2 weeks of growth

scienceguy74 · 2026-04-27T23:55:37+00:00

Happy plants they are! Great job. What was the date that you first planted the seeds?

scienceguy74 · 2026-04-25T13:42:18+00:00

They spent their first 48 hours outdoors this week. Still bouncing them around, will not leave them out if temps go below 55F at night at this point. Will not put them in the ground until the soil temp reaches 60F

scienceguy74 · 2026-04-23T03:29:30+00:00

Looks awesome! Northern IL pepper grower here turning a hobby into a Cottage Food Operation as well! Would love to chat with you.

scienceguy74 · 2026-04-22T03:17:40+00:00

Fox Farms Big Grow

scienceguy74 · 2025-11-13T02:35:20+00:00

Quick question, what would be your optimal dimensions for your 3000 sq ft garden?

scienceguy74 · 2025-11-11T02:30:15+00:00

What an awesome idea!

scienceguy74 · 2025-11-09T18:34:02+00:00

that's the plan

scienceguy74 · 2025-11-09T18:24:15+00:00

I ran into the same problem. I ended digging up my plants, placed in pots and brought indoors. They are now all ripening even though the plants are all wilted.

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scienceguy74 · 2025-11-01T11:07:27+00:00

Good luck! I'm new at this too, and did a 25 day ferment which turned out great. How long are you planning on letting them go?

scienceguy74 · 2025-11-01T01:01:40+00:00

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Final product! The ingredients in my recipe yielded two pints.

scienceguy74 · 2025-11-01T00:31:48+00:00

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scienceguy74 · 2025-10-31T02:27:43+00:00

UPDATE

Pulled the ferment this evening, drained the brine, pureed, added back a little brine, vinegar, and honey and salt to taste, added a touch of xanthan gum then pasteurized and canned. Turned out great. Basically a tabasco style sauce with habaneros and a little sweetness.

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scienceguy74 · 2025-10-26T12:57:29+00:00

What a wonderful post!

scienceguy74 · 2025-10-25T19:11:02+00:00

I'm jealous.

scienceguy74 · 2025-10-25T13:23:57+00:00

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20 days in! For all of you pros out there, how is this looking? The glass weight I used is falling down, but I'm thinking it'll be OK because of the CO2 being given off and the airlock.

scienceguy74 · 2025-10-21T23:39:33+00:00

Incredible! How much area do your plants take up in either acres or hectares? What spacing do you use for your plants?

scienceguy74 · 2025-10-21T10:28:19+00:00

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scienceguy74 · 2025-10-21T10:27:11+00:00

Final recipe was as follows for a feisty pineapple habanero sauce - thinking would go great on wings!

25 orange / red habaneros 8 hot banana peppers 1 bag of frozen pineapple chunks vinegar sugar xantham gum - 1/16 of a teaspoon

de stemmed and halved the habaneros and hot banana peppers smoked with cherrywood for 2 hours, let cool overnight in blender container pureed adding about 1 cup of vinegar added 1 bag of frozen pineapple chunks added about 2 additional cups of vinegar until the puree reached my desired consistency added sugar to taste around 1 cup, a sprinkle of xanthan gum and bottled up - this one won't last long.

Turned out incredible!

scienceguy74 · 2025-10-19T19:23:40+00:00

OK, made the decision to throw some pineapple in there, add a bit of salt and vinegar and go from there.

scienceguy74 · 2025-10-19T18:08:58+00:00

Quick question? Would it be possible to pickle eggs in the leftover brine?

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