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Great news from Long Island, NY. I planted my seeds for Thai Dragons this past December and used the dashboard of the car as my greenhouse again. On the last day of May I checked the plants which are now in large pots in the back yard and there they were 3 little baby peppers. It's awesome to...

OK, so did the rabbits stop eating your stuff?

Let me share an amazing story. It happened a long time ago. Many years ago,when I was an up and coming chili maker, I decided to make a pot of blazing goodness. I went to my local market and bought an assortment of hot peppers, some of which were habaneros. After spending a couple of hours...

On a related note, when I plant the seedlings that are started in the jiffy's, do I plant the whole thing or do I need to remove the netting fromt he pellet?

That has to be a typo or a miscommunication. One mL is almost nothing. And per week? I would say 1L per week may be reasonable.

I have to say, my method of putting my seedlings on my dashboard during the day has created magnificent plants. You cannot really go wrong with applying natural sunlight to the plants. As long as you regulate the interior temp of the car by making sure to crack the windows, you will get the...

If the soil is good that deep down I would think it would help if for no other reason then that deeper down I believe stays wet longer. So I would think there will be more abundant water down deeper.

How does cross pollenation work. If I grow hot pepper s in the same vicinity as sweet peppers, does the cross pollenation cause sweets to pick up hot characteistics and vice versa? Or will the fruit be that of the strain that was grown from the seed, but the resulting seed will be a hybrid of...

I will play it by ear. Next week the temps are supposed to be in the mid 50's so I think that will be OK. Regardless, I think they will be good and ready by the time I decide to plant them in the garden.I think I have a couple weeks before they are too big for the dashboard. Had a tragic event...

Once the plants are large enough, I will repot and they will be hardy enough to put in the back yard on days that are above 45 degrees and sunny. That should start next week. then at night I will bring them in.

Heres a novel idea that I had and have not attempted yet, but it's in the plans. It will depend on the amount of space you have and the amount of sunexposure you have. First, insulate the hell out of that garage. The more insulation you have the better your chances of keeping it warm cheaply...

OK, here it goes. I will try and post the pics now. Hopefully it works. On the left are my new tomato sprouts, and my week and a half old cabbages. On the right are my 2 and a half week old tomatoes. Taking the all important center position are my Thai Dragons (the shorter ones) and my mini...

OK, I need help now. I have pictures but have no idea how to post them. Please give me the lowdown on posting pictures to the forum.

Well this is awesom!!!! I have been a member here for a week or so, have single digit posts, and already I am in the top 5 of weird shit-o-meter posts. Now that's what you call bursting onto the scene. The leaset of my worries is the electricity and heat. LED's are very low temp and also the...

It's a strange idea that I had recently and I want to try it this year. Let me know what you all think. I will start out by telling you how I got the idea. Once while preparing for a birthday party for my daughter I took a balloon and rolled it up. I then took that balloon and shoved it inside...

Hello all. my name is Jon and I live on Long Island. I have posted a few times already but thought it a good time to introduce. Presently it is one of the warmest february's in history so I have taken to starting all af my plants early this year. I do peppers but also many of the other veggie...

Shigshwa.........I was (and still am to some degree) a member of of guitar forum (Stone Dragon) where there was a member named shigityshwa. That would not be you would it? If so, it would be sort of funny that two guitar/music enthusiasts would also be hot pepper enthusiasts. If it's not you...

Photography is an awesome co-hobby for any other hobby. When you take great photos of anything you put time and love into, the result can only be fantastic.

Maybe I am missing something here. From the reading that I have done so far it sounds as though most are growing in pots, bags, tubs, and containers with many potting mixes containing all sorts of ingredients. Does anyone grow their peppers in the ground? I do my gardening in my garden and I...

Im gonna try it this year when my crop comes in. I may even buy a smoker this year. I built one of the Alton Brown type smokers two years ago from a terracota flower pot and an electric hot plate. Works pretty good but a bit low on power and kind of small. I think I am ready to go for the gusto...