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Hey friends, Not as fun as chilies but still tasty, I started some green beans and brandywine tomatoes among others.. Anyway, oi, the beans are not looking good at all. I didnt notice bc they were behind the dang cucumbers and zucchinis that I started WAY too early for june 1 plant out.. I...

Heyo pepper peeps! Been away from the forums a few years, and away from growing almost entirely sadly. But I have a yard again! And some time. Anyway, as the topic states Id like to find a nice fat red rocoto var--- to munch fresh and stuff goodness into and bake. I had a few old (2013) seeds...

Heya guys,     I've had a bit of a gardening hiatus due to location... But with a new home coming I have my sights set on building a nice big greenhouse. I have a 10' x 16' limit imposed by my better half and a height limit of 12'6" imposed by the municipality.     :mope: ZONE 5A   :violin:   I...

Hey guys.   I've got around 10 plants overwintering in the basement under a small window and in slightly below room temperature temps. Most have started to shoot out new foliage and stems.   The foliage is VERY light in colour compared to a plant under lights or in the sun and both leaves and...

Start with first 10 to reply. Open world-wide.   Selections are as follows. You may choose one or all or anything in between. All open-pollinated.   Bhut Orange Copenhagen Chocolate Bhut 7 Pot White SB7J CGN21500 Cumari do Para (in the form of a few dried peppers)   Aji Pineapple Bishops Hat  ...

So a local radio station is holding a contest here... to enter one must eat a pepper, any pepper. 6 will go on to a burrito eating competition, which I hope to win a spot in... and, of course, the prize.   It's a short vid, as per the requirements, after the camera was off the heat peaked. I sat...

Started over the last few days on one plant that has been troublesome since seed.   Have treated for insects recently so I'm pretty sure its nutrient-related.   Thinking this might be from a lack of Calcium?   Currently mix has been using a time-release since the first of June, with a couple...

Hey everyone. So I'm posting this poll to get an idea of how you all go about stressing your peppers, or if many of you do at all.   I'm mainly interested in seeing how much stress you put them under as I've read a few different opinions on this and have found the topic to be quite interesting...

Ok, so I'm having a few issues. Done a ton of reading and I think it's either too much ferts (I have a time-release and have been using a very low dose liquid with a NPK ratio of 3-1-2); a lack of calcium (however the time-release has Ca in it); or more insect damage -- namely mites (I have...

Hey,   Having a bit of a slug, snail, and earwig issue. I would like to find a big bag of DE to mote around my pepper stems and cut the little bastards off at the pass.   A few questions: Needs to be the powder form, yes?   And does it have to be 100% pure or might this work...

After liming a soil how long does one have to wait before plant out? Is one week enough? I've read everything from a couple days to two weeks. If it matters, I used the dolomitic garden  lime and it appears to have mostly dissolved in the damp soil I made now that it's been 5 days.

So it's quite cloudy here and will be for a few days, then on and off. I started hardening off yesterday with about 2 hours under the clouds. As I've never done this before, is that about right? Can I leave them out a lot longer due to the crappy weather conditions? When it does brighten up...

After finding a great cheap source for pine bark fines by the yard I am considering changing my plan from a compost mix (also bought by the yard, looks a bit heavy but I'd add peat and perlite as well...) to the 5-1-1. Anyone using it this season? Any luck?   I like this idea even though it's...

So I'm trying to discern whether I have continued to over water or if I am suffering from nutrient lockout due to ph.     I have test strips, but here's the thing: Instructions say to dunk for 2 seconds. When I do that the ph reads at or above 7 but lower than 7.5 ... however if I allow the...

Hi All,   So I wasn't going to do a glog but I have the itch after perusing through all the others. I have a bit of catching up to do I see. I'll do my best to update and contribute to others as well. First time growing peppers from seed here, last year I grew nursery plants.   Ok, so first...

So this is the second Datil in a row I had pop with two cotyledons but no growing head. I let it be and finally it broke through, but with two growing heads and one is shooting up triple sets of leaves. See photo below. Cool eh? This common or as weird as I think it is. The first datil broke...

So I went away to Costa Rica for a few weeks and my plants were quite overwatered and some were just not watered at all (and died). Some are OK.   The last time they were drenched was on Feb 22. So 11 days. Some are starting to show green in their new leaves which I'm thankful for. I'm not sure...

As the title states, I have a datil (the lone one that germed, figures right?) that has been up for about 2 weeks give or take but shows no signs of anything new growing between the cotys... Never experienced this before.. time to start over?   I can add a photo if needed but I think I summed...

Could someone in the know please help me out here? I'm reading conflicting reports as to if there is a difference between these peppers or if they are the same or what.   Many thanks for your input!

Hey peeps,   Heading down to the southwest of Costa Rica on a diving/rainforest adventure. We'll be doing plenty of treks over the two weeks. Are wild varieties of Capsicum native to the country and/or might I find something interesting in the markets?   It'd be really freakin cool to find a...