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    scovilles Is SHU scale logoritmic or linear? Experts, please....

    No one has responded to me in the 'Pepper X' thread, so i thought i'd just make a thread.... In the recent Hot Ones video, Ed Currie claims that the SHU scale is logorithmic but i thought, and after googling, seem to see that the SHU scale is LINEAR.... He says that the Pepper X at ~2.65...
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    vendor Texas Hot Peppers?

    Hi all, Does anyone have experience with this store? Texas Hot Peppers? They have a few varieties i want to get. Thanks for any info. :)
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    hybrid Annuum x Chinense - all crosses partially fertile?

    Hi guys and girls, I'm going to try my first pepper crosses this spring and the varieties are most likely Annuum and Chinense, but when i checked a breeding table it says they will be patially fertile / viable.... does this mean that i might get a few seeds that sprout or does it mean that only...
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    flavor Pumpkin Bubblegum tasted TERRIBLE.

    Not much else to say.... i just ate a small Pumpkin Bubblegum pod, which was very hot but tasted horrific as well. Like soap and eucalyptus leaves or something. Oh well, live and learn....
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    seeds Mustard Habaneros and Chocolate Habaneros stable?

    Hi pepper lovers,   I have noticed that there is some difference in how pleated specific plants from Chcolate Habaneros and Mustard Habaneros seeds are, is this normal?   Just wondering if the seeds i got were accidentally cross pollinated or something, as not all of them have the nice looking...
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    Paprika?

    Hello peoples,   What are your favourite varieties to make paprika?   I'm not thinking of hot or super hot, mostly just mild to mid level heat and even non-hot capsicum varieties. (Is regular non-hot pepper talk normal in these forums? I like all kinds of peppers.)   Do you guys usually mix...
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    breeding Breeding peppers?

    Hello pepper lovers,   Growing season here is just around the corner and i'm hoping for my best year in the vegetable garden this year, but still keeping a lid on things.  :shh: I had very poor results last year but i think i know what to do better this time, i was depressed more last year too...
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    How tall can hot peppers (or sweet) get?

    Hello pepper lovers :)   I am curious how tall or just overall large can well grown, possibly over wintered plants get? I read 3 feet but i imagine they could get bigger than that if given the right conditions, or is 3 feet about maximum?   Thanks.
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    Open pollination reliability when growing multiple varieties?

    Merry Christmas pepper peoples,   For those of you who collect seeds from your own peppers (sweet and hot types), do you have any trouble with cross pollination?   I only really grow heirloom/ open pollinated varieties as i know their seeds should grow true to the parents if they don't get cross...
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    Too many tiny flowers, not growing normal internodes (Hot & sweet)

    I need some help guys.... i've planted out some plants that i overwintered but they refuse to grow normal branches with decent internodes. All they do is put out too many flowers and whenever i pluck the flowers off it seems that they grow back with even more small flowers. Does anyone...
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    water What is worse, overwatering or underwatering?

    Obviously neither is good, but i planted quite a few varieties in my yard this year with minimal work on the soil. I will be improving that next year, but for this year i'll have to make do with what i have them planted in already.... I am using drippers and most are not taking off like i had...
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    How about Tomatoes and Eggplant?

    Hello peoples,   I tried to join a tomato forum called Tomatoville, well i did join but they never gave me permissions to post anything and never replied when i sen the admin some emails.... I'm just wondering, does anyone here recommend any other forums for tomato, eggplant or whatever other...
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    Best non-floral hot and super hot peppers?

    Hi folks,   I'm just wondering which hot and super hot peppers are completely non-floral?   Please list your favourites.   (You might list any that lose the floral scent/taste when dried or cooked but please put a star next to them, i'm mainly interested in completely non-floral)  ...
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    seeds Are Jamaican Hot Chocolate especially difficult to germinate??

    Hi pepper lovers,   I have been germinating a lot of different varieties lately but i have had particularly bad luck with Jamaican Hot Chocolate seeds, from 2 different vendors. Just wondering if it is bad luck or if these seeds are known to be stubborn? I haven't got any to sprout out of 30+...
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    Regenerating plants?

    Hello spicy lovers,   I am curious whether regenerating a regular (sweet/not hot) pepper plant can work? I have tried with hot peppers which have small pods and it worked ok but i am regenerating some sweet peppers that usually have large peppers.... the new growth has too many small flowers...
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    overwintering Overwintering seedlings in small pots?

    Hi Pepper growers,   I am hoping for a huge increase in my pepper harvest next season and got a little bit over eager (maybe) and started a lot of seedlings already, months before they can get planted outside.   Currently, they are just in tiny little 4cm x 4cm pots but i plan to put them into...
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    Is Jamaican Hot Chocolate a hab?

    Some pretty funny comments here  :rofl:   I'm not a Chilli nut quite yet but i'm making progress.... i wanted to ask you qualified 'nuts' something though.... I have been looking at Jamaican Hot Chocolate seeds from a few places and have noticed that some call it a JHC habanero and others just...
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    Pepper X

    Does anyone know any more information about Pepper X and when/if it will be available in seeds?
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    seeds Sandia pepper seeds?

    Hi pepper lovers,   I was just wondering if anyone had good experience or any experience with Sandia pepper seeds? They have most of the varieties i'm looking for, more than the usual places i get seeds from, so i thought i may as well get them all together if they are a legitimate company with...
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    Small stunted plants w/ thick stems and small fruit?

    Hello pepper people,   I'm a little confused whether i am over/under fertilizing or over/under watering or even something different.... Some plants are like the title says, small and stunted but thick stems and small fruit, some seem a little pale too. I have given them fertilizer so i'm...
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