Hi,

Just started gardening and am having a problem with our Habanero plants.

I saw and read/scanned through the pepper FAQ.. I'm not sure that I'm
finding this specific problem.

We're noticing white dotted powdery (possibly) trails along the stems of one
of the plants. Also notice that, although it _is_ flowering, we're getting
none to develop into peppers. The flowers just end up falling off.

So we don't know if there is some kind of pest that is causing this powdery
substance and is causing the flowers to drop off before developing.

Any help greatly appreciated

(As this is my first forray into this forum, if there is any prodical that
I've missed or ignored, please forgive and direct me to the proper format,
et el.)

Thanks much,
Glenn

BTW: the answer is spider mites

"Glenn" wrote in message
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Hi,

Just started gardening and am having a problem with our Habanero plants.

I saw and read/scanned through the pepper FAQ.. I'm not sure that I'm
finding this specific problem.

We're noticing white dotted powdery (possibly) trails along the stems of
one of the plants. Also notice that, although it _is_ flowering, we're
getting none to develop into peppers. The flowers just end up falling off.

So we don't know if there is some kind of pest that is causing this
powdery substance and is causing the flowers to drop off before
developing.

Any help greatly appreciated

(As this is my first forray into this forum, if there is any prodical that
I've missed or ignored, please forgive and direct me to the proper format,
et el.)

Thanks much,
Glenn

While the discussion is on habaneros - has anyone come up with an
antidote to the burning they do to your fingers when you slice and seed
them?

I was slicing them lengthwise and seeding them, hoping to roast them
before making salsa, and burned my fingers quite bad. Nothing seemed
to neutralize them that I tried.

Guess I need to just roast them whole, until an antidote can be
revealed.

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

"Myrl Jeffcoat" wrote:
While the discussion is on habaneros - has anyone come up with
an antidote to the burning they do to your fingers when you slice
and seed them?

I was slicing them lengthwise and seeding them, hoping to roast
them before making salsa, and burned my fingers quite bad.
Nothing seemed to neutralize them that I tried.

Guess I need to just roast them whole, until an antidote can be
revealed.

Whatever you do, do NOT rub your eyes, scratch the inside of
your nose, or mess with any sensitive area on your body. g
I ended up cutting up some serrano peppers then cut up onions,
then had an itch on the by my eye next to the bridge of my nose
and I scratched the area and wow! That's irritating. I immediately
put my hands under some running cold water and then splashed
water on my face and that helped. Had to let my hands sit under
the running cold water for minute or two before it all fixed itself
and it took about an hour before the burning in the eye went away.

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Jim Carlock
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Oh, I can imagine after what it did to my fingers, what it would do to
eyes, noses, and other "sensitive" parts!

I've tangled with poison oak, and didn't suffer like I did with those
habaneros.

Let me tell you they make a "kick ass" salsa however!

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

Oh, I can imagine after what it did to my fingers, what it would do to
eyes, noses, and other "sensitive" parts!

I've tangled with poison oak, and didn't suffer like I did with those
habaneros.

Let me tell you they make a "kick ass" salsa however!

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

Oh, I can imagine after what it did to my fingers, what it would do to
eyes, noses, and other "sensitive" parts!

I've tangled with poison oak, and didn't suffer like I did with those
habaneros.

Let me tell you they make a "kick ass" salsa however!

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

Oh, I can imagine after what it did to my fingers, what it would do to
eyes, noses, and other "sensitive" parts!

I've tangled with poison oak, and didn't suffer like I did with those
habaneros.

Let me tell you they make a "kick ass" salsa however!

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

"Myrl Jeffcoat" wrote in message
ps.com...
While the discussion is on habaneros - has anyone come up with an
antidote to the burning they do to your fingers when you slice and seed
them?

I was slicing them lengthwise and seeding them, hoping to roast them
before making salsa, and burned my fingers quite bad. Nothing seemed
to neutralize them that I tried.

Guess I need to just roast them whole, until an antidote can be
revealed.

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com

I wear snug fitting gloves when dealing with hot chilis. I get the latex
type. The last time I bought some I think they were in the paint aisle at
Home Depot. When I'm done I peel them off & throw them away.

Jacqui

I was wondering if latex gloves would work. . .They were so incendiary
I was afraid they'd either melt, or bond to my fingers and hands g

Thanks. . .

Myrl Jeffcoat
http://www.myrljeffcoat.com



I wear snug fitting gloves when dealing with hot chilis. I get the latex
type. The last time I bought some I think they were in the paint aisle at
Home Depot. When I'm done I peel them off & throw them away.

Jacqui

In article says...
While the discussion is on habaneros - has anyone come up with an
antidote to the burning they do to your fingers when you slice and seed
them?

I now wear rubber gloves whenever cutting these. I once burned my
fingers so bad I had to keep my hands in ice water all night. I also
held ice cubes wrapped in paper towels that seemed to help. The burning
subsided to the point I could tolerate it without help after 4 hours.
After a complete day I could still feel my fingers burning. I can't
imagine what would happen if someone ate one of these raw. I always
warn people not to even attempt it when I give habeneros away.

There's a place by me that sell's Chef Jeff's world's hottest peppers
which are habeneros that ripen to a red color. Those are even worse.