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First post in ages - A mixture of liquid antacid and water appears to be a good remedy for topical capsaicin, from chili on the hands to pepper-spray in the eyes. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20579556 http://medic.wikia.com/wiki/L.A.W._%28liquid_antacid_and_water%29

The cold weather here has knocked them about, but they seem to still be doing ok. Leading into Summer I'll plant out a few more seedlings in both single plantings and clumps, and compare how they go.

Wish Aussie companies sold ladybugs, I'd order some tomorrow.

A chilli pepper has been removed from the lung of a man in China's Heilongjiang province, one year after he choked on it. Wang Yuxiang from Longjiang county visited his local hospital to treat his year-long cough, but doctors soon found the cause to be something rather unusual. Link with video...

Wasn't too fussed, they are producing some nice pods. But I'll make sure I have a number of good plants (from seeds I trust) next season :)

Annoying thing is I actually wanted Jalapeños. Have plenty of hotter habs and so, but getting fruitful Jalapeños is becoming almost annoying. Planting lots for next season. :)

Coming back to this thread, I bought two "Jalapeno" plants from the local Bunnings a while back, and they are now producing fruit... exactly the same as shown in the OP. Slack suppliers of plants in two countries, selling the same Chinenses as Jalapenos?

Nice work!

Just read a post by Scott Roberts via twitter - http://www.scottrobertsweb.com/Man-Eats-275-Jalapenos-In-Eight-Minutes - and was a little disappointed with the statement of " The inside seeds possess the hottest temperatures". Even if he was dumbing it down for the general population, would it...

They are certainly the plants I think they are. Choc is still producing choc pods, it is just the one pod with weird colouring. And the orange is just producing the much deeper colour since it went in the greenhouse. All other plants are producing as previous (except the jalapeños I bought...

A few months ago I put all my chillies into a soft-sided greenhouse, as the weather is starting to turn cold and I wanted to keep them going for as long as possible. This has worked, as I'm getting more pods than imagined, as well as more pods ripening. But... Two orange habs I had been...

*edited since the post was merged* I'm guessing it was a heated drying process to produce that much airborn fumes.

Yeah, they certainly seem like an easy one to grow.

Just came across this article on indoor farming in the Netherlands, with a nice pic of some bell-peppers under LEDs. "Farming is moving indoors, where the sun never shines, where rainfall is irrelevant and where the climate is always right. The perfect crop field could be inside a windowless...

My seeds only just arrived in the country, so nothing to report yet :)

A slightly more factual story via Australian Geographic.

Trust the SMH to screw it up too - "A jalapeno, as used in Tabasco sauce" :)

I could always use more on my head ;) Happy Birthday!

The lack of common sense usually occurs as you are so focused on the idea (growing awesome plants) that you forget to stop, step back, and think about the rest. Most people do the same. :) At least now you are thinking of the big picture. As for cabinets, try second hand - as mentioned...

Nice little write-up from the ABC on the Araluen Chilli Festival in Fremantle. Still nothing on the ButchT record though, although a birdie tells me there is some coverage happening soon.