a b c d e f g h Twilight Greenaway (10 January 2013). "How Hot is That Pepper? How Scientists Measure Spiciness". Smithsonian.com, US Smithsonian Institution . Retrieved 17 December 2017. The appearance of the ghost pepper can vary greatly. As there is no uniform size for the fruit, it can take on many different shapes and colours during its growing cycle. On average, a fully ripened pepper will measure anywhere between 5.95 and 8.54cm. The surface of the fruit can differ in texture as well. Some peppers will have a rough feel, whereas others will be completely smooth. Depending on ripeness, ghost peppers will take on a red, yellow, or even orange colour. How Hot Are Ghost Peppers? MasterChef Australia features eight of the hottest chillies on the planet; have you tried any?". The Indian Express. 2 June 2021 . Retrieved 4 November 2021. Ghost Pepper Jelly: Did you know you can make jelly from ghost peppers, sugar, pectin, and cider vinegar? Spread it on toast if you dare. One thing to keep in mind is that ghost peppers take a long time to germinate. Like other super hot varieties, they are very stubborn and can take up to 35 days to sprout.

The name “ghost” pepper came about due to a mistranslation. Westerners thought the Bhut Jolokia was pronounced “Bhot,” which is translated as “Ghost.” Uses of Growing Ghost Peppers Some Like It Hot: Dorset's Ultra-Hot Chillies". Archived from the original on 19 November 2012 . Retrieved 25 August 2010. Moving the ghost peppers into large pots will allow the plants to continue to grow indoors until outdoor temperatures are livable. We transplant our seedlings into 3″ pots where they stay for the remaining 4-6 weeks before going outside. Small ghost pepper plant (left) and large ghost pepper plant (right). The larger plant was transplanted weeks earlier. Moving Outdoors He was still feeling the effects of Pepper X 12 hours later, he says, although by then the worst was over. “I would say, after a couple of hours, you are able to have a normal life.”Growing peppers at home can be a hugely rewarding task. Harvesting your own carefully cultivated chillies to use in cooking is a great feeling. But, from seed to harvest, how do you achieve this?... a b c d e f g h Collins MD, Wasmund LM, Bosland PW (1995). "Improved method for quantifying capsaicinoids in Capsicum using high-performance liquid chromatography". HortScience. 30 (1): 137–139. doi: 10.21273/HORTSCI.30.1.137. Chemical hazards in law enforcement". The Police Policy Studies Council . Retrieved 2009-02-09. Most law enforcement sprays have a pungency of 500,000 to 2 million SHU. One brand has sprays with 5.3 million SHU. Ten years ago, Pilgaard was a musician and amateur chilli grower who had landed a two-month summer gig on a Danish island. He brought his chilli plants with him and sat down one afternoon to sample a homegrown habanero and describe its attributes on camera – like a wine tasting, he thought. Bhaumik, Subir (24 March 2010). "India scientists hail 'multi-purpose' chillis". BBC News. City of Westminster, England . Retrieved 24 April 2012.

But a liking for spicy food is not the same thing as an appetite for tremendous pain. Superhot chillies have spawned a trend for daredevil consumption in the form of TikTok and YouTube “challenge” videos with titles featuring parenthetical asides such as “(Goes Very Wrong)”, “(Ends Badly)” and “(Vomit Alert)”. They have also given rise to an endurance sport: competitive chilli-eating. In a standard competition, contestants consume a whole chilli each round, working their way up the Scoville scale until there is only one person still chewing. Crawford, Matthew C. (5 September 2014). "Hot pepper town swept by heat wave". The Korea Herald . Retrieved 9 January 2017. Seed starting soil contains a light, fluffy mix, usually containing peat moss, perlite, and vermiculite. It creates the ideal environment for germination. It usually does not contain nutrients either, so fertilizer should be applied about 1 week after the seeds sprout. After you harvest your ghost peppers, there are many things you can do with them. We like to dehydrate ours and grind them into powder. You can also try adding some ghost pepper to stir-fry or chili if you like it really hot.a b c d Raktim Ranjan Bhagowati; etal. (2009). "Genetic Variability and Traditional Practices in Naga King Chili Landraces of Nagaland" (PDF). Asian Agri-History. 13 (3): 171–180. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011.

The Ghost Pepper has a Scoville heat rating of 855,000 to 1,041,427, making it one of the most popular hot peppers in the world. On the super-hot chili pepper scale, the Carolina Reaper remains at the top with a rating of 1,400,000 to 2,200,000 SHU. Death Spiral has a Scoville rating of 1.3 million, making it a milder chili pepper. The Hottest Peppers In The WorldPremkumar, Louis S. (2014-06-13). "Transient Receptor Potential Channels as Targets for Phytochemicals". ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 5 (11): 1117–1130. doi: 10.1021/cn500094a. ISSN 1948-7193. PMC 4240255. PMID 24926802. They are quite nutritious, like all hot peppers. But there’s a big catch. Because of their extreme heat, you eat less ghost pepper than other chilies in a sitting. This means you only get a fraction of the benefits compared to a pepper like the very eatable jalapeño. See our ghost pepper nutrition post to get a full breakdown. Can you grow them at home? Ghost peppers have a long growing season – up to 150 days from planting to harvest! The pods can take a long time to fully ripen and change color. We love watching the colors turn slowly throughout the weeks. Red ghost peppers ready for harvest.

Some like it hot, and some like it hotter. Chili pepper growers that enjoy a bit of heat will certainly get what they ask for when growing ghost peppers. Keep reading to learn more about these HOT pepper plants. About Ghost Pepper Plants

History and Origin of Ghost Peppers

a b Compton, Richard G.; Batchelor-McAuley, Christopher; Ngamchuea, Kamonwad; Chaisiwamongkhol, Korbua (2016-10-31). "Electrochemical detection and quantification of gingerol species in ginger (Zingiber officinale) using multiwalled carbon nanotube modified electrodes". Analyst. 141 (22): 6321–6328. Bibcode: 2016Ana...141.6321C. doi: 10.1039/C6AN02254E. ISSN 1364-5528. PMID 27774555. S2CID 40241982. The scale is named after its creator, American pharmacist Wilbur Scoville, whose 1912 method is known as the Scoville organoleptic test. [3] [4] The Scoville organoleptic test is a subjective assessment derived from the capsaicinoid sensitivity by people experienced with eating hot chilis. [3]