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I saved the seeds from a couple habanero pods that I bought at the grocery store. I dried them out for a couple days and planted a few of them. After only 4 days, 2 out of the 3 had sprouted. I was pretty surprised at how fast they appeared.

Hey everybody, I've been here a few weeks now and figured I'd take a minute to say hello. I just started growing peppers in April, and I've enjoyed reading everyone's informative and/or entertaining posts. It looks like there are many knowledgeable, friendly members here!

Once upon a time, my 3 little cayenne plants were happily producing peppers. Here's a "before" picture taken July 28: One day, I discovered that almost all the leaves on my strongest plant (the front one in the above pic) had disappeared. Investigation revealed a huge green caterpillar with...

I recently started a bunch of seedlings in peat pellets. One thing I was wondering about: the instructions say to place 2 or 3 seed in each pellet, then cut off the weaker seedlings in each one. Can anybody tell me why that's necessary? Thanks!