Q: Hi Dave,I grind my own peppers, and no matter how long I dry them first, they cake in the spice bottle. Is the something I can add to prevent this?Thanks, Mac A: Hello Mac:There is no additive you can use. How are you drying them? If you live in a moist climate, air drying is not enough to remove all …
Heat Scale: African Fatali & White Bullet
Q: Dear Dave,Has the heat level in the African Fatali or the White Bullet been tested yet? I believe they are as hot as the Red Savina.–Darrell A: Hello Darrell:They probably have been tested somewhere, but I don’t have the results in my files. I agree with you, however.–Dave
From Indoors to Out
Q: Hello Dave,Early in November, I bought some capsicum seeds. Initially, I only wanted to test germination, but after they germinated, I planted a few of them. Kept under a four tube fluorescent fixture, they grow very well. The temperature is above 80 degrees F. I’m planning to start all over again in January, but I also would like to …
Increasing Tolerance for Spicy Foods
Q: Hi Dave,I will be moving to Thailand in a few months and would like to increase my tolerance for spicy foods before I go. So my question is this: Is the increase in the amount of capsaicin that I can tolerate caused by repeated and increased exposure of spicy foods on the tongue, or in the digestive tract? If …
Can C. Pubescens Self-Pollinate & Cross-Pollinate?
Q: Hi Dave,Maybe you can help me out on this one. A few weeks ago I read in different books that Capsicum pubescens is incapable of self-pollinating, and that it can’t cross-pollinate with other Capsicum species. This year I had one Rocoto Canario plant (C. pubescens) in my greenhouse together with several C. annuum varieties. I’m quite sure it’s a …