Q: Dear Dave,Let me first say that this site rocks. I have been growing peppers in an outside garden for about 5 years now and attempted inside. Each year I seem to learn more and more, but wish I had found this site a long time ago. Living in central Illinois can be a challenge for growing peppers. I have …
Making Salsas for Chile Tasting
Q: Dear Dave,I am arranging a chile tasting here in the UK, to see which of this year’s pepper trials are the best. I’m planning on making a salsa for each chile variety but am unsure as to how much chile to put into each one. We are growing the Espanola from NMSU and the Zimbabwe bird pepper. One pod …
Whiteflied & Insecticide
Q: Dear Dave,I have been dealing with problems of whiteflies. I keep seeing them come back in less than 1 week each time I spray insecticide. I think they may be immune to it and that the natural enemies have been eliminated by the insecticide that I spray. My question is, how do I effectively get rid of the whiteflies, …
Private Labeling
Q: Hi Dave,I visited your "Ask Dave" section and found some good help on starting a hot sauce business. However, the idea I have for a hot sauce is built more around the novelty of my product name, than the quality of the sauce. I’m not really a cook, and am hoping to locate some form of generic hot sauce …
Uses for Essential Habanero Hot Sauce
Q: Dear Dave,My husband and I had so many habaneros that we decided to make your Essential Habanero Hot Sauce. It looks and smells great. Now what do we use it on or in? What is it good with?–Jeni A: Hello Jeni:It is particularly good on any kind of seafood, particularly grilled fish and shrimp. I use it in tomato …