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Thanks rabid48, I also have a Chinese 5 color which has began growing solid purple peppers and looks a bit different from #2 above. I hope someone can help set mt straight. Happy 4th!

Thanks Buck77! I hope someone can identify them, I have NO CLUE what they are :crazy:

Thanks Burning Colon! It's post like yours that make me love this forum. I'm excited to see what this Goat Weed can do and am interested in trying to make it last a few years. I'll pinch the new leaves and can't wait to bite into one of the peppers once they turn Red. :dance: thanks again for...

I got some "Mystery Peppers" this year and am hoping you can help I.D them, some of them have names I cannot find online that some of you may recognize by reading the tag? Thank you! Pepper # 1 Pepper #2 Pepper #3 Pepper # 4 Pepper # 5

The plant is five feet tall and it has been suggested it is a goat weed. What do you think? Thank you!

I was wondering if there is a point where you begin adding phosphorus and reduce the nitrogen added to the soil for potted chilies? My soil is made of: "Organic Nursery contains:Organic Horse Compost 1/8- red lava sand, 5/16- crushed red lava rock, 1/4-fir bark, Oyster shell flour, Blood meal...

Thanks Guys! I'll look up Goats Weed and the Pubescent c. Annums and see which one it looks like. I sure hope you are right synclinorium, it's my first season so i'd love a beast that puts out a bunch of peppers!

Hi all, I bought a pepper plant (the tall one) from a plant vendor at my local Farmer's Market. He told me it was a very spicy pepper plant and called it "Boomba" The vendor was Mexican so maybe it is a Mexican name for this pepper plant because I cannot find "Boomba Pepper" anywhere on the...

Hi all, Not sure if this has been posted here before but I came across an informative three part series on peppers from New Mexico State University called "Heat Up Your Life!" "The first-ever video documentary on chile peppers and fiery foods. This three-part series was written, co-produced...

Thank you guys! I'll try putting out some Beer, not surprised here, Beer has solved a lot of my problems :drunk:.

Hi all, Two of my plants (a Serrano and Bulgarian Carrot) have holes in the leaves and the other 30 are doing just fine. Could anyone tell me what is causing this problem and how best to address it? Should I Quarantine these two away from the others? Thank you!

Thank you pepperheads, I live in Santa Rosa, California in Sonoma County which has a Mediterranean climate with average Summer highs of 83 degrees and lows of 53 degrees. It seems, from you all have said, I should be fine and won't have to spend my weekend painting black pots green :lol...

Thanks Mezo! Sorry, don't know how I posted twice. I'll stop worrying about my black pots now :party:

Hi all, I've planted my peppers in Black Plastic Containers this year and when I mentioned this to an employee of the Garden Center in Home Depot he encouraged me to paint the black containers with Lime to reduce the heat on the roots that the black containers create. He said the heat harms...

Hi all, I've planted my peppers in Black Plastic Containers this year and when I mentioned this to an employee of the Garden Center in Home Depot he encouraged me to paint the black containers with Lime to reduce the heat on the roots that the black containers create. He said the heat harms...

Thank you Megahot! How much perlite and limestone should I add and how often? (sorry, new to this) Here is a picture of half of the garden:

I was wondering if the following is a good soil mix for peppers and if I need to add fertilizer at any time? I have 34 pepper starts planted in this soil in 5 gallon containers. Also, each plant gets about six and a half hours of direct sunlight a day (I live in Sonoma County, California) Is...