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Originally Posted by Gardeneer
To take care of Fe deficiency, probably I will throw in bunch of nails  Just kidding
Gardeneer |
Believe it or not, my Dad swears by the technique in order to make hot peppers even hotter.
No idea if it is just a myth or real, but I can attest to the fact that the year he forced me to try it, we got the gosh darnoodley hottest hot peppers I ever grew.
Our jalapenos were almost as hot as the super hots. Of course we had a heat wave/drought that year too, and I also experimented with silicone sand. And the garden was super rich with cow chicken rabbit and green manures. So could have been anything really. Still my Dad swears by it. I am not sure I believe it.
A bit more skeptical than that. But something made those Jalapenos super hot. Even the normally mild banana peppers were as hot as a normal jalapeno.
ps I just thought to add, My experiment with silicone sand turned out a complete flop. The idea was that adding sand to my heavy clay loam soil would turn it into a lighter sandy clay loam soil. Also that since my soil base was limestone, the silicone base would be better. Turns out all is does is make bricks.