Hello Dave,This will probably be one of the stranger questions you’ve had, but it’s entirely serious! I have a problem with premature ejaculation. A doctor prescribed me Prozac and that worked quite well but I didn’t like the idea of being on a drug that affected my brain, so I stopped. Lately I’ve been eating one habanero daily, partly for …
Jake from Australia, Part 2: Cross-Pollination
Hello Dave:I have some questions for you. 1. I know that placing netting over each chile plant prevents insects from transferring pollen and causing cross pollination, but what about the wind carrying pollen? 2. If all the chiles from pure seed are started at the same time in the same area, would the first lot of pods be true to …
Jake from Australia, Part 1: Mystery Pepper
Hi Dave, my name is Jake,I’m trying to find a chile that has a certain taste and aroma, when we were in South Africa I bought a bag of fresh chillis from small farm-stall on the side of the road so I could knock up a sauce to get me through my stay in the Cape. As soon as I …
Perennial Pod Production
Hello Dave:I’m a novice who would like to know how many season’s green peppers usually produce pods. And if more than one, do I need to prune like I prune my trees? For whatever help you could offer, thank-you.Steve Hello Steve:Peppers are perennials in non-freezing climates and can last for years. However they lose vigor over the years, producing fewer …
Homemade Chilli Paste
Dear Dave:I have an excess of fresh, small green chillis and have been told that I can make a chilli paste to store for future use, but have been unable to find a recipe. Thank you,Sue in OZ Hello Sue:Simply remove the seeds and stems, grind the chillis in a food processor with a little salt and freeze the resulting …