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Greetings pepper friends. I've been experimenting a lot more with mashes this year since it's more convenient than chopping a gazillion pods. Despite trying to be as consistent as possible, the consistency of results has been a bit over the place. Some mashes stay mostly solid, some separate...

How do you guys do it, economically of course?   I've basically been informed that if I want to use the deck (which I very much do), I need to keep the bags off the wooden deck, so it does not rot or damage the finish.  No problem.   But what's an aspiring urban pepper farmer to do when there...

Just wanted to see if anybody's carbonero experience lines up with what I'm seeing from my supposed carbonero plants. Being a bhut/habanero cross, I'd expect it to look similar to them, but it's currently sitting next to some bhuts and bonnets and is exhibiting some interesting differences...

Hell, here goes nothing.   January 6: Sow chinense varieties.  I ended up covering with soil but it wasn't deep enough, so quick germination but too many helmet heads.  Reaper, Bhut J, Bih J, Carbonero, Scotch Bonnet, and a couple Cayenne for topping experiment later.     January 12: First...

Seedlings are coming along for the first time, some great, others okay, but none are dead yet lol.   Is it advisable to completely remove the humidity dome when it's very dry?  Basement is currently 78 degrees and bone dry, just 17% rH.   Been keeping the humidity domes on for this reason with...

Hey all,   Just sharing my propagation station I put together today because I'm too excited not to.  What else is one to do with their extra pandemic time but double down on growing tasty peppers?  Feel free to share yours too, big or small, I'd love to see them all. ;-)

Hey you pepper heads,   Wanted to get some opinions on adding oil to sauce that's not pasteurized.  Basically, if your sauce is a low enough pH, can it be left alive while adding a bit of oil and still inhibiting bad stuff from growing while in the fridge?   First, I am merely a hobbyist.  My...

Getting kind of cold here in PA, the season is coming to an end. Gathered up some of the last good looking fruits yesterday and made a bit of an everything sauce. 1 Quart - About equal 1/3's of habanero, cayenne, and thai, with a couple fully ripened red jalapenos. Half smoked with pecan wood...

I just can't figure out what's going on here guys. I've been using these mini airlocks where I've had to in order to fit some more jars in my fermentation mini fridge. Obviously there is a much smaller reservoir, so the water may need topped off more often than a big 3 piece one (although...

Well the deck garden got started a bit late but is finally putting out. Jalapeno rings and a few sauce base experiments of habanero, cayenne, and thai.

Decided to make a little fermentation chamber with this inkbird gadget I got off Amazon for $30. Super cool little thing and works great. Set and forget. No heating element, but probably never needed for where it's at in the house even in winter.

Anybody have experiences like this? This jalapeno plant was in a bed with 9 other ones when it started developing light green spots that would turn brown, and then finally kill the leaves after turning them yellow. At first I left it in the bed and trimmed off everything sickly. When it spread...

Visited my grandfolks a couple days ago, and they've got a bumper crop of banana peppers going.  So, I managed to scoop up a nice bag to bring home and try out my first fermentation before my Cayenne, Habanero, and Thai peppers finish ripening.  I love pickled banana pepper rings, so my goal is...

Hi all,   This is my first post since my introduction.  I started out in late May here for the first time with 12 jalapeno, 6 cayenne, 6 thai, and 4 habanero plants from local nurseries.  No doubt I'll be growing from seed next year, but they're all doing very well producing quite a few fruits. ...

Hi all,   My name's Alex, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  I'm in my mid 20's, work in business, and have played electric guitar for 15 years now.  That's definitely my #1 passion.  Any other misfitting millennial aged people that also love classic rock, grunge, and metal?  Hit me up!   My...