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As the title suggests, Im wondering what the longest is that you guys have run a ferment. Also wonder at what point aging becomes a case of diminishing returns. Its always seemed to me that aging goes a long way toward mellowing out the sharper edges on a sauce, but maybe thats just me. The...

Hello, my fellow chileheads! Hope youre all doing well (or at least, the best you can under the circumstances). Finances/real life forced me to abandon Wicked Mikes several years ago. Did a stint as grower of herbs and vegetables for the company that supplies the Home Depot stores under the...

Hey hey!   Working on getting an inventory of my plants and reorganizing things so I can find them. Current count for one-gallon and larger material is somewhere around nine hundred or so, not counting all the new stuff coming up in fours (not to mention all the nonpepper stuff).Updates to come...

Happy Birthday!  :drunk:

From one Virgo to another, have a good one!

Heya folks. Just wanted to share the word about clearbags.com. Excellent prices, high quality bags, phenomenal customer service (How often does a company ship the day after you place your order? How often does the customer service manager for a major company email you personally?). Highly...

Heya folks.   I had someone tell me the other day that $18 seemed like a lot of money for a SFRB of fresh pods. I was chatting the other day with another vendor (who shall remain nameless, unless (s)he chooses otherwise), and when I told her/him that they were too cheap, they said "but people...

'Tis the Season For...Chemotherapy?   Unless you're brand new to the chilehead community or you've been living under a rock, you're aware of what Chris is up against. (If you're new, here's a link: http://www.donationto.com/Christopher-Phillips-Leukemia-Fund. So, just in time for the holidays...

I hate seeing new growers spend more money on materials than they have to, so I thought I'd post some friendly advice gleaned from working in the plant industry that will hopefully be helpful. Whether your grow is ten plants or a thousand, try to think like the big guys. You don't think they...

Hey, folks! For those who don't know, I volunteer at a local school doing the the gardening cooking thing with the kids. We're growing a bunch of stuff, including peppers, and have our first ferment up and running.   To help pay for the materials to expand the garden (butterfly garden and...

Edit: added another box. Hey, folks! For those who don't know, I volunteer at a local school doing the the gardening cooking thing with the kids. We're growing a bunch of stuff, including peppers, and have our first ferment up and running.   To help pay for the materials to expand the garden, I...

Best food I've ever eaten in my life, hands down. Marty Blitz is a shockingly humble, normal guy considering the ridiculous food he turns out. Best part? He knows how to work with peppers.

What's up, pepper people?   I've been meaning to do this for ages. Here's the updated grow list for this season, including everything from seeds that haven't sprouted yet to fully mature plants. For some varieties I have only a single plant, for others I have thirty or forty. I'm sure I've left...

Heya folks,   In an effort to at least offset my costs a little bit, I thought I'd see if I might sell two boxes of pods I just picked (PayPal, $16, U.S. only). Both boxes are the same:     Clockwise, from top left: Venezuelan Tiger, Giant White Habanero, Aji Lemon Drop, Carolina Reaper, Bhut...

Hypothetical situation: you suddenly find yourself with access to one of more of the big government seedbanks: ARS GRIN, CGN, AVGRIS, etc.   What accessions would you be most eager to get your hands on?

It's that time, folks. The seed train has reached the station and will be heading out again once things get sorted out. Huge thanks to everyone who participated in the first round and made it such a success.   I'll be adding new riders as space becomes available and in the order that requests...

Hey, folks! I've been kicking around the notion of organizing a South Florida chileheads meetup for a while now. With the weather starting to cool off, seems like the time is right. I was thinking we could do some low-and-slow barbecue, swap seeds and hot sauces, etc. Any interest?

Okay, so I've shown this to a few people and I'm still not sure whether I should be excited about this, or whether it's totally normal and not anything special.   One of my Moruga plants has been producing pods that consistently burn me through whatever gloves I use, even when I go with a latex...

Hello all,     A friend recently brought me back some wiri wiri pods from Guyana and I set aside a small amount of seed. I also have a small amount of Aji Limon seed to trade.   Seeds I'm looking for:   7 Molhos, 7 Pot Barrackpore, 7 Pot CARDI, 7 Pot Jonah (Red, Orange, or Yellow), 7 Pot...