Thread: Hot Chiles - aka Pepperheads "corner"

Originally Posted by rostfrei

You live in a good area to grow chiles no? I began growing some thai peppers late this season but I live @ Wash., D.C. where the weather can be erratic.

Its been @ 3 months now and my thai red pepper plant is almost 2 ft high w/ downward facing flowers but no pods yet :-(

Originally Posted by PLanzaSr1957

Yes, actually. The "central valley" of California is well known "farmland" for many crops and dairy products.

My peppers have it good. But, at the same time they also get scorched/sun-scald if I am not careful and give them some indirect sunlight during their season.

That's why I like growing in pots. Easier to move in order to accommodate that need for some shade. The sun out here get's HOT - and the typical summer "peak temperature" runs into triple (3) digits, regularly. 104 degrees is "normal" here during the months of June, July & August. I am sitting in 90 plus degrees as I write, matter of fact.

REALLY good weather for a nice cold one -------->

Good vid & thanks for the info. That took some guts to eat two fresh habanaga's

rostfrei
Peppers are not easy to grow. You sound like your are doing fine, though. Some will flower and drop them almost immediately. Other times they flower and start growing the pod - then drop them anyway for unknown reasons. They don't hold on to them well. The slightest bump or gust of wind will strip flowers right off the plant in a hurry.

Additionally some have very long growing seasons (up to 4 months - sometimes more). My HabaNaga is still alive in a 3 gallon pot. Started them in April 2010. Pods are still fruiting out as I write this. It's wild. They are still "killer hot", too.

And the reason I was in pain in video was I ate the things on empty stomach at 9am in morning. Yay! Breakfast of champions......or lunatics, eh. I'll NOT do that again any time soon!

I'm SURE it's NOT the most pain from Chile peppers I will ever feel, either. I imagine I will get a few strains in future that are going to kick my arse good, and then some!

Stay tuned 4 more pain!

Originally Posted by PLanzaSr1957

I have never tried making powders or granules - unless you count crushing them under a spoon or the like to get some on the spot.

I'll have to look into that a bit more and do it with my BHUT's next year. I will get a glass of beer/ale ready though for the "testing phase"! GOTTA TEST EM, ya know!

I have tried making HabaNaga powder and think I finally have the process down right - at least for small batches.
A coffee grinder works wonders. Just dedicate it to Chile peppers and never again use it for coffee. EVER! Better yet, buy a new one and dedicate IT.

One of the gentlemen my father works with is a chili head.. he has an indoor growing setup for winters so he can grow them all year long. Some how he got his hands on some ghost peppers and has been growing those. I love those peppers as they have a great flavor but are they hot as heck even with a single pepper in a boat load of chili.

Originally Posted by Troggie

One of the gentlemen my father works with is a chili head.. he has an indoor growing setup for winters so he can grow them all year long. Some how he got his hands on some ghost peppers and has been growing those. I love those peppers as they have a great flavor but are they hot as heck even with a single pepper in a boat load of chili.

I agree on the Ghosts......FULL OF FLAVOR despite the insane burn. People just don't know how good those baddies can be. The same can be said for Yellow 7 pod Chile peppers. They are also a Capsicum Chinense strain which the ghost comes from. Talk about "tasty" HOTasHELL peppers!!

Hydroponics is something I tried in past. Didn't really like the attention to "detail" one needs to spend on it when doing that method. Details like the right PH levels, proper addition of nutrient solutions, etc., etc.
No thanks, personally. To each their own. I say; "...grow MORE during the season if ya want a ton of them".

"Nature" is MY way.

Have a great day!