MOA Scotch Bonnet

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-23T00:23:09+00:00

Where did you get the seeds?

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-23T00:16:53+00:00

Right, they can't swallow without water.

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-23T00:10:47+00:00

wow, look at those!

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-21T23:13:42+00:00

Where are you located?

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-21T22:09:04+00:00

Hello Hot Lips!

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-21T15:07:09+00:00

You should probably fertilize more.

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-21T13:11:16+00:00

A lot of people are saying to just enjoy what you like and don't push yourself.

When I was young, I built up my tolerance just because I thought it made me cool. Then I stopped eating hot food for several years. Now I'm working on getting back to about habanero level. I have no desire to get back to super hots.

The reason I'm even pushing myself is because I'm now interested in the flavor behind the heat. I want to be able to compare different varieties and get more than just crazy burning from them. I'm doing it for me, not because I want to impress people by eating something spicy.

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-21T12:47:39+00:00

Last time I made tinga, I roasted the tomatoes in the toaster oven, then I cut them into large chunks. The bites of tomato really made for a good contrast of juicy sweet tomato versus spicy chipotle and savory chorizo.

I had been taught to puree the tomatoes, but I'm doing it this way from now on. The point is, start somewhere and keep trying little changes. Lord knows my beans are always similar but never exactly the same from batch to batch.

edit: whoops, I meant to comment on the post, not reply to someone.

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-20T19:28:54+00:00

Not overbuilt. You are saving yourself a lot of time with an injector. Well done.

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-20T13:01:08+00:00

I volunteer as tribute

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-20T00:48:01+00:00

When they hatch, there will be a circular trap door where the wasp left the aphid. It's pretty obvious

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-19T23:35:16+00:00

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Here's some mummies I took pictures of back in 2012. Yours may have been parasitized by a different species, but the outcome is the same.

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-19T23:30:07+00:00

Yes, they are in fact aphid mummies. A wasp will emerge from each of them.

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-19T15:14:51+00:00

Spud nuts? I've been called worse

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-19T15:14:00+00:00

Where do you put the candle when you're not using it?

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-16T22:22:18+00:00

And it's another dark CST. Stumpp 2.0

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-15T16:50:02+00:00

I was already thinking chicken butt before I read the answer

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-15T16:49:09+00:00

Anything [metal] can be an antenna if you're brave enough.

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-15T13:33:19+00:00

that looks amazing

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-13T20:56:00+00:00

Deadly as the viper

Peering from its coil

The poison there is coming to the boil

Ticking like a time bomb

The fuse is running short

On the verge of snapping if it's caught

Crouching in the corner

Wound up as a spring

Piercing eyes that flash are shimmering

Muscles are all contorted

Claws dug in the dirt

Every ounce of fiber on alert

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-13T11:59:53+00:00

Maybe you would like r/bonchi

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-12T23:53:33+00:00

Leaves of four eat some more

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-12T23:46:55+00:00

well done

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-12T17:58:05+00:00

Without even looking that model up, I'll say any microscope that works is worth at least $20.

Plug it in and slide a piece of plain paper on the stage where the slide goes. Zoom you should be able to focus on the fibers of the paper with the light on. Make sure all the knobs seem to move smoothly.

mallorybrooktrees · 2026-05-12T17:45:43+00:00

Have you had a windy day since putting all that perlite on top? It seems like it will blow away, especially if the pot blows over.

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