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Old May 4, 2011 | 7:05 am
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slawecki
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Originally Posted by anaggie
Just ordered the following:

http://www.shop.sonoranspicecompany....z-PODS-200.htm

and some of the flakes to try it for kicks. Have some friends who are constantly boasting how much heat they can handle.

Has anyone ever tried this?
i grow them. they are difficult to grow in the dc area. they need a 180 day season at over 90F.

if you are going to play with them, wear rubber gloves. find a friend (mine are from the indian sub continent) who eat peppers that are insanely hot. have them check to see if they are the real thing. there are natives from africa that also eat pepper that are this hot.

i would question that your peppers are in fact bhuts. bhuts are very expensive. seeds are very expensive. i have paid $5 for 10 genuine seeds. if you grow them with other peppers, be careful. peppers will cross hyberdize, with the hottest pepper usually the dominate. sweet green jalopenas can come out seriously nasty.

if you would, pm me if you will send me some of the seeds out of your pack. it't probably too late to start them this year, but will try, and will try again next year. the seeds do not start for 30-45-60 days. i have some i started back on the first of feb, and they are just starting to emerge.
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