Hottest Pepper?

youngwilliam · January 7, 2009

I am looking for the hottest pepper to grow.
I grew some orange habaneros last year that would scorch the hair off your arm, and have a friend that loved them.
His taste buds were damaged in an accident and can really only taste hot.
Anyway, I want something that will really get his buds going.

Any suggestions? Where to get seed.
I want to grow just one plant, so only need a few seeds.
Thanks.

oc tony · January 7, 2009

google bhut jolokia

Tex · January 7, 2009

Any suggestions? Where to get seed.
I want to grow just one plant, so only need a few seeds.
Thanks.[/quote]

Youngwilliam, I recently purchased some bhut jolokia seeds and plan on planting some this year. I got them from ebay.

They came with a small piece of the dried pepper. Seeing that you are also from East Texas maybe this will help describe the heat. Ever kiss a fire ant?

I only have a few seeds and I hear that they are very hard to get started, sometimes taking over a month to sprout. Maybe we can work out a swap for a few seeds if you want to give them a try.

louise · January 7, 2009

A friend ordered and gave me Bhut Jolokia to start, for her last year, but I gave her all her plants. She got them at The Chile Pepper Institute. The web site is www.chilepepperinstitute.org

**tomatoaddict** · January 8, 2009

Bhut Jolokia aka the Ghost Chili. Certified as the hottest pepper in the world.

youngwilliam · January 8, 2009

Quote:

Originally Posted by louise

A friend ordered and gave me Bhut Jolokia to start, for her last year, but I gave her all her plants. She got them at The Chile Pepper Institute. The web site is www.chilepepperinstitute.org

Louise,
Thanks for the link. Could you tell me how you started the seed. It seems that it is touch and go on getting them started right.

Wi-sunflower · January 8, 2009

how you started the seed

Plenty of bottom heat. I try to keep the temp around my pepper starting flats in the 90*-100* range. Keep them moist. I sometimes get germination in 5-8 days. Some of the harder varieties will take 10 days to 2 weeks, but rarely with my system. For tomatoes I will use 80*-90* and get germination in 3-6 days.

For the harder to germinate peppers like pequins, I will rub them between 2 layers of fine sandpaper to scarify them a bit before planting.

louise · January 10, 2009

i lay down a old towel in a cookie sheet, with edges. cut paper towel into four pieces. fold and label with number or letters, and variety name. place seeds into middle of folded paper towel.

the first picture shows a tray full of varieties

fill tray with all varieties, cover with another old towel. keep moist at all times. place cookie sheet on a heating mat, on a rack. (like the ones you can get at costco). hang 2 flourescent 4 foot fixtures per row. cover rack with clear tablecloth material, to keep the area around 80-90.

seeds will start to sprout within 3 days.

when a seed starts to sprout carefully pick up seed and place in seedling tray.

the second picture is showing moving the seed to the tray.

check sprouting seeds once a day for new sprouting seeds.
cover with soil, water and cover trays with clear lids and put on rack. some started coming up in three days

i went from seeds in paper towels to 15 trays of 72 cell trays in a week.

we start plants to sell at Farmer's Market

the last picture the seed was put into soil on 1/6/09
and this is what it look like on 1/10/09
and nearly every plant is up

ddrsheden · January 21, 2009

I use a heating pad from the pharmacy to heat my seed trays. It cost less then $15 and i have it set at medium heat. Right now the temp is 86 degrees. I used this method last year and it worked great since I have heard that the ordinary seed nursery heat mats do not get warm enough. Some have used old water bed heaters too.

Penny · January 21, 2009

Wow....looks great, and i like the idea of the heating pad too.

Tomstrees · January 21, 2009

hottest pepper you say ?
for "heat" not flavor ?

Send me a PM and a SASE and I'll send you out a pepper called "African Hot" which my retired across the street neighbor Lenny has been growing since the early 70's - he received it in trade from a guy in NC - no idea what it is: but its hooot !

~ Tom

Bitwise Gamgee · January 21, 2009

I received Bhut Jolokia seeds from the Chile Pepper Institute yesterday. :-)

Very positive experience ordering from them ... mailed them an order form and a check and one week later I had seeds in the mailbox.

- Bitwise

gssgarden · January 23, 2009

Bought a small amount off e-bay the other day and recieved them today along with a sample of his ground power. He insisted to use your finger to taste. A finger was too much!! Man-o-man does it pack a punch. Whew!!
I can't see how people eat these things whole and raw. Saw them do it on you-tube a few times. Crazy.
Should be fun though.

Greg

TZ-OH6 · January 23, 2009

Don't believe those scientists with their high falutin measurement machines. They are in cahoots with one another trying to get the world's record for their selves. You should believe this guy because he has his own heat scale (the salsa scale) that proves that his pepper is the hottest.

http://www.ecoseeds.com/Pepper.worlds.hottest.html

http://www.ecoseeds.com/pepper.hotness.scale.html

January 7, 2009	#1
youngwilliam Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: east texas Posts: 4	Hottest Pepper? I am looking for the hottest pepper to grow. I grew some orange habaneros last year that would scorch the hair off your arm, and have a friend that loved them. His taste buds were damaged in an accident and can really only taste hot. Anyway, I want something that will really get his buds going. Any suggestions? Where to get seed. I want to grow just one plant, so only need a few seeds. Thanks.

January 8, 2009	#5
tomatoaddict Moderator Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: zone 5 Posts: 1,459	Bhut Jolokia aka the Ghost Chili. Certified as the hottest pepper in the world. __________________ Secretseedcartel.com

January 21, 2009	#11
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	hottest pepper you say ? for "heat" not flavor ? Send me a PM and a SASE and I'll send you out a pepper called "African Hot" which my retired across the street neighbor Lenny has been growing since the early 70's - he received it in trade from a guy in NC - no idea what it is: but its hooot ! ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

January 7, 2009	#2
oc tony Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: oc ca. Posts: 173	google bhut jolokia

January 7, 2009	#3
Tex Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Texas Posts: 14	Any suggestions? Where to get seed. I want to grow just one plant, so only need a few seeds. Thanks.[/quote] Youngwilliam, I recently purchased some bhut jolokia seeds and plan on planting some this year. I got them from ebay. They came with a small piece of the dried pepper. Seeing that you are also from East Texas maybe this will help describe the heat. Ever kiss a fire ant? I only have a few seeds and I hear that they are very hard to get started, sometimes taking over a month to sprout. Maybe we can work out a swap for a few seeds if you want to give them a try.

January 7, 2009	#4
louise Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: southern part Posts: 23	A friend ordered and gave me Bhut Jolokia to start, for her last year, but I gave her all her plants. She got them at The Chile Pepper Institute. The web site is www.chilepepperinstitute.org

January 8, 2009	#7
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	how you started the seed Plenty of bottom heat. I try to keep the temp around my pepper starting flats in the 90-100 range. Keep them moist. I sometimes get germination in 5-8 days. Some of the harder varieties will take 10 days to 2 weeks, but rarely with my system. For tomatoes I will use 80-90 and get germination in 3-6 days. For the harder to germinate peppers like pequins, I will rub them between 2 layers of fine sandpaper to scarify them a bit before planting.

January 21, 2009	#9
ddrsheden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bushnell, Illinois Posts: 38	I use a heating pad from the pharmacy to heat my seed trays. It cost less then $15 and i have it set at medium heat. Right now the temp is 86 degrees. I used this method last year and it worked great since I have heard that the ordinary seed nursery heat mats do not get warm enough. Some have used old water bed heaters too.

January 21, 2009	#10
Penny Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 948	Wow....looks great, and i like the idea of the heating pad too.

January 21, 2009	#12
Bitwise Gamgee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: TN z6 Posts: 103	I received Bhut Jolokia seeds from the Chile Pepper Institute yesterday. :-) Very positive experience ordering from them ... mailed them an order form and a check and one week later I had seeds in the mailbox. - Bitwise

January 23, 2009	#13
gssgarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N.C. Posts: 1,821	Bought a small amount off e-bay the other day and recieved them today along with a sample of his ground power. He insisted to use your finger to taste. A finger was too much!! Man-o-man does it pack a punch. Whew!! I can't see how people eat these things whole and raw. Saw them do it on you-tube a few times. Crazy. Should be fun though. Greg

January 23, 2009	#14
TZ-OH6 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mid-Ohio Posts: 847	Don't believe those scientists with their high falutin measurement machines. They are in cahoots with one another trying to get the world's record for their selves. You should believe this guy because he has his own heat scale (the salsa scale) that proves that his pepper is the hottest. http://www.ecoseeds.com/Pepper.worlds.hottest.html http://www.ecoseeds.com/pepper.hotness.scale.html