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hi friends, here's year number 3! i'd like to thank everyone who takes the time to document their grows. you've helped me a lot.   previous glogs: 2018: http://thehotpepper.com/topic/68560-sinensis-grow-log-2018-2019-early-start/ 2019...

how oily can peppers get?   i've seen them glistening and maybe droplets inside, but last night, i saw a pepper on another level.   i sliced a red bhut in half, and there was a lot of liquid inside. a little pool in each half. i dipped a toothpick into it, and it had the tasty bhut aroma and was...

some plants in my garden don't look right. they're in pro-mix media in root pouches. this season has been kind of whack. lots of rain but also many oppressively hot days.   i've been fertilizing with megacrop (a soluble fert with complete nutrient profile i think).   on some of them, the new...

  http://www.chitownhotsauceexpo.com   here's how the tickets are looking right now:     last year, i told myself i'd just buy a ticket at the door because eventbrite charges an extra fee to buy online, but i wonder if this is special earlybird pricing. for comparison, here's the pricing from...

hey, about to do a baker creek seed order, and i'm trying to figure out what peas to get.   of course i love the pods (all kinds), but i'm a huge fan of pea tips:     maybe my favorite leafy green, i love ordering it stir fried with garlic at chinese restaurants   never grown peas before   i'm...

lol, cat jumped into this plant while i was doing something in the other room.   major branch broke off. i put a drop of water on the wound and then tied it back together tightly with string. i did it less than an hour after the injury. maybe even less than half an hour.         will the...

hey all, giving this whole gardening thing another shot. this is year number 2 for me, and i've got big plans, but we'll see how it goes, lol   i hope everyone has a great season!!!!   Overwinters:   my basic findings for overwintering is that zero light doesn't work well. they need light! but...

if the season's done and you don't want to overwinter plants and bring (pest filled?) soil indoors, you can try just bringing branches in and keeping them in water.   i tried it, and it seems to work.     this branch has been indoors for 3 weeks? 4 weeks? something like that that's in the...

i've got a chili cookoff coming up with some friends. we're competing against each other, and there will be some judges.   i've never done one of these before. i'm thinking to bring two pots. one of them on the mild side, and another one at whatever heat level i think tastes best. apparently...

gdi, i got like half done with this post and then accidentally navigated away and lost it all. here we go again! i'm growing some plants, and i also treated myself to a couple of SFRBs from members here. this gave me the luxury of comparing 20 varieties today. i'm making notes of my impressions...

i have some bhuts that i really like the flavor of. these are the only ones i've ever tried, so no clue if they have the typical bhut flavor profile, but they're by far my favorite out of what i've grown this year (compared to reapers and scorpions). super fruity with this stank that's hard to...

about 10% of my reaper harvest looks like this:     the fruits are nonetheless firm and look/smell fine when cut in half. anyone know what this could be?

hey all, i need some help troubleshooting this indoor plant... previously (early june), it had thrips: http://thehotpepper.com/topic/68581-thrips-pest-id-small-bugs-black-spots-on-leaves i eradicated them with spinosad spray, and the plant recovered nicely. no more leaf drop, no more visible...

i would like to put a pepper seedling into a kratky setup, and i have some questions.   i'm inclined to use dyna-grow foliage-pro (9-3-6) because it is what i have.   the feeding guidelines on the label:   Maintenance: Mix ¼ – ½ tsp. per gallon of water with every watering. Production: Mix 1...

i fell down rabbit hole with this hobby in early may, and i'd like to share what i've done so far (especially my mistakes) and ask some questions. it started with some seedlings and a few mature reaper (?) plants from a nursery, and now i've got some very small seedlings of my own going. my...

hi friends     these are translucent, dead spots on the leaves. there is some leaf drop as well. i have a few other peppers potted in the same media at the same time, and none of them have this issue. thoughts?   thanks

    http://www.chitownhotsauceexpo.com/   Chi Town Hot Sauce Expo (June 23-24): First Annual Chicago Hot Sauce Expo June 23-24 Toyota Park in Bridgeview   anyone going?

edit: changed topic title to help people searching in the future   -----   hi friends. i'm wondering if i can get your opinions on a pest i'm battling.   yellowing leaves with small black spots. there are at least two patterns with the black spots: they go along the veins and also appear in...

i'm getting a real early start on 2019. i figure i can get some seeds started now and take advantage of natural light from my garden window at first. by the time winter comes, hopefully i'll have artificial lighting sorted out.   this is my first time growing anything.   i started these 8 with...

hi everyone   i'm completely new to gardening (and hence pepper growing as well). i've done some reading and watched some videos, but i still have a long way to go   i just got some (supposedly) carolina reapers that were already fruiting, so i don't know their history...   to me they look...