The Scoville Scale

We have found what is called “Wickles” Wickedly hot pickles. They use a Cayenne pepper and some garlic, sometimes a couple of smaller Cayennes in the pint. The labels shows a Cayenne pepper and a pickle dancing with each other. We like em, they really add that something special to a burger or hot dog.

Oh, and don’t let the price fool you at the grocery store! They’re like $6xx a lb right? It’d take like 40 of em to make a pound! Usually 4-6 of em is a buck or so.

Pulsar, ghost peppers are really particular about soil, sun and heat they get. I had to import soil in from Hawaii to get them to grow properly

We got Wickles up here. Love their relish. Bought a jar and I put it on basically everything. Sarahs uncle had some Wickles Pickles, but they had a bread n butter flavor to them, which I dont like. But they had a nice spice

Wow! Importing soil for the plants is going way overboard! But I guess if you really really want to grow great heaping gobs of your own Ghost peppers…. the pepper plants are usually very prolific and make way more peppers than some folks expect.

We just planted 3 outside our back door and they make dozens and dozens of peppers each plant, with quite a long spell of production. :slight_smile: Really enjoyed watching the little greenie meanies grown into brilliant orange Nuclear disasters. :slight_smile:

I dont know what happened to them. All three types turned white and died after the first day outside. They were still in the potting soil in solo cups, and I made sure it was plenty warm out before I brought them out

How warm is “plenty warm” in Maine? The peppers are generally a warm to hot weather plant. With nights in the low to mid 70’s and days from 95 to 115 the habanero seemed to thrive here.

It was well up above 70s, maybe even 80s when I put them out. Was last year, so I dont remember exactly

edit: http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/tomato/tomato-leaves-turn-white.htm

Its for tomatoes, but I am pretty sure that is probably what happened. Shock from going from my indoor grow light to full sun

Trying to figure out why they would have only made it through the first day. Pretty much had to be the temperature, can’t figure why they would have gone down so fast. They’re usually pretty hardy plants.

It is not about the heat of the outside weather, it is about maintaining a soil temperature at 70F or higher after moving them outside. Did you buy growing plants or start from seeds? Potting soil has some additives that really burn the roots. If you can find 15-15-15 soil and you can put a heating pad under at night, you might be able to grow a nice sized plant. Also keeping the keeping the Ph level between 6-7, you will get the beat flavor to heat ratio.

I started them all from seeds. Like I said, it probably was shocked from going from one grow light to full sun light. That is the only thing I can figure

got a garden out back with

2 7 pod Douglahs
2 Trinidad Scorpions
2 Red Bhut Jolokia
1 Morouga
1 Carolina Reaper
1 Naga Morich

I use them in a bit of everything - and yes, I grew up in Texas.

I would love some trinadad seeds if your willing to salvage some wiljen :wink:

I just ordered some Mad Dog 357 Silver Collector’s Edition with bullet Key Chain Hot Sauce from an Amazon seller. Claims to be 750,000 Scovill units. I also have some Faraon Habanero Pepper “Pure Pulp” in red and green. The only Habanero sauces I have seen that lists water and vinegar as ingredients 2 and 3. I just bought them so have not tried them yet. Listed as made in Panama. We shall see.

Ive got the 357 Collectors stuff and it is wicked hot but obviously an extract sauce - the sugar cane as a cover for the extract helps though, has a good flavor.

Definitely a lightweight here. Probably due to some unfortunate incidences in my youth with second chance meals. I do like foods with some spice but hot oil for my Cubano and Kolsh is about the high end for me.

I like peppers, but powdered cayenne and jalapenos are about my limit. My two sons grow and enjoy hot peppers, including the Carolina Reaper. Heat varies with growing conditions and varies pepper to pepper as well as plant to plant.

The pepper I cannot eat? Bell peppers, something in them always raises heck in my digestive system.

I’m fine with Jalapeno’s, Chili Pequin, Habanero, but don’t care for the results when eating Bell Peppers. Crazy maybe but it is what it is.

Great, now you guys have me watching people eating hot peppers on youtube!Not how I thought I would be spending my Sunday morning!

…you laughed your butt off didn’t you! Cracks me up, every time I see it.

I did, but then started watching all the other ones.I did try the Habanero challenge once while I lived in VA.I spent most of the night drooling on myself.The best part was the next morning at work.My co-workers could hear my screaming in the bathroom!Talk about “ring of fire”!Never again!