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Hi all, after a year away dealing with health issues and multiple re-organizations at work I'm back with another slimmed down New England superhot glog. In addition to everything else on my plate last year I had a mild outbreak of Pepper Maggots in my vegetable garden. Due to that I'll be...

Hi all! Now that the new year is here, it's time to swing into gear and get ready for the next season of growing chiles! I'll be starting my seeds in a few weeks, and after rotating the crops in my raised beds to get rid of the Pepper Maggots that showed up in 2016, I'll be able to plant a lot...

For those of us in the western Massachusetts / southern New England area, this is an annual event held this weekend at the Kitchen Garden Farm in Sunderland, MA. There's a chili cookoff between a number of area restaurant chefs and a hot sauce competition.  ...

Hi folks, I just came across some of these fried ramen noodle packages and thought I'd give them a whirl to see how hot they really are.   Following the instructions on the label, I boiled the noodles for 3 minutes in 300ml of water and drained most of the water, but kept enough of the starchy...

I was referred to this scholarly paper by a friend, and it looks good enough to pass on.   https://www.heliospectra.com/sites/default/files/general/What%20light%20do%20plants%20need_5.pdf   Enjoy!

Wishing you a Happy Birthday Uros, I hope you're out celebrating tonight.

Sorry 'bout the glitch... still learning how to use my new "smart" phone. Sometimes it seems like it's smarter than me... :rolleyes:

Hi All, I'm back again after quite a while and more than a few changes. Health issues got in the way of being active here after Christmas, but I've resolved those and am ready to plug in here again, albeit with less time than I had before. Anyway... on to the chiles!   My friends with a CISA...

Hi All! It's been an incredibly busy winter dealing with one thing and another, and it's only about half over here. :rolleyes:  Still, it's time to get on the stick and put my seeds in the dirt in preparation for plant-out in another 12 weeks or so. I have a Manzano over-wintering inside that's...

For those of you who live in cold places or suffer from bronchitis and seasonal allergies, this tonic might be right up our alley...   Homemade Turmeric Fire Cider   1/4 cup horseradish, freshly grated 1/4 cup garlic, chopped 1/2 cup onion, chopped 1/4 cup ginger, freshly grated 1/4 cup turmeric...

Happy Birthday Wally (wahlee76)... :bday:      Don't spend it all in one place... ;)

It's been another great year for growing and preparing hot chiles, and time to stand down and party before starting the next year's effort.  I love coming here and swapping seeds, information, recipes and good humor. Here's wishing all of you a Happy Christmas, and a new year full of joy and...

Hi All,    I've got Manzanos sprouted and my Bhuts, Lotah Bih and Donne Sali seeds planted so it looks like time to leave 2103 behind and begin to concentrate on 2014. Last year I started some of my late-season varieties right after New Year's Day, but our season was too short to bring the pods...

This is my first attempt to OW some 1st-year Chinense plants. I have them pruned and potted up as per Guru's recommendations, but my budget is a small one, and I wonder just how little light I can give my 4 OW plants to just keep them alive until I "advance the throttle" in February.   ATM I...

Hi All,    I have an Aunt by marriage who's from Singapore, and I told her I'd try to get seeds for some Malaysian Bird's-eye chiles called Cili Padi for each of us. If anybody has any to trade, or knows where they can be gotten commercially, I'd appreciate hearing from you. Cheers!

Now that I've gotten to the place where I think I can reliably grow some of the hottest chiles on the planet... I've been wondering how best to "unlock" the flavor they have in the same way you might add a bit of water to a glass of whiskey to make it smoother and bring out the sweet taste of...

Hi Gassy, thought you might be shut up in the garage tinkering with your mk IV hydroponics rig and forgot what day this is. Happy Birthday Cobber! Time to put it down and get righteously stonked! :bday: :beer:

Happy Birthday Katrina... :bday: :bday: :bday:   Hope you do something to really get your blood moving and then take it easy thereafter! Cheers!

Have a stellar one Dave, and eat dessert first today... ;)   :bday:  :beer:  :dance:

I picked up one of these in a trade this winter, and think I have it positively identified. Has anybody here grown and/or tasted this before?