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After disappearing for the last 6 months I have finally got time now to start growing some chile. I did not have the time to start any plants from seed this year but I did get a nice selection from Cross Country Nurseries, The Chile Pepper Institute, and my local Nursery (OK OK I also bought a...

I will start off by saying that I know this will not be for everyone, and I know there are a ton of much less expensive alternatives that probably work just as well. So please keep in mind that I am posting this for people that do like using Botanicare stuff. Yes, using Alaska fish fertilizer...

Just came back from Costco and they were giving out samples of Ghost Pepper Jack melted onto corn tostadas. It was the most spicy cheese I have ever tried from a retail store and it was really tasty. Most people here probably would not say it is super hot but it had a very nice kick that...

Plant Warrior Pots - New Patent Pending cone technology, promotes vigorous root growth, while using less soil. - Plant Warrior growing containers provide added oxygen to the soil environment. - Patent Pending design allows oxygen to be drawn through the bottom of container promoting, healthy...

First freeze tonight and for the next 3 days. I have not made room in the garage yet so hopefully a pair of shoes will be enough to keep my babies alive.

Hey Everybody, I don't know how many are in need of T5 lights here but like last year I just found another good deal I thought I would pass it on. A Hydrofarm commercial Series (white) 4' 8 bulb T5 light for $199 Shipped free! (Last year was $205 for the Brown designer series) These have a 5...

Great pepper! Very nice unique flavor for a brown pod with a good solid heat. Very different flavor from a Chocolate Bhut Jolokia. Thicker skin with a fresher, fruity, sweeter flavor. Not so earthy. Just a bit less heat than a Chocolate Bhut Jolokia, But a nice strong tongue burn. I will grow...

Ok so I have some more seeds to give away from all the pods that I have been testing this season as well as from some of my own pods that I grew. We will continue with two from my garden. They are open pollinated but each pack of 10 seeds has 2 seeds each from the 5 best pods on the plant. The...

Awesome! This has been a good week! They just keep getting better and better. Not very hot but incredible flavor. More like eating a fruit than a vegetable. Heavy dense, extremely thick flesh. Juicy like eating a plum or grape. Biting into the flesh is a sweet, juicy and fresh experience. You...

This is my favorite Douglah Cross so far. I have tried 1 brown and 3 reds including this one so far this season. This one is very similar to the others but it had a few things that set it apart. First, I love the shape. Second, the texture is thicker and a bit more velvety like a scorpion, the...

This really took me by surprise. I am not a big fan of the Bhut Jolokia’s. I do like the chocolate ones for the most part but I just don’t like the flavor profile of the red ones. At least not fresh, as a powder or sauce, I enjoy them and I think almost any chile can be made to work well. Ok...

Broke a bulb on my 4' T5 fixture last winter trying to raise it. (Dohhhh!!) I could not find any local sellers asking less than $12 a bulb. So I just made due with 7 bulbs last season. Checking today, I just happen to find that Amazon recently added the Hydrofarm brand T5's to their inventory...

Ok so I have a bunch of seeds to give away from all the pods that I have been testing this season as well as from of some of my own pods that I grew. We will start off with a SuperHot and some SuperHot crosses. I don’t know yet how many seeds it will be, probably somewhere between 6 to 8...

Ok so Chris offered to send me one of his “Pimenta Chris Fat” Chiles to review. When I opened the mailbox and saw the 6”x6”x6” square box the first thing I thought of was Pinhead’s cube from the Hellraiser movies. I was thinking… “Do I really want to touch this?” LOL So when I opened it, there...

Nice creamy yellow color and a smooth skin. You can see the oil in the shot below. I thought this was going to be much hotter than it was. What a great chile. The White 7 Pod (I like the proper name 7 Pot better but for Youtube saying "Beaglestorm vs. White 7 Pot" might draw additional...

SilverSurfer was going to send me a box with a few peppers. When I opened it.... It pretty much had 1 of everything on his table. The post office missed the delivery window so they arrived a bit stressed. I decided to do a marathon all night tasting of the non-superhots while they were still...

Patrick sent me a box with some amazing peppers to try. Here are the results of those trials. (Written reviews & Primo 7 still to come)

I have been putting a stake in my plants to help with our non-stop winds. This last week was especially brutal. I have lost most (50-75%) of the leaves on most of my in ground plants, the containers are doing better being more shielded close to the house. Seems like the stake is what is breaking...

Not sure why, but I just got a catalog in the mail form Arbico Organics. It appears to be a really neat store that sells Beneficial Insects, Organisms and Organic items for gardens. They have a great pest identifier page and sell good bugs to control pretty much any bad bug. Lots other of great...

Searching for how people handle Root Bound Pots I found only sporadic info so I decided to make a separate thread for others to find easier in the future. I have a bunch of plants in 3x3x5.5 pots that have very dense root balls. Last year I was afraid to disturb the root ball at all because I...