Seriously thoughtful What's out in your garden now ....

[glowhappy]

Originally Posted by beppe

Habanero chili peppers are rated 100,000–350,000 on the Scoville scale.

There was no way to curb the fire. Tried with ice water. It just got worst. Tried with beer. Like the mouth of a volcano. The natives were all with flat indifferent faces, but you knew that inside they were rolling on the floor because when they touched something all the glasses in the bar tinkled. And a woman had her belly vibrating so that her earrings were swinging like mad. Finally somebody said something that sounded like leche. But with that explosive accent they have, like leeecheh. It worked. 3 glasses of milk did the trick. So that lunch also was busted. At least I had the milk.

That was cruel, I only use maybe 1/4 of the pepper per dish because it has so much heat. If that had happened to me I would from then on waited for someone else to eat before I started.

Coincidentally, yogurt or sour cream would have put out the fire too! A friend of mine once forgot to put on some gloves before chopping them and her fingers burned for days poor girl.

[beppe]

Originally Posted by glowhappy

That was cruel,

Most of the time I had to start a conversation with. No soy gringo, soy italiano. It was different up in the mountains, they were very nice there.

[TallMomof2]

Cherry tomatoes, regular tomatoes, still picking broccoli, red and yellow bell peppers, and 7 different herbs in 4 containers.

[beppe]

Originally Posted by glowhappy

TIf that had happened to me I would from then on waited for someone else to eat before I started.

someone else was my first wife and my little sister. They were waiting for the things to happen to me before placing their orders. On that trip we took 18 airplanes. I was in charge of baggages. They had the important things like the tickets. Toward the end I had 10 pieces of luggage (myself only one), some of them made of rafia that scratched my legs. One of the two mononeuronics, had bought a box of sugar cubes, and put it in one of the baggages, so that when we landed in Puertorico, coming from Caracas, the men in black kept me for questioning for about 2 hours. For a half box of sugar cubes. They did not buy nothing in Puertorico, but my sister got so red by the reflex even if she stayed in the shadow of the palms on the beech that that night she was glowing in the dark, and we had to keep her under the shower most of the time. That prevented her from peeling.

[GeoffC]

Originally Posted by beppe

If they are toads it is enough to kiss them on the nose.

But I don't need a prince .... !

[Ea]

Originally Posted by beppe

Habanero chili peppers are rated 100,000–350,000 on the Scoville scale.

The hottest thing I ever had is a ham sandwich, in the bar outside the hospital in Lima, Peru. We had nothing to do with the hospital, but we had taken a collectivo and it had busted a wheel right there, so we had to dismount and as we saw food we grabbed the occasion. That was way back in time, maybe 30 years ago or more. He asked me if I wanted English ham or Locale. Locale of course. It had a little slice of onion with it. After the 2nd bite (the first was just delicious) tears started to come out from my ears. Yes, it melted all the wax that I could have had there.

There was no way to curb the fire. Tried with ice water. It just got worst. Tried with beer. Like the mouth of a volcano. The natives were all with flat indifferent faces, but you knew that inside they were rolling on the floor because when they touched something all the glasses in the bar tinkled. And a woman had her belly vibrating so that her earrings were swinging like mad. Finally somebody said something that sounded like leche. But with that explosive accent they have, like leeecheh. It worked. 3 glasses of milk did the trick. So that lunch also was busted. At least I had the milk.

Originally Posted by beppe

someone else was my first wife and my little sister. They were waiting for the things to happen to me before placing their orders. On that trip we took 18 airplanes. I was in charge of baggages. They had the important things like the tickets. Toward the end I had 10 pieces of luggage (myself only one), some of them made of rafia that scratched my legs. One of the two mononeuronics, had bought a box of sugar cubes, and put it in one of the baggages, so that when we landed in Puertorico, coming from Caracas, the men in black kept me for questioning for about 2 hours. For a half box of sugar cubes. They did not buy nothing in Puertorico, but my sister got so red by the reflex even if she stayed in the shadow of the palms on the beech that that night she was glowing in the dark, and we had to keep her under the shower most of the time. That prevented her from peeling.

I feel sorry for you, but.... V. funny

AFAIK it's the fat in the milk that helps dull the pain.

[Ea]

My underwater garden

Only 6 weeks old, but it very quickly found a healthy equilibrium and the plants are growing like crazy. It's set up following the Walstad method (low-tech, soil beneath the gravel). I've done some much needed weeding today, and now I'm crossing my fingers and hoping I haven't upset the biological balance too much.

50x25x25 cm, flourocent strip light, 15W, 4200 K
1,5 cm soil, 2,5 cm fine gravel

Plants back left to right:
Hydrilla verticillata (a waterweed)
Heteranthera zosterifolia (Stargrass)
Vallisneria spiralis

A Microsorium pteropus (Java fern) to the left

Floating:
Ceratophyllum demersum (Hornwort)
Salvinia natans
Limnobium laevigatum (Frogbite)

Fish & other critters:
Guppies ("wild" colour)
5 Dwarf rasbora
Hyalella azteca (an amphipod)
Thinking about adding shrimp in the hope they might out-compete the snails (and because they're cute).

[poohbear_nc]

Beautiful Ea - I so wanted to see a tiny frogman amidst the fronds. Must be incredibly calming just to contemplate!



Showing my age here - buy anyone remember the little plastic guy - you would fill his foot with baking soda and drop him in - the water would react and generate a gas bubble - floating him to the surface?

[Ea]

Originally Posted by poohbear_nc

Beautiful Ea - I so wanted to see a tiny frogman amidst the fronds. Must be incredibly calming just to contemplate!

Thank you

The home life of guppies aren't exactly peaceful though. Passions run high

[beppe]

Originally Posted by GeoffC

But I don't need a prince .... !

Of course you don't. But you may want to lure a princess or two.

Or just sell toads to be kissed.

[beppe]

Originally Posted by Ea

Thank you

The home life of guppies aren't exactly peaceful though. Passions run high

Wonderful sight
It seems very comfortable both for fishes&critters and for plants. I mean in terms of population density of fishes. It seems like there are chances of having a population growth.

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by Ea

My underwater garden

Only 6 weeks old, but it very quickly found a healthy equilibrium and the plants are growing like crazy....
Hyalella azteca ....

"I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden in the shade ..."

[Ea]

Originally Posted by beppe

Wonderful sight
It seems very comfortable both for fishes&critters and for plants. I mean in terms of population density of fishes. It seems like there are chances of having a population growth.

Hah. With guppies there is no such thing as 'chance', only 'certainty'.

At least 6 males, and 2 females that give "birth" every forth week. Most of the fry is eaten of course, when they are very small, but a handful survives. I assume at some point the amount of fish will reach a an equilibrium, too, but apparently not yet. It's "Darwin Live"

Originally Posted by kennyc

"I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden in the shade ..."

"I'd ask my friends to come and see
An octopus' garden with me ..."

[beppe]

Originally Posted by Ea

Hah. With guppies there is no such thing as 'chance', only 'certainty'.

At least 6 males, and 2 females that give "birth" every forth week. Most of the fry is eaten of course, when they are very small, but a handful survives. I assume at some point the amount of fish will reach a an equilibrium, too, but apparently not yet. It's "Darwin Live"

And you started with? Do you recognize them? A reason for the guppies?

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[Ea]

Originally Posted by beppe

And you started with? Do you recognize them? A reason for the guppies?

Recognise them? I don't know them well enough, except the biggest female, because I started with her.

I started with 2,1 (male/female), and I think there's a least ten young/fry, but too young to tell their sex.
Edit, added: I have had them for a couple of years.