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    seeds Germination temps??

    I have started this years peppers in jiffy pellets on top of a heating mat. The temp at the bottom of the jiffy pellets is 96 degrees. Is that to hot?
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    Need variety suggestions

    Our local high school ag teacher asked me what bell peppers and hot peppers would be good to start in the greenhouse at school for local sale. What are the best peppers for salsa? I know everyone on this site is looking for the hottest varieties,but need to know what ones would sell the best...
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    Volunteer peppers??

    I have a lot of volunteer peppers from last year. I have NEVER had a volunteer pepper come up anytime before. They are tiny plants but have volunteers coming up where my Fatalii's, Habs, Jalapeno's, and maybe a couple others. I live in West Central IL and we do have cold winters. Not sure what...
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    Is this a good source for 7 Pod?

    I have been looking for 7 Pod seeds and this site showed up on google. Anyone bought any seeds from them? Are they the real 7 Pod?
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    My Pepper Garden

    Just decided to share my pepper garden. This used to be my butterfly garden, but because I started so many peppers, and my other garden is full of tomato plants, I decided the butterflies will have to look elsewhere. The only bad thing is that it is next to the street and a lot of kids walk by...
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    Interesting Read: Spiciest foods in the world.

    Found this link on Yahoo. Would love to try and make some of these dishes! http://www.forbestraveler.com/food-drink/worlds-spiciest-foods-story.html?partner=yahoobuzz
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    media Don't use these pellets!

    This year, as I was looking for Jiffy pellets to start my peppers in, I came across the Planters Pride pellets at Menards and thought I would give them a try. Here is my experience compared to Jiffy pellets. 1. For some reason, low germination. 2. Seedlings show little to no growth, or very...
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    preservation Dehydrating Hot peppers

    I have several Bhut pods I want to dehydrate in a dehydrator. How long does it take? Do you just put the whole pepper in stem and all? Or do you cut the stem off? How do you know when it is done dehydrating? How do you store them once they are dry? Sorry for all the questions..but I'm a...
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    When is a Bhut ripe?

    When is the best time to pick a Bhut? Is it as soon as it turns a dark orange. Or is it best to let it ripe on the plant a few days, or more? This is my first year growing them.
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    condiment Hot Salsa for canning

    Here is the recipe i altered that is safe for canning. I used one Bhut in it(the Bhut had a blemish on it that i think caused it to ripen early..still it was a very hot pepper. Maybe not the hottest salsa...but plenty hot for me. 4 quarts peeled, cored, chopped tomatoes 2 cups seeded...
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    recipe-help WANTED: tomato pineapple salas recipe

    Last fall someone bought a jar of tomato pineapple salsa to a party. It was awesome. I cannot find a recipe for canning anywhere! I could tell that it used vineager instead of lemon juice in it which to me was key ingredient to flavor. It also had jalapeno or other hot peppers in it. Can...
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    Growing Bhuts

    This being the first time growing hot peppers, I found this site very helpful in growing my Bhuts. On thing I noticed is that I have seen many posts talking about taking it very easy on the water. After doing some research on the Bhuts, I thought I would look at thier native growing conditions...
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    HELP!! Purple Pepper Plants

    Help! Help! Help! My pepper plants have turned purple....and so are my tomato plants. The Bhut Jolokia pepper plants are planted in 50% Schultz Potting Soil (that claims to feed the plants for 9 months - I bought the soil over a year ago) and 50% Schultz Cactus Soil. They have been watered with...
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    Bhut Jolokia Question

    Since this is the first time growing hot peppers and bought seeds from someone that didn't tell much about them I have a couple of questions. 1. How tall doest this plant get? 2. How long are the peppers? 3. Can one use these peppers while they are green? Or do they need to be red? 4. Is...
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    I have my first baby!!!

    Well, not a human baby. This is my first ever attempt to starting hot peppers. After planting my Bhut Jolokia a little over week ago, and checking every day,one finally popped up! :party: I was starting to worry if any were going to germinate. Here is my baby. Here is my unique and...
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    lighting Growing Lights

    Today, after seeing a few pics on this site is went out and bought my first growing lights. 1 4' Shop light from wally world for just over $8 and two 48" Verilux lights that have 6200K for $12.95 each at Menards. So now I'm eagerly waiting for my Bhut Jolokia's to sprout so I can use the lights...
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