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CAROLINA REAPER PEPPER PLANTS FOR SALE NEAR ME FULL

This pepper wasn’t discovered in remote parts of the world like many of the land-race hot peppers this is a cross breed. While the Carolina Reaper is still ranked #1 by Guinness, there have been recent reports of a Dragon’s Breath Pepper testing in at 2,483,584 SHU. What pepper is hotter than a Carolina Reaper? However there is a deadly dose of capcaicin, but you would have to ingest 3 pounds of dried Carolina Reaper Powder in one sitting for that to happen. Long Answer: While incredibly spicy, capsaicin only triggers pain receptors in the mouth and throat, so the pain you are feeling isn’t actually hurting your body.

Dehydrated to make pepper powders or flakesįAQ about The Reaper Can you die from eating a Carolina Reaper?.

The Carolina Reaper pepper has virtually unlimited culinary uses including: Expected harvests for each plant can be up to several pounds over an entire season. Productivityĩ0 days from germination to harvest. Plant SizeĪ Carolina Reaper plant will grow up to a maximum of 5 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet across. 10 gallons seems to be the perfect size of portability and growing potential. The larger the container, the larger the plant. If grown in a container a minimum size of 3 gallons is required, but 5 gallons is recommended. Inorganic Fertilizer: General Hydroponics MaxiBloom Container FriendlyĬarolina Reapers can be grown in containers or in the ground. If your fertilizer doesn’t have Calcium listed, spray leaves with diluted Cal-mag once a month. The first number, nitrogen, is lower than the other two values. Look for fertilizers with a higher Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) than Nitrogen (N). These types of targeted fertilizers will have all the required macro-nutrients and micro-nutrients pepper plants need. Fertilizer RequirementsĪ vegetable or tomato fertilizer is required throughout the flowering stages. Check soil moisture before watering if unsure. This leaf wilt in high temperatures is a defense mechanism and water is not needed in this scenario. Extremely high temperatures can cause leaf wilt and can trick beginners into watering when not needed.

Only water once soil is completely dry and just before leaves start to wilt. Mulch containers or garden to prevent roots from baking in the sun. Soil should be slightly acidic, ph of 6 to 6.5, that is well draining and “light”.

CAROLINA REAPER PEPPER PLANTS FOR SALE NEAR ME FULL

Light RequirementsĮstablished Reaper plants require full sun. The seeds require a warm (85° F or 29.4° C) and moist environment to sprout. Seed germination is slow and takes 2 weeks to over 4 weeks. It was bred in South Carolina, USA and tested at the Winthrop University testing over 2.2 million scovilles at its peak. This cultivar is the result of a cross between a Ghost Pepper and a Red Habanero. It is perfect to add to chili, stir fry or marinates without affecting the flavor of the original dish. Just one pepper has the pungency to spice up 100’s of dishes. The Carolina Reaper pepper has a sweet and fruity flavor, that is right before the heat kicks in. Normally superhots have bitter chemical-like undertones as if you can actually taste the capsaicin, but that’s not the case here. There is nothing normal about this pepper because it was bred for heat and that it is. Oddly enough this pepper has excellent flavor as well.ĭespite the Carolina Reaper being “officially” ranked as #1 by Guinness, there have been recent reports of a Dragon’s Breath Pepper testing even higher at 2,483,584 SHU. This “thing” called the Carolina Reaper (AKA HP22B) is better described as the demon pepper child that was invented by man.