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I have a batch of mixed peppers fermenting for about two weeks now. It fermented 68° to 70°F, ambient temperature for the kitchen.   This is my first hot sauce ferment ... The bubbling has subsided and I get a thin film of kahm yeast in a day or two without stirring. It certainly does not look...

I am looking for a Melinda's peppersauce recipe. Anyone have a good one that's close to the original?

I have two very similar pepper plants, plants that I started from seed last year, and I don't know what they are.   One is compact with small leaves (first picture), the other is not as compact with larger leaves (second picture).   The compact plant has smaller peppers compared to the other.  ...

I bought these from Home Depot, they are Bonnie grown peppers. Two of the three plans were picked up at the same location, the third at a different Home Depot a few weeks ago.   The pot advertisement states Chiltepin, as does the little plant tag embedded in the dirt.   The three look identical...

I have a bunch of seedlings that were sown on 01/11 and grown under fluorescent lights. Some are 6-10 inches tall already. Under the lights, the peppers have grown nicely - most with 6 or more leaves.   Until yesterday, the seedlings were in a sealed container directly under the lights. It was...

Hello from Las Vegas! It's time again to start seeds for this years plants. I am interested in growing Chiltepins, Piquins, and other wild peppers. Is anyone willing to send seeds?

The majority of my young pepper plants have been desimated by leaf cutting bees. What were once healthy and growning plants are now stubby little stems devoid of all leaves. The plants are in pots. Many were one to two feet tall, full of leaves, flowering and fruiting. Now nothing. I first...

My seedlings were doing well until this evening. When I took them out from under the lights, I noticed many had yellowed and distorted leaves. The mix is Kellogs, a decent potting mix. I've been watering every day and recently applied a solution of Shultz liquid fertilizer. Could a strong dose...

I planted all of my germinated pepper seeds in peat pots. The pots are approximately 1.5 inches tall. Some of the small plants have already put roots down through the botton of the pot, plants that are only 1 inch tall with their first and second set of leaves (what are they called)? Using a...

I picked up another shop light today and two T-8 3000K 2950 lumen bulbs to compliment the existing shoplight with two T-8 6500K 2850 lumen bulbs. Will the seedings benefit from the 3000K or should I return and replace with another pair of 6500K? Does the mixed spectrum provide any benefits for...

I am curious if anyone is growing Laos or Hmong peppers? My wife is Lao and we use Thai peppers in just about everything. Are there any sources for these peppers?

I found this little gem, Capsicum Tovarii, while Google'ing wild peppers. http://www.google.com/search?q=capsicum+tovarii Any advice on growint this pepper or know where to source seeds?

Are there any Las Vegas pepper growers in the house? I've been here nearly 6 years and decided to get back into pepper growing. If you are in Las Vegas, have you found a good source for live plants? It looks like I'll be either doing seed or buying online. The nurseries and retailers here only...

I have been germinating my seeds layered in moist paper towels inside ziplock bags heated by a seedling mat. Once the seeds germinate, I put them into a small Jiffy peat pot and into the covered 72 cell greenhouse. The greenhouse is illuminated by two 4ft 6500k / 2800 lumen bulbs that are kept...

It seems like the Topsy Turvy is a big hit in the tomato community and it got me thinking about using something similar for peppers. Plants are plants right? Instead of purchasing the product, I was thinking about making my own. Check out the second link, it's a 5 gallon bucket and lid. About...

On 02/14 I started several batches of Chiltepin and Piquin seeds. Most are old, some 10 years or slightly younger. I'm using the paper towel / ziplock baggie method with a heated seedling mat (about 85/f). Most of the seeds were soaked for 24 hours in plain water before going into the bag. It...