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One of the best ways to grow peppers is to visualize the end game: eating the peppers. What better way to do that than to check out the lastest pepper-cookin' throwdown contest being held right now: Cast Iron Throwdown Contest A lot of you are new to the THP board, so click above and prepare...

The stakes are higher (hotter) for me this year. My main grow starts in a couple of weeks, but I thought I'd test fire some of these C. Chinense varieties in baggies / coffee filters just to get a feel for germination rates. Baccatums and Annuums start later. My main grow will involve...

Stupid question from someone completely Facebook illiterate and probably will stay that way: If someone adds me as a "friend" is there anything else I need to do? Do I approve this somewhere? Do I need to add them back as a friend to complete the deal? I've gotten a few friends pop on to my...

Due to the generosity of forum member Windchicken, I'm another one able to offer some seeds from his Congo Trinidads grown in Louisana. Having eaten a pod and dehydrated some for powder, I can attest these are an excellent mix of heat and flavor. Check out his grow forum for more Congo info...

My ground rules: pull plant from ground before frost. Extreme cut of stems and root ball, complete defoliation, pot down in small containers with clean mix. Establish growth with south facing sun, but consider moving to east facing if growth too rapid. Preemptive bug strike: Fill top of...

Some ristas with some pizazz. Might inspire some of you with lots of end of year produce to string em up. I'm going to try a few of my own this harvest. Any ideas welcomed.... :cool:

I've built a few raised beds and now need to complete the pathways. I've read some folks put down newspaper and then mulch on top of that, primarily for weed control I guess. This seems to me it would become a home for bugs! Anyone care to share their methods? (How many layers of newspaper...

These are some sweets but they reside next to my other hotter cousins, don't want an epedemic! I did a search on sunburn and black leaves, got nothing conclusive. They were out in the sun for maybe an hour or two a few days ago, otherwise under indoor flouros but keep them 3-inches or less...

This grow list is kinda bass ackwards since I started C. Annuums way back in January and just recently started some longer growing varieties. Been testing stuff just to see if I could grow anything at all indoors! I tend to be long winded, so, like Playboy articles, skip to the photos if...

I started a batch of Jalapeno M from a packet that sat in the garage since 2007. Temps range from 90F in summer to 35F in winter. To my surprise, I got around 90% germ in 3 days in a coffee filter/baggie started Jan 11th. They became my test plants since I don't know jack about growing inside...

Okay, got this el-cheapo greenhouse, need some advice. I've got my over-wintereds in there and all my cold weather plants. Today, I put in a couple flats of pepper transplants. They are about 6-inches tall with fairly sturdy stems. Temp hitting 70-F and the sunlight is very diffused with thin...

Interested in finding out what most folks do to test their pH in planting mediums. I'm mainly interested in testing seedlings and my overwinterted plants, but if you also have some garden soil testing tips, pls add! I'm using a General Hydroponics pH Control Kit right now. It's a liquid kit...

Okay, I'm first year Overwinterer here, have about 10 peppers. 5 in east facing window, 5 in south facing. I plucked these out of the ground in early November, rinsed and trimmed the roots. Potted in a mix of pine bark, peat moss, and "rocks" (perlite, lava, granite). ratio roughly 5-1-1...

I'm not in the same league as many here, but sure appreciate the chance to learn. I'm mostly just a 5K-Scoville kind of guy seeking to maximize Jalapeno harvest as the wife-unit pickles them tremendously well. I do enjoy reading about you cats in the Super Hot range, but mostly I will live...