Jim Duffy, chile grower, experimenter, and breeder, occasionally sends me extra pods of unusual varieties…
Chile Pepper Institute 2017 Demo Garden Looks Great!
Below is a gallery that will give everyone an idea of how spectacular it is…
Reaper to Lose Hottest Pepper Title?
He doesn’t recommend the pepper for eating, however, because, he says, it may be the last thing a person ever tastes.
Rutgers Creates the ‘Pumpkin Habanero’
The researchers did not release a precise heat level for the ‘Pumpkin Habanero’, preferring to state that it has “some bite but is not too hot,” whatever that means…
Environmental Heat
One theory holds that chiles grown under near-perfect conditions would be milder than clones cultivated in a less perfect environment…
Hacks for Chile Gardeners
Here’s an idea for an “el cheapo” mini-greenhouse for young pepper plants…
Chimayó Chiles Are Not a Myth Like Hatch Chiles Are
An institute has been formed to save the Chimayó chiles…