Q: Hello Dave,I have put some habaneros in bottles of olive oil for myself and a couple of friends, to add a nice hot flavor to the oil for cooking. I bought a bottle from Ass Kicking Olive Oil brand a while ago and it tasted good. Do I have a problem with bacteria, and must I ask for the …
How to Cool Hot Hands
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …