Updates Archive

Mystery “Trinidad Scorpion” #2 Update – August 5, 2016

Of the two mystery peppers that were labeled as “Trinidad Scorpions” when I purchased them in early June, this was […]

Mystery “Trinidad Scorpion” #1 Update – August 5, 2016

As I type up this post, the new Nesco dehydrator is humming softly upstairs, drying out a range of peppers, […]

First Pepper of the Season is a Small, but Tasty Scotch Bonnet

While my cayenne has had the most fruit ripening on its limbs, the Scotch Bonnet decided that it didn’t want […]

Pepper Update: August 1, 2016

We’ll start this week off with our two mystery Trinidad Scorpion plants. Neither one resembles the other, especially now that […]

Pepper Update: July 25, 2016

Once a week during the growing season (and maybe less frequently in the off-season), I’ll be posting updates on the […]

Dehydrator Shopping – Looking for Suggestions and Models

Last year, I ate a few fresh pods, but the majority of them went into the wife’s oven for drying […]

Trinidad Scorpion Conundrum

To start this season of pepper growing, the wife and I hit up a local nursery and purchased what you’ve […]

Welcome to the Pepper Diaries

Welcome to the site fellow chiliheads. I’m your humble host and novice chili gardner. You can learn a little bit […]