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It has been a while since I have posted outside the PNW Chilihead Camp out thread. I still have the 7 Pod Brain Strain plants that I started July 2010. These came from seeds that I purchased from Cappy, harvested from the Mother Plant that did not make it though the third winter. Last fall I cut...

I have been growing these two Brain Strain plants from seed from the Mother Plant since July 2010. I can now say they have FINALLY produced some normal sized pods, I picked them today. I have not cut them open yet, I want to let them sit a day or two to get that last bit of ripening done. But if...

Not long ago I was looking for a smiley (graemlin, emoticon, what ever you want to call it) to use for "show me a photo" when someone posed a question that really needed a picture when the description was not enough. The emoticon I used was "snagged" from cloudy nights, an astronomy forum, and...

I had another early 7 Pod BS ripen, but it was a small bugger. I had to laugh when I picked it though, it is screaming! I took it with a jalapeño and a Fresno, chopped them up and added them to a jar of Kosher Dills. I will let you know in a month or so how it turns out! It is a tiny bugger...

Found some #5 tall injection molded nursery pots on Craig's, the heavy duty kind. They are used, and I am thinking that I need to clean them out before I use them, in case there are any nasties that might transfer to the new plants. Any suggestions on how or what to use? I got a decent deal, 64...

This guy has my respect....... what a way to tell Mother Nature where to go...

Yep, just like the title says.................. Now for the rest of the story............... I re-potted the two Monster BS plants that I started last July. They went from 3 gallon kitty litter buckets to 7 gallon nursery pots. The lower branches were thin and spindly, so I...

My seedlings have been doing great, until recently. Yellowing leaves, leaves dropping including very young ones that are not completely developed. The bud ends dying and dropping off. My sea of green is starting to look very bad. I know they are root bound and need potting up but I am waiting on...

This is just haunting me...............

Here goes my second year at pepper farming. Much better start this year, and a lot earlier too. It helps that I found this forum and the very generous members here. All of my seeds are from pods I received from THP members. I put the seeds for my super hots in starting medium last Wednesday...

I had worked for The Kenworth Truck Co. as a production assembler until January 2009, I was laid off when the economy imploded. It was a job I really liked, and had over 13 years with them. I found out last month that they will be increasing production, and would be needing additional employees...

I have been wanting to redo my raised beds, and go with a all above ground type. What has held me up was the cost of materials, mainly what ever I used to construct the walls of the box with. I wanted to use recycled plastic boards, but at over a dollar a board foot, it got expensive in a hurry...

If you like doing donuts in the parking lot, this one is for you......

And here is the list in no certain order: Mixed berry syrup (failed jam, tried twice to get it to jell) Blackberry jam, from wild blackberries picked by yours truly Strawberry jam Peach and Pineapple jam Green Tomato Relish Spicy green tomato relish Hot home made salsa Pickled Jalapeño and hot...

I just had to get on top of the barn and crow about my little harvest. I know it was not the best year here for gardening, especially for peppers and tomato's. The local news has been reporting how the pumpkin growers are having a bad year, and there may be high prices locally for our favorite...

I just got a new 23 quart Presto pressure canner, and some books on canning. I have read the recipes on salsas in the books, and along with adding vinegar, they want you to process in a hot water bath. I would rather make salsa without the vinegar. since the PH may be borderline without the...

Because of some very generous members sharing the love, I have acquired quite a list of pepper seeds I intend on growing next year. This year was my first year of growing peppers, and I am going to call it a success. I had problems with a very gloomy, wet, and cold month of June, so my Habaneros...

I started two 7 Pot Brain StrainTM plants in early July, with aspirations of overwintering them and getting a huge head start on next season. The seeds came from Cappy, taken from a pod from the Mother Plant. They were started in a soil I made up from plain garden soil with composted grass...

Been throwing the idea around about having a get together for chili heads in the Pacific Northwest. Time frame: Sunday, September 12th 2010 Where: chileaddicts place in Maple Valley WA Who can come: Anyone who wants to get together and have a good time, get buzzed on chili's etc. Lets flesh...

I knew from another forum using the same software that there is a page that discribes BB code used by the forum to modify posts. This is very handy, especially for those new to forums. If you want to know how to add video, pictures, larger or different color fonts, Gif files such as smilies not...