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luke · May 19, 2011

Let them grow and enjoy the plants.

I am not familiar with the particular variety, but I will give you some advice: be very careful handling them (latex gloves, and wash everything thoroughly after contact - don't touch your eyes for a few days). You compared them to a scotch bonnet, and that should be enough of a warning.

I bought a plastic grocery sack full of scotch bonnets a few years back. They were the prettiest peppers I had ever seen. I cooked them down into a hot sauce, and we literally had to leave the house. My wife threatened me with all kind of unmentionables. After a few years, I had to throw the hot sauce in the garbage because it was too hot to use (and I like my sauce hot).

This year I am growing a number of extremely hot peppers, and I am probably going to make some pepper sauce for my greens and give the rest of them to friends who think they like hot peppers.

May 19, 2011	#8
luke Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2011 Location: Mississippi Posts: 177	Let them grow and enjoy the plants. I am not familiar with the particular variety, but I will give you some advice: be very careful handling them (latex gloves, and wash everything thoroughly after contact - don't touch your eyes for a few days). You compared them to a scotch bonnet, and that should be enough of a warning. I bought a plastic grocery sack full of scotch bonnets a few years back. They were the prettiest peppers I had ever seen. I cooked them down into a hot sauce, and we literally had to leave the house. My wife threatened me with all kind of unmentionables. After a few years, I had to throw the hot sauce in the garbage because it was too hot to use (and I like my sauce hot). This year I am growing a number of extremely hot peppers, and I am probably going to make some pepper sauce for my greens and give the rest of them to friends who think they like hot peppers.