Harvest chiles when they are red and glowing. Plant the m directly into rich soil, 30” apart or into large 5 gallon containers. Transplant seedlings into pots and grow until there are 6 true leaves on the plant.

Provide 85☏ bottom heat, bright light and keep moist at all times. Place the seeds in sterile media and cover 1/4” deep. In early spring, start seeds indoors 8 weeks prior to warm nightly temperatures. Like Ghosts? Make sure to try growing our other Ghost Pepper Seeds – we have a great selection of different colors and flavors of Bhut Jolokias including Chocolate, Yellow, Purple, White and Peach. 3.5 Ounce (Pack of 1) 4.6 out of 5 stars. Warning: Handling this pepper requires extreme caution. Ghost Pepper Powder- 3.5 Oz, Smoked, Hottest & Spicy chilli powder (SMOKED BHUT JOLOKIA POWDER) Organically Grown - 3.5 Oz. This is not for scaredy cats! Capsicum chinense/C.frutescens (100 days) CAUTION WORLDS NO 3 HOTTEST PEPPER The ghost pepper, also known as bhut jolokia, is extremely hot.

The flavor is fruity up front then spooky hot. The 30” tall plants will produce fruit all season. Pods are 3” long and 1” wide with red dented skin. Not even whiskey will save you! It has been said that when people survive the heat of this Outlaw Pepper they become Tombstone Legends! So when comparing the ghost pepper vs habanero, the ghost is three times hotter. Specifically, the ghost pepper scale ranks at 1,041,427 Scoville units. The burning generally intensifies over 10 15 minutes and subsides after 30 40 minutes. The ghost pepper has the distinction of being the first chile to register over 1,000,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU).It’s also one of the hottest peppers on earth. Once the heat kicks in, expect sweating, watery eyes, hiccups and shortness of breath. The heat does not kick in for 30 45 seconds. It keeps creeping up on you until shivers go down your spine and your face goes numb. Ghost peppers offer an intense fruity, sweet chili flavor. This Tombstone Ghost Pepper burns so hot and scares you so bad you’ll wish you were in Boothill! The heat is far more than you would expect.