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Hello all, Do any of you know what these tiny light-brown round formations are (varying sizes)?  No sign of aphids, or any other problem.  I only bottom-water them, since they were transplanted into these beer cups, I have only given them water, no fertilizer or any other additives.  The soil is...

Hello people, Please, help me with identifying what is on these leaves (see image).  I really need to know how to bring them back to health.  I would really appreciate hearing from you.  Please, let me know how to keep them alive. Thank you very much!    

Hello all,   There is water collecting at the bottom of my ferment. I ran a multitude of super hot pepper varieties through my masticating juicer (Omega).  I've done this before with no issues. The fermentation process got off to a great start and is still going well. I stir the ferment every...

Hi all,   A strange question, but one, nonetheless:   I grow my chilies in a location less than optimal for growing.  I am wondering if there is an "SHU plateau" for my location. Say I grow a chili that has a 1 million SHU rating.  Due to my location, my pods are only 750,000.  Now, if I grow a...

Hello all,   I live in Toronto, Canada (yes, burrrr!!).  Despite that, I grow chilies that originate in northeastern India, Trinidad, and other hot places.  I do okay with my yields.  But, I am wondering if my climate is weakening the genetic integrity of the seed.  NB I do grow my own seeds...

Hi folks, After reading stories about disreputable seed sources AND having said experience, myself, I decided to get Bhut Jolokia seeds from, in my opinion, the source: The Chili Pepper Institute. My question is this: one of my plants has well-developed fruit that looks quite different from...

Hey all, SDome of you might be interested in this one: I thought I'd explain how I controlled the exact temperature of a germination pad, using an Auber WS low temperature water bath controller (aka PID) from my Sous Vide cooking system. Anyhoo, I have the whole thing in my furnace room (around...

G'day, all. I am looking forward to learning from and sharing info with you all. This summer marks my first attempt at growing chili's. I went big (or go home, as they say) so I decided to grow some Bhut Jolokia's. They are doing well in this hot, hot, humid summer, here, in Toronto. Take...