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Caribbean reds maybe, are they quite sweet and fruity?

Tabby Basco thanks for the reply. These are not Jeanette or (edited: standard) habs or scotches I am pretty sure of that. The heat is different and the flavour quite sweet. I cook a lot with the type of fresh peppers in your picture, commercially available Madame Jeanettes, Habeneros and Scotch...

Thanks for the replys guys. The peppers in the pickle are deffinately not (edited: standard) habs but a varient, they have a heart or strawberry shape, outer surface is smooth with slight folds. The Indonesian guy that sold them to me said they call them strawberry peppers. They have a...

Hi guys, I am going to ask a question that will probably get the answer "it depends, you might get lucky". Is it possible (has anyone had success with the following) Germinating seeds from frozen or pickled fruit. You have a kickass preserved chilli with seeds and all, and you want to obtain a...

That cracked me up man. Re: the mosaic thing with tobacco, I tried tobacco once and it was like an acidic vile solution that would make a dead mans toes curl up. Not recommended, But TMV as I understood it is a virus that attacks tobacco plants not one that is caused by processed tobacco...

POTAWIE has it right if you are looking for a botanical (ecological) solution. Chilli and garlic. Tobacco and tomatoe leaves are other versions that can be brewed in water (bit of oil) but will be toxic (keep out of reach of children etc..). Drawbacks are that it stinks and you might end up...

Here is a link for crossing types, Just thought it might be usefull to some of you as a quick reference (good pics). Maybe someone here has the energy and time to reformulate or add to it. The joy of plant sex Cheers, Mark Edit: Author of article: Jukka Kilpinen. BTW is this person a member...

RedtailForester, My reference was about plants in the broader sense. Unless one is a Plant geneticist and examines every single plant and has an official reference, there is no way to know if the plants are true to title or if they have not cross bred somewhere along the line. Not to mention...

Who knows the actual provenance of any plant these days. I would have thought the reference was for the characteristics of a type. One thing is for sure if a certain plant (any plant type) has/had a reputation for being the hottest/biggest/healthiest then there will always be someone somewhere...

The paper towels were they un-bleached/un-treated. For what it's worth I germinate thin/small seeds (tomatoes, basil peppers etc..) using a non-bleached re-cycled toilet paper. Then a thin layer {4mm (1/5th inch)} of sterile compost, moisture, warmth, darkness and bobs your uncle. I tried a few...

Queequeg, yep everyone thinks Amsterdam is mellow. Criminals live here too. Lots of problems with ethnic groups. Also because of it's reputation as a drug capital it gets a lot of undesirable through traffic. Most of the prostitution is mafia based, largely south east european based. Guns, drugs...

Hi guys thnx for the reactions. The first 4 reactions mis-understood my point, I meant immune to the weaker stuff. In germany the stuff is so regulated that you might as well spray cat urine on an attacker. Which is going to piss them off. I have 2 daughters and they have lots of friends that...

A wierd one I know... Pepper spray is illegal here in holland. But people buy it in from Germany mail order. I wondered if anyone knew what is in that stuff, is it just a concentrate? I have seen that some commercial versions can be weak and just basicaly piss the attacker off. Most of you...

Hi guys, I have been eating curry since I was 5 (an English 1970's version) We even got served it at our infamous school diners (lunches). It was either that or fried SPAM and chips (but the meat in the curry you wouldn't give to a dog and the SPAM neither {no wonder I am so beautiful and...

Hi, I have been trying for some time to ween my two kids onto food with chillies in it. I am a Brit so curry is a main part of our weekly diet. I have tried to get my kids to eat it with subtle heat with limited success. At the moment I have resigned to just cooking two meals on those fantastic...