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Hello All, Found this recipe for a Green Chile Hot Sauce floating around. The recipe calls for dijon mustard and brown sugar which I would not have thought to include in a green chile hot sauce recipe. Going to make this recipe and will post pictures of the results. What do you all think of...

Hello All,   Many of my pepper plant seedlings (which I grew from seed this year) look stunted.  Does it look like these pepper plants have a virus?   ghost pepper:       bahamian goat peppers:         I had aphids this year on my seedlings (which I tried to treat with neem oil), and I have...

I've got a ferment of Fresno chili peppers in a 3% brine that's been going for about 2-3 months.   Would the following ingredient ratios be a good starting point for a basic hot sauce using this ferment?   fermented Fresno chili peppers: 50% Vinegar: 30% Brine: 10% Garlic: 10%   I know its all a...

Hello All,   From searching this forum, I see that the 3 gallon pots versus 5 gallon pots topic has been much discussed here over the years, so I'll try to keep my current question on the topic brief.   In one of the discussions from several years ago here, on the topic of container gardening, I...

Hello All,   I'd like to be able to run my dehydrator in the kitchen while dehydrating super hots, without stifling the wife and kids with hot pepper fumes (wouldn't we all, right?).   Has anyone had success with venting a dehydrator to the outdoors while dehydrating super hots to the point...

Hi All,  I have been on the forum in the past, but the site is asking me to re-introduce myself.  Love all the pepper knowledge which can be found within this forum.  Thanks to all who here who have helped me in the past!

For the past several years I have had good luck with growing chili peppers in a 4’ x 8’ raised bed garden.  My yard has very poor clay soil so the raised bed garden, filled with good soil, compost and amendments, was a good solution to this problem. Next year however, I’d like to grow more chili...

Hello All,   I've found this forum to be a wealth of information on LED grow lights.  Thanks to all who have relayed their experiences with LED lighting.  I've tried to familiarize myself with the topic, but the trouble is I'm a slow learner and I haven't yet attained a good understanding of a...

Hello All,   My name is Will.  I live in Coatesville PA which is a western suburb of Philadelphia PA.  I've been a member here for a few years, but have not posted much on THP.  I've mainly just lurked and enjoyed reading the posts of other members.   I've been a backyard chili pepper gardener...

Hello All,   New member here who is learning a lot from the THP forums.  Thanks to all for all the great content and advice.   In the past I've enjoyed growing Long Hot Cayenne Heirloom Peppers such as these: Hot Portugal Large Thick Cayenne Maule’s Red Hot Yalova Charleston   I intend to grow...

Hello All,   Question from newbie on pruning pepper plants.   I've seen and read several posts on the topic of Topping pepper plants for higher yields.  It seems the topping method causes the pepper plant to become more wide and bushy, which leads to improve yields.   But, what if I wanted to...

Fledgling member here   :hi: .  Thanks to all who have welcomed me to the forum and for all the great advice I've received thus far!   Currently I'm seeking container gardening advice for my pepper grow this year.  I'm in Zone 6b.   I have two raised beds, each with approximately 32-36 square...

Hello All,   I'm a new member who has primarily grown cayenne pepper varieties in the past.  I'm in zone 6b near Philadelphia PA.  I'm going to try to grow some pepper varieties in 2017 (in raised beds and containers) that will be new to me, and I thought I'd share the list and ask the community...

Hi Everyone,   My name is Will.  I live in Coatesville PA which is a western suburb of Philadelphia PA.   I've been growing cayenne peppers in my backyard garden for the past few years.  My favorite peppers are the Italian Long Hots which I always order on my hoagies here in the Philly area.   I...