Q: Hi Dave,I’m growing jalapeno plants in pots outside. I live near the Mojave Desert, CA, so the climate is dry heat. Is it better to use a mini-greenhouse (which I all ready have) or not?Thanks, Gabe A: Hello Gabriel:They should be fine outdoors as long as the night temperature does not drop below freezing. I think a mini-greenhouse would get …
Chile Pepper Decor
Q: Hi Dave,My wife and I have two tanning salons in Michigan called Chili Peppers Tanning. Do you know where we can find some cool chile pepper items to decorate our salons? We would greatly appreciate some help. Thanks,Jeff A: Hello Jeff:A good place to start is with our recommended retailers, some of which carry nonfood decorative items: http://www.fiery-foods.com/dave/retailers.asp Remember …
Salsa Competitions, 2003
Q: Howdy!I am curious if you can provide me with any information concerning salsa competitions for this year (2003). I am looking to enter some, but have no idea where to look for information. Thanks for any help you can provide.–Michael Bickle A: Hello Michael:We have a salsa division in our Amateur Scovie Awards contest, which starts in July. Watch …
Chiltepins Info
Q: Dear Dave,My dad grew a little, small, round pepper when I was a child that he called birdseye, but I see now that was an incorrect name for it. The plants were very bushy and produced hundreds of these peppers that seemed, at that time, to be fairly hot to me. I was thinking of them this afternoon and …
Valuable (?) Chili Sauce Bottle Found
Q: Hi Dave,I’ve been searching the internet for information on a hexagonally shaped bottle patented by Eugene R. Durkee. The only information I could find was your article "A Brief History of U.S. Commercial Hot Sauces" which said that no bottle has ever been found. I have one in my possession, and I wondered how I could obtain information on …