The gophers around me would generally open their holes for a relatively short period of time and always come back to close it. Knowing this makes it a little easier to sit and wait for them with a small caliber. Given some patience and time the population can be removed. Perhaps also consider...
I like to eat fresh superhots with some of my meals. Got some Chocolate Scorpions growing this season and have been eating half a pepper at the end of my meals. It is nice getting to taste the various flavors that come with different peppers.
Now your tolerance will be a little higher. yay. It will get there in time and it does take some time to develop a high tolerance like those people who eat superhots and keep their composure.
Yeah it does look like it might have been some sort of fatalii cross, seems like a neat color cycle too. Hopefully it tastes good. Might be worth saving seeds from.
I got some seeds I saved from three different varieties of peppers from 2009/2010 and got some good germination rates out of them spring of this year. I didn't keep track of percentages but still the germination was strong enough and the plants are looking healthy now. I also started some Orange...
Indeed they are an experience aren't they!? I so relate to the part about seasonal supplies from the garden. I rarely have had a year where I haven't seen my supply run out. Recent seasons have been a little better with setting out more transplants to start with for a larger harvest. I still...