Who's into hot peppers/chilis?

[worlok]

I grow em, dehydrate em, make em into hot sauces.....

Anyone like mouth burning food?

Only thing I don't like is the ring of fire the next day if I overindulge...

[Skyfall]

Yeah, there are allot of Chili Heads around the forum, especially here in Texas.

http://www.friendsofhabanos.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=115356&hl=

[Ken Gargett]

oh yes. but sadly my possums are also into them and steal about 90% of my crop!

[fingerburner]

Love them. Never grown my own though...

[NMJoe]

Chile is big business here in New Mexico. There is a department at New Mexico State University devoted to the hot stuff.

http://www.chilepepperinstitute.org

The Chile Pepper Institute is the only international, non-profit organization devoted to education and research related to Capsicum or chile peppers. Established in 1992, the Institute builds on the research of chile peppers since the famous horticulturalist FabianGarcia (the father of the U.S. chile pepper industry) began standardizing chile pepper varieties in 1888. The Institute is located on the New Mexico State University campus, Las Cruces, NM in Gerald Thomas Hall, Room 265 (575-646-3028). In the Institute visitors will discover chile research posters, chile pepper books, art, and hundreds of high-demand and hard-to-find chile pepper seed varieties. Download our 2014 Merchandise Catalog here.

Chile pepper research is conducted at the Fabian Garcia Horticultural Center on the corner of University Avenue and Main Street, Las Cruces, NM. The Horticulture Center hosts a seasonal public teaching and touring garden showcasing 150 chile pepper varieties from around the world.

[worlok]

Yeah that stinks, I had a gopher once destroy a whole bunch of potted plants that I had to move to my parents' yard after I got flooded out of where I lived during Hurricane Irene back in 2011.

oh yes. but sadly my possums are also into them and steal about 90% of my crop!

[worlok]

These are some seedlings I started a bit late. The ones on the right half are from a Ghost pepper/Habanero hybrid that I mistakenly made but I really loved. It has the shape and overall heat of a ghost pepper but the smooth thick skin of a habanero. They look like fire flames.

The left side are Trinidad Scorpion chilis. Hopefully they will grow rapidly and I find a place to put em.

I have plenty of dehydrated chilis from 2011/2012, but I can't stop growing them when i can. I didn't grow any last summer but this year I couldn't resist trying again - and also I never know how long my 2011/2012 seeds will be viable for I wanted to grow some of these two types.

Hopefully I will be lucky and my older seeds of other varieties will remain somewhat viable for upcoming years. I can't do a lot right now though due to current living accommodations.