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Bought a few peppers at the farmers market today and at the end the guy said, "I'll throw this one in as a bonus, it's a fatalii, so be careful." I didn't even notice it sitting there or I would have snagged it myself, but I was super excited, since I have never had the opportunity to taste...

The guy in front of me at the checkout had one of these packages. I asked him where he found them and then sprinted out of line to grab a pack. $3.98 for 50 grams (about 1.8 ounces). I made it through about half of one with my lunch yesterday. Definitely the hottest thing I have ever had by a...

I never heard of eating pepper leaves, but the other day my mother-in-law tossed a big fistful of young pepper leaves in some soup. I was totally shocked, and when I asked her about it she gave me a look like I was some kind of idiot. "Sure! of course you can eat them, they are delicious!" I...

The other day I had a small inferno raging in my mouth from a nice homegrown caribbean red I ate with lunch. There were a few slices of avocado left over from the earlier prep and I decided they looked tasty. A few chews and down the hatch..and after that the burn was magically doused!    Way...

Found these two in the "habanero" bin at the grocery. The red one kinda sorta looks like a jolokia of some variety. The yellow one is...yellow.

Laugh if you want, but this is what I call a beautiful pepper. This is the first full red ripe pod, I had a few green ones 'cause I just couldn't wait. In the world of Jalapenos, these are about a 7 out of 10 for heat. I am so looking forward to devouring this baby. Check out the major corking...

Today I was transferring one of my "extra" seedlings to the ground and in the little hole I dug for it I found some stray roots, probably from the nearby persimmon tree...totally busting with mycorrhizal colonies! At that moment I felt almost like I had struck gold in my backyard. I am now...

So, the other day I was starting up my second batch of tea. After I went crazy on the molasses on my first batch, I decided to follow the advice here and just use finished compost and a handful of green vegetable matter. Well, my water was ready and I had just done a round of weed pulling so I...

We have 2 small persimmon trees, but every year we end up with at most 1-2 ripe fruits because various bugs, birds, squirrels, and who knows what else eat every fruit before it can mature. Any ideas on how to keep our fruit safe?

My tepins and some congo browns I sprouted at the same time are totally stalled out with just one or 2 sets of tiny leaves. Today I decided to unpot one and take a look to see what was going on underground. As soon as I turned the pot over I could tell I was in trouble. The soil was probably...

I started this batch of tea yesterday and it isn't making any foam, is something wrong? Ingredients: about 2 T molasses, 3 handfuls of potting soil (composted wood, rabbit poo, bird poo, perlite), about 1 oz fish&seaweed liquid fert (3-1-1) and 1 rusty nail.

OK, I am sure this has been covered, but search doesn't tell me what I want to hear so... I want to grow true Scotch Bonnets, and I want a reliable source for seed...where they at?!

So, my third year plants are having some troubles. Very yellow on the tabasco and the goat's weed with darker veins. My guess is either Magnesium or Iron or both. Since epsom salt is so cheap, I decided to try that first. Here are the plants today 4/10. Sprayed with dilute mixture of epsom salt...

So I left my germinating cups sitting on a table on the porch yesterday while I was across town for a family get together. I should have checked the weather since it rained cats and dogs in the early afternoon. The problem is that table sits under the edge of the roof and it gets hit with some...

I have no problems getting cilantro to grow, but... Just when the plant seems to be getting into full swing, really putting up a lot of growth, they always try to make a seed stalk. This bums me out because it messes with the flavor and the plant stops producing the "good" leaves and puts all...

Has anyone tried growing mushrooms? I love using exotic mushrooms in my dishes, but it is a real pain to find good quality fresh ones in the market. Just wondering how difficult it is to get good results?

I have developed a bad case of bacterial spot on the big trellis of bitter melon vines and I want to stop it before the whole garden gets wiped out. I plan to hit it with H2O2 diluted 1 cup per gallon today to try and slow it down. I also want to try ASA (aspirin) but I can't find any...

I only have one cutting board that I use for pretty much everything. Though it sounds good to me, spicy apples might not go over so well with the 3 year old. How do you get capsaicin off a wood cutting board? Soap and water work ok, but if I chop a bunch of peppers, like for a sauce, or a few...

I love parsnips and grew some great ones when I lived in Roswell. Now I am back on the gulf coast and wondering if there is any hope of getting big, flavorful parsnips out of my garden. Anyone have luck or any advice on getting good results without a cold winter?

Stopped in at the Garden Center near my house for a pot and came home with some plants because they were all 70% off (crazy!). Don't know if they were good deals or not, but I couldn't resist. I got a 6" impatiens that I will probably end up killing for 2 bucks. 3 bucks bagged me a 10" lantana...