The good news is that if you see a pepper with blossom end rot, you can still use the pepper and just cut off the affected part. In general, you can prevent blossom end rot by ensuring you’re using nutrient-rich, loamy soil and watering your plant adequately. Photo by Chidpan Lapsirisutthiboon 3. The Carolina Reaper Pepper Has Insect Damage The list of the hottest peppers in the world is growing all the time. Growers are producing hotter and hotter hybrids with hopes of pushing the Scoville Heat Scale limits, and there is even a reality show in the works where chili growers compete to grow the hottest peppers they can grow. The ripening of Carolina Reapers should be a hands-off process. Once the pepper has fruited, it is likely that it will survive and be healthy, so give it the time it needs to fully ripen on the plant. If a frost is coming, consider moving the plant indoors in a large, 5-gallon container to let the ripening process continue.

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The history of the Carolina reaper is not without controversy. Troy Primeaux of Primo’s Peppers bred the 7 pot Primo variety from Trinidad Capsicum chinense peppers. The Primo pepper is a strikingly similar pepper to the reaper. The Carolina Reaper is a cross between the well-known ghost pepper and red habanero. The Winthrop University in South Carolina was the testing location. The highest Scoville units measured were over 2.2 million, the average is 1,641,000. Fertilizers with high levels of nitrogen should be avoided, as they are not helpful for fruit production. Only start fertilizing the Carolina Reaper plant after blossoms have appeared. Doing it earlier will not help the plant grow, as it is in the germination stage, and will only amount to a waste of money. For pepper enthusiasts, that just isn’t acceptable. While we are all sure Pepper X is a spicy pepper, without experiencing it first hand from homegrown plants, pepper growers won’t be satisfied.In cooking, this pepper is commonly used, in controlled quantities, in sauces, salsas, stews, and soups. Some people dehydrate this hot pepper to make chili flakes and powders. The Naga Morich is a superhot pepper from Northeast India and Bangladesh. It is closely related to the bhut jolokia, or ghost pepper, and reaches up to 1.5 million Scoville Heat Units. Give it time: the plants are now growing! Bulbs of peppers will soon appear, which can take an additional 100 days or so to fully ripen. Continue the light work of gardening the plants and ensuring that temperatures are correct. Consider moving them inside a greenhouse or indoors if the season will change soon.

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The ghost pepper (aka bhut jolokia) was officially the hottest peppers around, topping the Red Savina Habanero. It was awarded the distinction of World's Hottest of All Spices by the Guinness World Records in 2006, though was eventually toppled several times over. Honorable MentionsWhen it has already been scientifically proven that this hot pepper is the hottest pepper in the world, then, if you’re growing it, you can claim huge bragging rights! A week or two before transplanting outside, harden seedlings off by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions. Prepare a bed by tilling deeply, incorporating plenty of organic matter and ensuring good drainage. Don’t be fooled by its name! The Chocolate Bhutlah is nowhere close to satisfying your sweet tooth!

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The mature pod of this hot pepper has a chocolate brown, earthy color. They initially start as green and turn brown as they grow. While you may correctly assume the Carolina Reaper is too hot for any insect to enjoy, they do enjoy other parts of the plant. And, unfortunately, when the leaves and stems are damaged, they can pull nutrients from the entire plant, which means that the plant won’t produce good peppers.

The Trinidad Scorpion Butch T has been rated at 1,463,700 Scoville Heat Units (SHU), according to recent tests. It was propagated by Butch Taylor of Zydeco Hot Sauce and grown by the Chilli Factory. Komodo Dragon -1,400,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU) Grown by the UK’s largest producer of peppers, Salvatore Genovese, who has a seven-acre farm in Blunham, Bedfordshire. He seems to have made it his goal to produce hotter and hotter chilies, which includes the Komodo Dragon. Looking forward to his future work. Naga Viper- 1,382,118 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). Nagy, Z; Daood, H; Ambrózy, Z; Helyes, L (2015). "Determination of Polyphenols, Capsaicinoids, and Vitamin C in New Hybrids of Chili Peppers". Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry. 2015: 102125. doi: 10.1155/2015/102125. PMC 4606152. PMID 26495153.