Hi everyone, just wanted to share my growing mistakes and progress here.
Plants i have going on are:-
- Assam Bhut
- Billy Biker Jalapenos
- Giant Jalapeno
- Aji Limon
- Fresno
- Trinidad moruga scorpion
- Goronong (op)
- Generic bell peppers (i need more sweet pepper for daily eating)
My soil...
http://iloveitspicy.com/2012/02/07/new-record-holder-the-moruga-scorpion-pepper/
Not to start another scoville hybrid war, but i find this interesting.
"In a garden lab in Pozzuoli, near Naples, Italian researchers developed the Realtomato by crossing San Marzano tomatoes with purple ones. Grown in the area's rich, volcanic soil, the combination creates a tomato extremely high in cancer-fighting antioxidants, especially after being cooked."...
Has anyone heard of this pepper:-
I saw it here, in a recipe : http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2011/08/french-in-a-flash-penne-with-piment-despelette-recipe.html
"Only allowed a knife point of the stuff" , leads me to think that its quite valuable and hard to come by.
Has anyone grown this...
"Vegetable oil is essentially fat, and rubbing your hands with it prior to chopping up and handling your chiles can help cut an otherwise agonizing burn"
Cutting chilies - Helium.com
Hi there,
These plants are my yellow CARDIs and they've been outside for a while. And they have these strange markings on the leaves. It looks fungal to me but i cant be sure.
Can someone help me identify this?
the black/brownish spots
Another pic of the problem
Edit: that will teach me to...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/foodanddrinknews/7538619/White-strawberry-that-tastes-like-pineapple-to-go-on-sale.html
Some says it taste like pineapple.
For me, im wondering where to get seeds :P
I was buying some soil, insecticides and ferts for my plants when i saw this plant.
I dunno what it is, as it doesnt seem like anything i've ever seen before.
Its definitely a pepper plant thats for sure. A chinense too, judging by the multi pods per node (some fallen off)
And i am amaze on how...
Hey guys,
I happened to see this on the shelves when i was stocking up on my vermiculite and perlites.
Do you use it for soil amendments? Do you recommend using it?
From wikipedia:
"Zeolites are microporous, aluminosilicate minerals commonly used as commercial adsorbents"
"In agriculture...
Hi all,
I've recently come into possession of a few orchid plants.
Now i have very little idea regarding how to keep them alive, please lend me your thoughts.
The group, 3 pots of vanilla (on the right side) and a mystery orchid. The mystery orchid is a gift from a orchid lover.
Can anyone...
After 6 months of joining THP, i've finally decided to start my grow log here.
Why so long? For one, i am a big lazy slob, and maintaining a grow log seems like an awful lot of work.
But its seems that i can learn faster and grow more if i have a grow log, which others seemed to be doing...
*sniggers at the title*
http://www.assamtimes.org/Political/168.html
Well, ill tell you that this baby totally kicks my butt in jolokia munching any day of the week!:onfire:
I was browsing through this thread :-
http://www.thehotpepper.com/showthread.php?16874-The-Official-Yellow-Scorpion-CARDI-Grow-Thread...
and couldnt help feeling amazed at this plant's growth :)
Anyone kindhearted enough to send me some spare seeds?
I was at my relative's orchard during the weekend, just toiling , harvesting and fertilizing the ground.
I kinda wished i have a farm/orchard or something, i just love the life there.
Anyways, loaded my truck with these exotic fruits and headed home.
These are everyone's favourites here in...
Hi all,
Greetings from Malaysia. I happened on to this site as i was searching for information regarding chili growing and planting.
I mostly lurk in the Growing Hot Peppers forum where i find the most informative threads to help me in my quest to get my garden of fire going.
I figured that...