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Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

I have some extra Carribbean Red Habenero seeds if anyone is interested. I've already sprouted more than I can grow this year and I have lots of seeds left that won't see dirt with me this year. I'll probably grow the seeds from this years fruit next year so I won't be needing these anymore. They are yours for a bubble. Let me know if you're interested.

3/2/2007 1:14:28 AM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

I have about a dozen plants started but I need to cut it down to six to grow this year. They produce like crazy!

You have got to be nuts to eat them like that! LOL! Them things will put hair on your chest, that's for sure!

3/2/2007 10:35:16 AM

Netherlands

The hottest pepper at the moment is the Mexican "Gringo-killer" or Tépin. It's only half an inch at the largest and has a heat value of 50,000 HS. A Jalapeno by comparison is 400 HS and a Habenero 2,500 HS.

It is suggested to leave the Tepin whole, put it in the dish you are preparing and take it out before serving.

3/2/2007 12:47:19 PM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

I've heard about them Tepin's but have never seen them yet. I wonder how they would grow here? I bet a little powdered pepper sprinkled on the ground around the garden would ward off dogs, cats, slugs, snails, and any other sensitive life forms. LOL!

I've been thinking about making a tea with habanero, tobacco, and garlic to spray on the garden to ward off pests. I will probably use a small test patch first to see if it works. It would be cool to be able to grow your own pesticide.

3/2/2007 1:49:19 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

no no no keep up on your peppers...the Hottest is the "Ghost Pepper" Bhut Jolokia 1,000,000 SHU. I only know this because I seen it on yahoo the other day some crazy girl was eating them like candy...

Shannon do not spray tobacco on your plants... Tobacco Mosaic Virus is a big killer.

3/2/2007 1:59:06 PM

President - GPC

I would also bet that the pepper will burn leaves, dog paws, you may want to check on that first, some of these peppers can cause serious burns and permanant damage.

3/2/2007 2:34:14 PM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

http://spectre.nmsu.edu/dept/docs/CHILE/ChileShop07f.pdf

Here is a great link to an amazing variety of pepper seeds! They have the Ghost Chiles for $5.00 for ten seeds. Aparently they are the only place to get these seeds. All the other pepper seeds are $3.00 for thirty seeds. I'm half tempted to order some of those Ghost Chiles.....

Yes, I am concerened about tobacco mosaic virus. I will probably just grow it for my boyfriend to smoke. It'll be a lot healthier than the cig's you by at the store! He'll just have to get used to the flavor. The people at Heirloom Acres Seed Company use it with no problems (so they say) and that's where I got the instructions and seeds too. I bought both the Scherazi and Hopi strains.

I know that they sell hot pepper wax to put on plants but I will look into it further before I go ahead and do it.

I do a lot of brainstorming and usually scrap the ideas before they get put in action. It's fun to test new ideas though.

3/2/2007 3:37:56 PM

Roselle, IL GJGEM@sbcglobal.net

The hottest pepper in the world is the Red Savina Habanero. Heat is rated in scoville units and the Red Savina is rated at 350,000 ~ 577,000 units. Tepins really are not that hot. Tepins are nice plants to grow. Pea size peppers that dry easy and pack some heat. You would be a fool to eat a Red Savina.

3/2/2007 5:52:24 PM

Logan Utah

i would like some habanaro pepper seeds that would be interesting to make salsa out of..

3/2/2007 7:22:09 PM

New Castle, Pa.

Habanaros are great, but seriously eating them is not a good idea. I dry mine and use them sparingly as a seasoning. Dutch Brads advice about any thing hotter should be followed, really hot peppers should be placed in the dish and removed before eating. Some like it hot, and I do too, but you really have to be careful with these things. Enough said, everyone probably needs to learn on their own.

3/2/2007 11:23:27 PM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

http://www.tucsoncitizen.com/ss/taste/42293.php

The Ghost Chile is now the worlds hottest pepper, it has 1,001,304 Scoville heat units! That's crazy!!!

Kunz, shoot me an email and I'll give you my address.

3/3/2007 12:23:16 AM

Colo.Spgs.CO. Pikes Peak Chapter @ spacemaster400@earthlink.net

And then there is the Guam pepper........ouch talk about permanent damage..a pepper little is known about except for the victims that have ate one, Tears, hard breathing, very red face, and a slow recovery usually lasting 1 to 2 hours with pain , pain , pain, but they taste so good and are extremely hard to grow at my climate. but are worth growing so long as one victim to eat one is found every year fresh off the plant, it makes it all worth it. You gotta love the peppers to enjoy and justify the work it takes to grow them especially when your plants are almost half a decade old and growing, and it takes 2 to 3 years before they produce mature fruits and enough to eat produced so that you have mature seed stock to regrow that will not produce for 2 years or later until you have a mature plant...Hot, Hot

3/3/2007 6:12:59 AM

Logan Utah

Any1 have some of those ghost peper seeds

3/3/2007 7:21:34 AM

Roselle, IL GJGEM@sbcglobal.net

WOW... that is smoking. You could kill somebody with that

3/3/2007 9:04:17 AM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

Hey fisher, will you put me on the list to get seeds from you for the bhut jolokia seeds from the ones you grow? I'll see if I can find anything worthy of trading for by the time the seeds would be ready.

3/3/2007 9:45:43 AM

Oswego, New York

Hi, I love hot peppers, please send address and postage requirements and I will send out a bubble pack. Thanks, Bonnie

3/3/2007 10:00:21 PM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

What's your email Bonnie?

3/4/2007 9:11:30 AM

New Castle, Pa.

All I can think about is getting up in the morning and having to put in my contact lenses after messing with those things. I'll most likly plant some habaneros this year like I always do but I'm really not sure why? I still have dried ones in the freezer from two years ago. About thirty years ago after I first got married one of my wifes old bofriends use to show up to visit now and then. I once gaciously fixed him a fresh veggie sandwich loaded with those nasty little orange habaneros. He hasn't been around since! She is still here though. Those really hot peppers do have a use you just have to know when to use them.

3/4/2007 9:10:39 PM

Simi valley, ca

I did spray all the new ends of secondarys with chilli arbol everyone of them & everyday ,to help ward off ground squrills , & yes it works , they might still try one but wont keep eating , It never burned plant , even the new ends ,, & im not sure what efect it had on plants but they were supper healthy ,, I kind of think it helped plant health !!! they looked great that yr !!!

3/5/2007 12:29:54 AM

Simi valley, ca

ps the way i did it was to boil powdered chilli & strain it & spray it on ,,It kind of cloges sprayer anyways !! I could see tons of fine particels on ends of secondarys !

3/5/2007 12:32:53 AM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

I use rubber gloves when I mess with the Habanero's. I might have to double up on the gloves for the Ghost Chili's! LOL!

3/5/2007 10:52:19 AM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

OK, I finally broke down and paid $10 for approx 20-25 seeds.....now I hope they sprout for me! LOL!

3/7/2007 10:59:20 AM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

They said that the seeds are germinating at 80% if they are soaked in a 10:1 water and bleach solution for twenty minutes and then rinsed before planting in the dirt. Without treating, it's only 70%.

3/7/2007 1:49:09 PM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

I read that they will easily be cross pollinated by other peppers. I might just give away my habanero plants to avoid any chance of cross pollination and weakening the heat from the ghost chiles. It is 200 feet from one of my gardens to another one. Do you think this is far enough to avoid cross pollination? The space between them is just grass yard and another small garden. I'm afraid the bees and other bugs will carry the pollen on them to each other. What does everyone think? What are the chances of cross pollination at that far apart?

3/7/2007 6:43:45 PM

canal winchester ohio

As far as heat goes habaneros are ok, I pickle them & eat'em whole ( let them sit jarred for 6-8 months for more heat). For real heat in my salsa I prefer Bulgarian Carrots & Yellow Mushroom. I once ate 2 Bulgarian Carrots right off the plant & my mouth went numb.
But remember that how hot your peppers get depend a lot on how you grow them. While you can't control the temp. you can ( to a point) control the water. When you peppers have set but not yet matured let the plant dry out a bit. I like to take mine to the point where the plant is almost wilting then hit it with a large amount of water. It's always funny when I take jalapenos to work for folks to eat. Being jalapenos the brave at heart take them in one bite only to discover that they have the heat of a habanero.

3/7/2007 7:19:07 PM

NEPA roller46@hotmail.com KB3QKV

Pungency values for any pepper, stated in "Scoville units," are imprecise, due to expected variation within a species—easily by a factor of 10 or more—depending on seed lineage, climate and even soil (this is especially true of habaneros). The inaccuracies described in the measurement methods above also contribute to the imprecision of these values. When interpreting Scoville ratings, this should be kept in mind.

3/9/2007 12:39:46 PM

Georgia

Does anyone know were I can get my hands on some Bhut Jolkia seeds Ive been growing caribean Reds now for a while and love them I just want to grow something even hotter. I found one place but its over seas. Well someone let me know if ya get a chance..thanks.

3/15/2007 1:37:42 PM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

Bhut Jolokia seeds are available through the Chile Pepper Institute. To order, call (505) 646-3028. Bhut Jolokia plants should be available for purchase from the institute in late April.

3/15/2007 3:55:19 PM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

It's in New Mexico. It costs $5.00 for 10 seeds.

http://www.nmsu.edu/~ucomm/Releases/2007/february/hottest_chile.htm

3/15/2007 3:57:44 PM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

Sorry, this is the right link.

http://spectre.nmsu.edu/dept/welcome.html?t=chile

3/15/2007 3:59:04 PM

Georgia

Thanks Laurie Im way in Georgia I wonder if they ship seeds or not well Ill give them a call. I have a whole garden plot just for peppers. I love the cariban reds they have a nice heat as long with the chocalate Habeneros. I just keep all the Habeneros in pots they seem to do better that way.

3/16/2007 9:30:08 AM

Georgia

Hey Lauralie I placed a order and should recieve some seeds in a couple weeks thanks for the link. Even though I have no idea what im gonna do with the peppers cause I can barely handle the Red Habeneros. Im growing them just for a little more fire. Tips to any guys out there growing extremely hot peppers wash your hands reallllllllly good before taking a piss...I found out the hard way.

3/16/2007 1:14:46 PM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

No problem! I also found out the hard way except in female terms! Even had problems after 4 days of nearly constant handwashing. Now I won't go near them without rubber gloves LOL!

3/16/2007 2:22:38 PM

Hobbiton New Zealand

Dont let the neighbour help her self to red Habs from your garden she ended up taking oue or their kids to hospital for pain relief. Even the police came down and brought the reversal spray for the pepper spray they use on people.
It a good thing the Neighbour is my Boss and they like me alot!
So wearing gloves is a pretty big yes I think.

3/21/2007 2:43:50 PM

Central Pennsylvania lauralie1978@yahoo.com

Thanks Fisher!

Ouch Steve! That's horrible!

I just made about 2 gallons worth of chili last night. I spice the heck out of it with the regular chili powder, 'sudden death' hot sauce, and spices. Then I add at least two heaping tablespoons full of the ground up habaneros. Let that simmer for a few hours and if you don't sweat when you eat it, there is something wrong with you! After the torture of it coming out the other end, you feel great! It's almost as if it purifies your bloodstream or something!

3/21/2007 5:47:21 PM

Georgia

Hey Lauralie I got some Bhut Jolokia seeds and some Naga Jolokia seeds at the house yesterday im gonna give them to my girlfreind who works at a greenhouse to germinate them. Shell also be germination my Red Habeneros..it takes a while. Im looking forward to the Jolokias a lot I hope there hot as people say they are. Yep I always wear gloves now when messing with the peppers Ive learned the hard way a couple of times.

3/22/2007 9:53:41 AM