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I started my tomato seeds 2-29-2024. This is my third year growing tomatoes. Last year was very successful, growing in Bato buckets with 100% perlite. We had way more tomatoes than we needed. The tomatoes were good, but not quite as delicious as the year before when I grew different...

I always grow more peppers than I need, so my goal this season is to grow less. My freezer is full of scotch bonnets, so I am focusing more on annum peppers this year. My seed starting grow tent in the past has been in a cold unfinished basement. This year I have the tent in an unused...

Do you grow bell peppers? Which bell varieties are your favorites? Hybrid or heirloom? I have been thinking about trying a couple of bell varieties during 2024. I do not see any of the heirloom varieties getting much hype online. Maybe the hybrid varieties are sweeter, thicker walled, more...

Is anyone knowledgeable of Thai pepper varieties and seed vendors in the US? I found a few pages on google describing about a dozen “prik” type Thai peppers, but no one seems to be selling these in the US, and least not with the various “Prik” names. I mostly see Thai Bangkok and Thai Dragon...

This is my first season growing jalapeños. I grew Craig's grande jalapeno and lemon spice jalapeno. Craig's jalapeño turned into a very nice healthy looking productive plant. The flavor is good, standard jalapeno flavor, but most of the pods are almost heatless. I was hoping for at least...

I started 4 pepper plants in late December, and I started the rest of my pepper seeds last Sunday. This year I kept the seed starting simple and planted directly into coco pellets. No soaking the seeds in water or peroxide. Thermostat on heat mat set to 85F. I checked them this morning...

At my current location, animals (mostly groundhogs) have eaten everything I have grown other than peppers. The groundhogs dug under the fence I put up in 2021 and ate my tomatoes. This year I have put a fence up on the patio, where they can’t dig under. This is a fence from Amazon advertised...

I see people online making fermented habanero or scotch bonnet sauce, but is there any tradition of fermenting these peppers? We have Louisiana style fermented sauces that have been around for over 100 years using frutescens or annum peppers. In the Caribbean, chinense peppers tend to be used...

Has anyone had a good experience with this vendor? They have lots of negative reviews, and they seem to be using photographs stolen from other websites, but they offer unique products - including multiple varieties of hard to find fresh pepper pods and herbs.

I am looking for St Lucia Seasoning pepper seeds. I am most interested in the yellow variety. I see these available from several international vendors, but I do not see anyone currently selling them in the US. I am hesitant to order international since I read here that it is no longer...

The ghost pepper is said to be hybrid chinense and frutescens. Are all superhots hybrids? Do all superhots descend from the ghost pepper?

I made a simple red wine vinegar sauce this week. I was pleased with the sauce. I will probably repeat this recipe in the future, and I may try experimenting with red wine vinegar in other hot sauce recipes. The aji fantasy peppers resulted in a sweeter and milder sauce than I am used to...

Do you prefer to make your sauces with a single variety of peppers? Or with a blend of multiple varieties? I have been mostly making single variety sauces as a way to explore and compare the different peppers.

I have seeds ready for 2022. Will start by reviewing varieties from past seasons, then discuss what I am growing in 2022. 2019: Orange Habanero: delicious. Will grow again at some point. Shishito: Nice peppers, but will not grow again. 2020: Trinidad pimento: excellent pepper, will try to...

We made two Trini hot sauces yesterday. Two recipes, both using Trinidad yellow congo peppers. I had ordered some empty bottles on Amazon, and they are a nice upgrade from just dumping the sauce in a jar like we have done in the past. I used recipes I found online from Ria and Jason Peru...

When you attempt to cross two pepper varieties of the same species, what percentage of the time do you end up with a cross rather than a self pollination?

I have 5 plants, each a different type. Golden jubilee Golden King of Siberia Sunrise bumblebee Abe Lincoln Tappys I do not have much experience with tomatoes. Last year the plants were all completely eaten by deer early in the season. This year I put up a little fence which has worked so far...

Cicadas have been everywhere in my yard this year, including on my pepper plants. Any cause for concern with potential damage to pepper plants? They have been so loud that going near certain trees hurts my ears.

What are your favorite cookbooks?   I am also interested in hearing about your favorite websites for recipes.   After years of making the same few dishes over and over again, lately I am trying new recipes, and I plan on buying some cookbooks.  There are countless recipes available free online...

I made a jerk chicken today with 10 Foodarama yellow scotch bonnets. This was my first time making Jerk from scratch. I washed the chicken with vinegar and water, made cuts through the chicken, and then used this marinade. https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/jerk-chicken I smoked the chicken...