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Started the year exactly on New Year's Day with 5 each of the following seeds: Cappuccino scotch bonnet Espelette Faria Hot amish finger MOA scotch bonnet Red habanero Red rocoto Sugar rush peach Good germination rate with at least 4 of each  :), except the rocotos for which unfortunately none...

Over the years the plants haven't suffered too much from stink bugs. They're present but can be dealt with (forcefully :lol: ).   I was extra lucky today, finding the following with a bit of chance:           Now extricated from the plant with no losses! I counted 21 eggs, there were only 20...

Having posted on a number of sauce ferments, recipes, etc., I thought to consolidate things (read: make it easier on the gray matter  ;) ).   Here's the first one put together this weekend:     265 g red habaneros 235 g red habaneros (frozen) 200 g peperoncinos 6 cloves garlic 0.5 tsp fennel...

This is going to seem like an odd and stupid question. On multiple fronts. But...    Availability of green (or red) jalapeño peppers is limited at this end. To the extent that today was the first time I've seen them available in the supermarket. In six years. And I have no experience with them...

I was out looking at my plants this morning and spotted this critter on my Aji Fantasy plant. Any guesses on what sort of bug it is? Location is south of France. Kind of looks like a stink bug to me, but my experience is many years ago with stink bugs in Australia. They're not great on citrus...

Not sure this is quite the right thread, but here goes...   Recently I've had some problems with over watering two of my plants: http://thehotpepper.com/topic/72100-seeking-advice-plants-look-very-dehydrated-but-thats-not-it/?p=1646118 Long story short, I now have quite a number of unripe red...

My fatalii plants are doing well and just starting to bear dividends. Thus thoughts have turned to what I might do.   Basically open to any and all suggestions: Yellow bell peppers Pineapple ... I also have some aji lemons and pineapples and they're yellow, so likely to be on the list. Other...

So I'm looking for some advice here and am hoping some collective wisdom could help...   A number of my plants have all of a sudden decided that they are not feeling well, really unwell. And it happened quickly, over the space of 1-2 days. Outwardly it appears that the plant is suffering a...

The plants are now starting to produce and so time for hot sauce. I picked what was available and what would you know, perfect to start a ferment   :dance: Ingredients: 435 g Onion and shallots 420 g Carrots 340 g Espelettes 275 g Mixed - half red habaneros & half red 'Nice Mysteries' 50 g Sea...

After seeing the lamp that lespaulde built and posted last September - http://thehotpepper.com/topic/58028-how-to-build-an-led-growlight/?p=1583288 - I got inspired...   So in true "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery" fashion I created something similar. It has: 6x Samsung LT-F562B LED...

The seeds were marked as mushroom red chilies, but I don't think so... They were received in a trade some years back.   So any thoughts? Most pods are 2-2.5 in in length (not including stalk). Colour progression is a conventional green to red. I haven't tried them as yet to see how hot.         ...

A question to those in the know, with more knowledge and experience than I...   How does one achieve something akin to the photo below? What are the principles involved?   Hmm, principles - OK - that may be a bit much / more than what I mean... But for example is it as simple as intelligent...

Always late to the party, at least as far as this grow log is concerned... Here's what's growing at this end for the 2019 northern hemisphere summer: 7 Pot Primo Aji Fantasy Aji Lemon Bahamian Goat Pepper Espelette Fatalii Red Cap Mushroom Red Habanero Tabasco Short Yellow   The 7 Pot Primo...

There are some really seasonal things at this end and in autumn one such item are quince. So what to do...  :think:   Hot Quince Paste (Membrillo) 1 kg / 2.2 lb quince, peeled, cored and roughly chopped 1 vanilla pod, split 1-2 strips lemon zest (1 cm x 5 cm / 0.5" x 2", only yellow, no white...

While being chief sauce maker in the household this recipe came straight from management. It's great and absolutely perfect with a nice steak! (And disproving the idea that management never have any good ideas...  :rolleyes: )   The general idea is to mix hot sauce to mustard and add some...

I've no experience on this front. Have always used fresh ones. The "garden" has been good this year, but it's small, so I've been freezing throughout the season.   What's the general experience / recommendation for starting a ferment with peppers that have been frozen? Should I be adding some...

As posted elsewhere it's Piment Espelette time at this end...   So with a nod to SmokenFire for his Newest Ferment - Easy and Fun! recipe, here's what I put together this afternoon using said peppers:   Ingredients: 450 g Piment Espelette 240 g Red Habaneros 460 g Carrots 430 g Onions 170 g...

As sure as the days become shorter and it becomes harvest time (in the northern hemisphere at least), it's also Espelette pepper time here in the south of France. I picked up a string this morning to harvest for seeds and sauce making...     So I'm now good for 2019 on this front. And there are...

I thought to write this up - it's based on a series of posts on my non-chilli website at http://lagrangianpoint.net It's really not that complicated, but trying to source the information in one place / article can be difficult. Coupled with a lot of large gaps in explanations, or even plain...

Hopefully the right place to ask: Was there any news on the new "competition" replacing the Throwdowns? Or have I completely missed the series of event(s)?  :eek:     (I'm always late to the party and therefore missed both the Throwdowns and Wings competitions.  :( )   Happy to help out in any way.