http://www.homegrown-peppers.com Taste What Fresh Really Means! Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:37:21 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/bhut-jolokia-the-worlds-hottest-pepper/ http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/bhut-jolokia-the-worlds-hottest-pepper/#comments Tue, 12 May 2009 14:27:13 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/?p=279 Bhut Jolokia is the reigning world’s hottest pepper.  The most pungent tested over 1,000,000 Scoville Units.  That’s beyond hot! I decided to grow some jolokia in my garden, along with some mustard habanero and some scotch bonnet peppers.  The ultimate comparison should be quite interesting! About Bhut Jolokia This nuclear-heat chile pepper is known by [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/bhut-jolokia-the-worlds-hottest-pepper/feed/ 16 http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/peppers-in-the-garden/ http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/peppers-in-the-garden/#comments Fri, 13 Mar 2009 17:02:49 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/?p=217 So what’s new with the peppers in the garden?  We’ve had a cold winter here in South Florida, which has affected the peppers (sweet and chile).  However, the days are warming, and hopefully we won’t have any more nights in the 30′s! So what’s with the peppers in the garden — and what about another [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/peppers-in-the-garden/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/germinating-pepper-seeds-update/ http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/germinating-pepper-seeds-update/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:08:28 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/?p=206 It’s been just over a week since I planted my latest batch of pepper seeds, both hot and sweet. So what’s sprouting already? And the Winner Is… Corno di Toro, a sweet pepper, was first out of the gate at 5 days. However, of the two seeds I’ve planted, only one has shown up yet. [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/germinating-pepper-seeds-update/feed/ 2 http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/pepper-seeds/germinating-hot-pepper-seeds/ http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/pepper-seeds/germinating-hot-pepper-seeds/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 00:06:44 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/?p=197 Germinating hot pepper seeds is a little different from germinating sweet peppers, at least in my experience.  And the more exotic the pepper, the more particular they may be about sprouting. Here are some tips for growing hot chile peppers from seeds. Peppers Like it Hot! While you can coax sweet and bell peppers to [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/pepper-seeds/germinating-hot-pepper-seeds/feed/ 4 http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/chile-pepper/chile-pepper-seeds/ http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/chile-pepper/chile-pepper-seeds/#comments Mon, 02 Feb 2009 20:13:56 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/?p=191 It’s been quite cool here in South Florida during January, and now we’re set to get more near-freezing weather this week — it doesn’t bode well for chile peppers!  I’ve got one out in the garden already — Thai Hot — but none of my other chile seeds (except for Pretty Purple Pepper) have germinated.  [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/chile-pepper/chile-pepper-seeds/feed/ 2 http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/pepper-plants-and-seeds/ http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/pepper-plants-and-seeds/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:03:33 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/?p=176 Pepper plants and seeds are fun to work with (as you probably already know).  So today is an update on the peppers and chiles that I have on deck — plants and seeds. Bell Pepper, Yellow This is a plant that I bought, with hopes of getting some more bells.  As you’ll remember in some [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/growing-peppers/pepper-plants-and-seeds/feed/ 0 http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/chile-pepper/growing-chile-peppers/ http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/chile-pepper/growing-chile-peppers/#comments Mon, 12 Jan 2009 13:02:14 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/?p=153 So, is growing chile peppers any different than growing bell or sweet peppers?  Overall growing is the same, but there are some special considerations for hot chile peppers.  And the hotter the pepper, the more important these differences become. What’s the Scoville Rating of the Pepper? You should be aware of the Scoville rating of [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/chile-pepper/growing-chile-peppers/feed/ 2 http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/peppers-in-florida/growing-peppers-in-florida/ http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/peppers-in-florida/growing-peppers-in-florida/#comments Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:56:36 +0000 Gail http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/?p=131 Growing peppers in Florida seems like it should be a piece of cake, especially in the summertime — hot temperatures, plenty of rain, sunshine.  But what are some special concerns if you decide to grow peppers in Florida? Summer is the Best (and Worst) Time Summer is best in Florida because of the heat — [...]]]> http://www.homegrown-peppers.com/peppers-in-florida/growing-peppers-in-florida/feed/ 46