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    preservation Making and preserving Sambal Oelek

    preserving in a jar is the same as salsa, etc. make sure everything is spotlessly clean and sterile, pour it in when hot, seal and water process the appropriate length of time. I cant help with recipes though...
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    pickling New to pickling

    Garlic turning blue is normal. Happens to me every year. If you want to pickle them whole(I did habaneros this way last year)Poke a bunch of holes. I think the biggest thing is to have everything perfectly spotless and clean, and your brining liquid very hot. I never eat any pickles sooner...
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    Best Varieties For a Short Growing Season?

    I've started seed shopping for next season(already!) and I'm trying to decide on the best varieties. We have a really short growing season here, I typically wouldn't plant outside till mid June and we have first frost in mid September. They will be started indoors, but I only have space for...
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    pests Aphids! Arrrrg!

    love soap. I've had a few plants affected this year, soap sprayed on every second day for a week seems to get rid of them.
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    favorite What is your favorite tasting pepper?

    Fish peppers, and I love a good old habanero
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    The Topsy Turvy Tomato Planter

    I'm using one of the "Pepper specific" ones right now. Was a gift from a well meaning friend and I didn't intend to use it, but I had lots of seedlings and stuck some in there for fun. Growing like mad, even flowered before my traditionaly planted ones. Go figure. The peppers do grow "up"...
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    Hello From Alberta!

    This season I started early in a glassed in, south facing sun porch, then transfered to my south facing back yard. They are almost totally container grown with organic fertilizer. Next season I will pick up some lights and start earlier. I do heirloom tomatoes as well and they are monsters this...
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    The Best Thing I Ever Ate

    You should have checked it out. Incredible place to visit, great people, food and culture. If your ever that way again, I found uxmal way nicer than chichen itza. The chili flavored candies are crazy!
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    The Best Thing I Ever Ate

    Favorite restaurant in merida, mexico, they have seven types of chilli based sauce on every table, and make the most incredible pork borrito EVER! Tried to make it here and cant replicate it. Closely folowed by the Grilled scallop burger from red fish blue fish in victoria and my aunts shrimp...
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    If You Could Only Grow One Super Hot....

    Gorgeous peppers!
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    How high is your heat level?

    I like habaneros. I have something spicy with every meal, but I like my taste buds and want to retain them for future use, so no whole super pods for me. I'm short, blond hair blue eyes, so I get all sorts of crazy looks when I order spicy foods. I told the guy at the indian restaurant that I...
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    If You Could Only Grow One Super Hot....

    flavor #1, not looking for the hotest, just something very hot with fantastic flavor.
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    If You Could Only Grow One Super Hot....

    The hybrid sounds very interesting. Having a mystery cross keeps things from getting boring for sure:) It can't just be any cake, it has to be a dark chocolate devils cake with smoked peppers and dark chocolate ganache... I really should put some of my recipes in the cooking section. Thanks...
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    If You Could Only Grow One Super Hot....

    I may have to take over the whole yard next year. The taste description on the fatalii sounds great, but the 7 pot looks fantastic also. Need to investigate the "Douglah". I'm probably 90% vegetarian, If I'm eating meat its typically fish or chicken. Big chocolate fan. cold smoked/dried some...
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    If You Could Only Grow One Super Hot....

    What would it be? I currently have very limited growing space(sadly live in the city at the moment), but I'm really wanting to try a "super hot". I make hot sauce, bbq sauce and cook with them. My favorite pepper at present is a type of red Habenero, so I'm not looking for the hottest out...
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    Ant's....?

    KILL THEM! I had ants, aphids, and the ants turned on the plants and started cutting them down. Never would have beleived it if I hadnt seen it with my own eyes...
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    Where Do You Get Your Peppers/Seeds?

    I'm a plant geek. Been growing tomatoes for years and started on peppers recently. I cant remember the last time one of my hobbies made money lol. I think peppers are gorgeous, tasty and fun to grow. Definately not in it to sell, just want to see what crazy peppers can make it this far...
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    vendor rareseeds.com

    love baker creek! bought seed 5 years in a row from them, great service, quick, extra seed, super friendly.
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    favorite Favorite Pepper To Grow?

    What is your favorite variety to grow, and why? I'm looking for some new varieties. Thanks.
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    Where Do You Get Your Peppers/Seeds?

    I would like to know where to get pepper seeds/plants. I'm looking for some unique, tasty varieties. Not really interested in super hots, but might give one a try. i have fish peppers, thai chilis, filius blue, lemon habenero, and some sort of orange and red habanero as well(farmers market), and...
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