  Can't change it now but I'll use something else next year.  I also am using Kellogg fish & kelp (with molasses!) and I'm wondering if this too is part of...

It's my second year growing and I luv it!  I'm having some issues and hope some of you veterans can help me diagnose them and fix them.  I've planted 13 pots with 40 plants, most of them of the scorching variety like Bhut Jolokia, Scotch Bonnet, Carolina Reaper and Fatali;  also some more mellow...

  OK, you've just exposed my lack of knowledge more.  I expect a huge profusion of peppers from my garden this year and will have a million questions!  Keep an eye out, I'll make a new post soon.   But regarding what you say above ... why and when do you ferment the hot sauce?  That's a new one...

  Great information, salsalady!    I did not see one question answered in that post -- do I need to be concerned about the pH level if I consume all the salsa I make within 1-2 weeks, and it is refrigerated when not on the table?  You recommend a pH of 4.0, and this is needed under what...

  Great answer, this is the stuff I'm looking for!  But if you don't mind can you give me a few specifics?   For the BT, when did you begin applying it?  And did you apply it to the soil or just the plants?   For the ladybugs, how early did you get them and did you only use them once?  Again...

  OK, a follow-on dumb question, why do I want a pH tester?   

  Great advice!  I'll get the black light.    Dumb question, is there a way to introduce ladybugs to the pepper plantings?  Is there a downside to doing this?   And as for the birds ... the hornworms are usually well camoflauged. By the time they are large enough to do damage, the birds still...

  Yeah, I'm a newb, most of my recipes are from allrecipes.com or another online source.  But I should check out the pepperfool.com site more carefully.    Anyway, I don't want to get too scientific about it, I just wanted to know if there was a reason why some recipes are so high on vinegar.

  Is the recommendation for vinegar because it serves as a preservative?

I had a great time during the past year making hot sauces and salsa with my peppers.  Got a lot of good advice from this forum!  But I am still a newbie so forgive me a dumb question.   Some of my recipes (especially the habanero recipes) asked for a huge amount of vinegar versus water. ...

Still a newbie at this.  Had a checkered season last year but am enthused about 2019.   40 plants now growing in my San Diego backyard, many varieties, mostly chosen for appearance -- red, yellow, orange, brown and long, short and stout.   My biggest question is when do I need to start becoming...

  Roger about the pesticide.   Is there anything to do to prevent the eggs from being laid on the leaves or killing them before they hatch?  My garden has a tall border to keep the dogs out, and I'm thinking of stretching a net over the top.  Will this keep the moths away and prevent them from...

I'm still a rookie so please forgive what might be an elementary question.   I have about 30 pepper plants and, just yesterday, noticed a huge infestation of tobacco hornworms.  I hadn't seen one in awhile and all of a sudden, I picked 11 off the plants yesterday and ten more today. Here are my...

  Would you mind sharing with me your technique?  CCN's is a very expensive one. 

I understand why you think I'm being harsh ... but CCN  provides very detailed instructions which I found to be overkill but followed to the letter anyway.  If they're going to be THAT specific, they ought to be sure they've covered all bases;  meaning, "never use this mulch" and "apply the...

  I now think I know what happened.    The grower (Cross Country Nurseries, where the gal who runs it calls herself the "Chile Goddess") said to apply 5 inches of mulch after planting.  5 inches!  I'd been growing more ordinary peppers for years, and never used mulch.  I just pulled weeds.  But...

  Yes I did.  The "normal" peppers (jalapenos, serranos, thai, poblanos) have done fairly well.  The hot ones have not. 

I've been growing ordinary peppers for years, usually with good success.  The local nurseries have locally produced jalapeno, serrano, and habanero plants.  I've planted these, cared for them, sometimes mistreated them, but they never let me down!   Different experience this year.  I paid a fair...

So glad to now be a member.  I've been growing hot peppers for a number of years now but this year I took it very seriously and purchased 12 plants online.  Will be looking for advice and how to make some new friends.