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    health White spots on pod

    I was wonderig if any one knows what this is. It has been showing up on a bunch of my pods and only the pods of plands in one area of my garden. I have also noticed that most of my bhut jolokias that have these white spot have very thin and almost mushy flesh to them. Any help is appreciated.
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    pests Another Good or bad bug ?

    I have about 4 of these guys wandering around my plants. I am not sure if they or good or bad. They seem to be the only insects in the area and they have been there for about a week. I don't want to kill something that might be helping me out.
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    HPS and MH

    So, I am shopping around for a new light. I never had to do this before because the light I was using was given to me but now that person wants it back. My question is are all ballasts for HPS and MH lights interchangable just by swapping out the bulb? I have been looking around and some have...
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    seeds Blossom end Rot and viable seeds

    I was wondering if a pod with blossom end rot would result in viable seeds. It is from a flower that I isolated but if the seed are tainted in some way because of the blossom end rot I don't want to keep them and I want to isolate a new flower from the plant.
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    pics 2011 Pepper Pics

    Here is my season so far. I will start with the pictures from when they were just wee babes. They Grow up so fast. :cry:
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    Growing Chiltepin

    So, this is my first year trying to grow these. The plants started out great and then when I planted them outside it seems like they just stopped growing. It has been a few weeks maybe a month now that they have been in the ground. The plants still look healthy but just no new growth. Along...
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    Fiery Foods Challenge

    I have a friend that owns a bar and he knows that I grow hot chillies and we got to talking about maybe doing some sort of fiery foods challenge when harvest time comes around. We were throwing some ideas around with hot wings. I am growing bhuts, scorpions, and yellow 7 pods this season so I...
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    misc Live Ladybugs

    Any one have a good online source for live ladybugs? And do you think there will be any problems with shipping in this type of weather? I have an aphid problem that I have been trying to deal with by using soap but it seems like every time I think they are gone a day or two later more show up...
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    pests Cold Weather Kill Aphids?

    So, I overwintered some plants, and that led to aphids. My question is if I were to take the plants back out side in the cold weather for a day or two would that be enough to kill the aphids? I wasn't paying enough attention to the plants the last few days and the aphids are now some what out...
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    How much light?

    How much light would you suggest I need for an area that is 3feet x4 feet x6 feet (height)? This "room" is made of mirrors on all sides and top. I currently have 1 400w HPS light and 2 1600 lumen fluorescent (curly, soft white) light bulbs. It served my well last season to get the plants...
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    Sweet Onion and garlic hot sauce

    I made this sauce the other day and took it to a party and it was such a hit that I ended up giving my 5 jars of it away. Since it was such a hit I figured I would share the recipe with every one. I plan on making it again soon and will take some pictures of the ingredients and process when I...
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    My Frist Grow Season

    So I joined the forum a bit late to make a grow log from the start like most of you have. But this being my first grow season I took a lot of pictures of the progression. I put a good bit of work into my first season so, and it is turning out pretty well and these plants are something that I...
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    Is this a Bhut?

    I bought these seeds from ebay. They had tons of feed back and sold veggie seeds of all types so I thought it would be a good place to purchase. This was before I found many online vendors that sell these seeds. Now that I have put all this time into these seeds I want to see if other...
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    Crinkled Leaves and Dropping Flowers

    First of all Hi all. I have been reading the forums as guest for a few weeks now but this is my first post. So this is my first year starting hot peppers from seeds in doors. I am growing what I think are Bhut Jolokias. But I recently noticed that leaves on some of them are starting to...
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