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As the description says, I was given a 6 quart cast iron pot. The guy I got it from said it had been sitting on hit porch for over a year. Needless to say, it was covered in rust. I got all of it off and a good bit of the pitting out with a wire wheel. The lid, however, has little nipples (for...

This has been a really productive year for me so far. Yesterday, I decided to can most of the peppers I have harvested so far: 6 quarts of Aji Lemon: 4 quarts of Thai: 2 quarts of Fatalii (red and yellow) 1 quart of a Datil/Tobasco mix: The Aji lemon on the far left is an...

By far the hottest pepper I have ever tried. Enjoy!

I will be the first to admit, I didn't have that great of a season last year. I got overly optimistic and crowded my garden with too many plants. I lost over half my plants due to it. Lesson learned and moving forward: I also didn't build my raised bed very well either. The timbers I used...

A few days ago, I noticed that some of my plants were drooping with bad sun scald. I put up some umbrellas and hung some white sheets to block some of the sun. Well, the HOA made me take them down as they were an "eyesore"... I tried to sacrifice some of my tomatoes to save my peppers. I cut...

Today at lunch(3:45) I ate half a Bhut... I cut in half length wise so I could share it with a friend. It is now 8:45 and I just stopped hurting about an hour ago. At first, I was surprised at the flavor. I had time to say, "This thing tastes pretty good. No heat tho, must have been a...

So. at a local watering hole and burrito restauant, there is a girl known locally as the, " Habanero Girl". She is the onle woman that comes into this place that can eat a whole habanero without blinking. Tonight she wanted to try one of my freshly picked birds eye chilis... Here is the...

So, growing up in the backwoods of Alabama, I watched my dad make wine from several wild fruits. Anyways, a few days ago, I was given two five gallon buckets full of Japanese Plums. The bulk of them are going into plum/hot banana pepper jelly, but that will be another post. Everything I...

I am working on a Mango-Kiwi sauce right now and have it pretty good, but not great. Anyways, this is what I have so far: 2 mangos - peeled, cored and sliced 3 kiwis - peeled and sliced juice and pulp of 4 limes 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 1 cup coconut vinegar

This was my first whole weekend off in a while, so I decided to check out the flea/farmers market. Lodge 8qt cast iron dutch oven - $30 wooden mortar and pestle - $5 hand crank coffee grinder - $10 1 quart coconut vinegar - $2 Misc used tools - $7 citrus juicer - $1 2kg jalapenos - $6 1lb thai...

My girlfriend and myself took a vacation to Ormond beach, FL. In the lobby of our hotel, we found a menu for Thai Erawan restaurant. Last night we ate there. Located in a strip mall, we didn't think it would be that nice, but we were wrong. The atmosphere is very friendly and the decorations...

I went to the supermarket today to get some canning wax and found these in the produce section. They were in a "Hot pepper variety" mix. I could identify most, Cayenne, Serrano, Habanero... But there were these: I bought all they had, along with all the habs and a few Serranos. I...

I was talking to my grandmother about my garden. She suggested planting marigolds between the rows to repel insects. She said this is what they did growing up. I did a little googling and came up with this. So, it seems there is some truth to it. Has anyone here given this a try?

I have noticed some of the leaves on my plants are starting to yellow a bit and others are curling under. The curling is more than likely due to the hardening them off. At least that is what I thought until I noticed it on plants that haven't been outside yet. All of the plants are bottom...

I have a very crude grow box made out of two saw horses, two 24" florecent and one 48" florecent. I have a blanket draped over the saw horses to hold in heat. It stays about 85*F when the lights are on. I will be adding another 48" soon. I currently have 52 cells, 40 pepper and 12 tomato...

A few months ago, I pickled some Red Jalapenos, Red Habs, and Turkish Cayenne. I had about a pint... I poured that in a pot with about 2 shots of Wild Turkey, added some Long Red Cayenne, 2 Orange Habs, and some Cayenne powder and brought to a boil. I then added some Parsley, Basil, and...

Today, I wanted to make some hot sauce. To say the least, it didn't turn out right. I was trying to experiment a little and come up with my own sauce. I used: 1 tbsp parsley 1 tbsp oregano 1 tbsp thyme 1 bay leaf 1 pound of baby carrots 2 oz olive oil 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar 4oz mustard...

I need to weed it, but dollar weeds are impossible to keep under control. I only have six plants, as this is my first year trying to grow in florida. Next year, I will have a better patch, more plants and hotter peppers. At the moment, I have 2 Hot Wax, 2 Pablano, 1 Anaheim and 1 Cayenne...

This was about an hour ago. It had an excelent taste. Almost citrus in flavor and sweet at first. Then the heat hit. At first it was a mild tingling that quickly turned into a raging inferno. It hit my lips first, then my tongue and throat. I could feel the burn working its way down into...

I want to give credit where credit is due. I based my recipe on this. This will feed a lot of people. I would guess 14-18 servings. 2lbs - Stew meat (browned) 1lb - Ground chuck 10oz - Tomato Paste 2 large slicing tomatoes (diced) 4 cans stewed tomatoes 2 ears of corn (cut the corn from the...