7 Pot Pepper Hot Chocolate (1 Plant)

Related to the Trinidad Scorpion Pepper the Chocolate Seven Pot Pepper gets its name from the ability of a single pepper to spice up seven pots of stew, clocking in at over 1,000,000 on the Scoville heat scale. Plants reach about four feet in height and fruit ripens to a rich chocolate. This variety in particular outcompetes its red counterpart in spiciness.  Harvest: 90-120 Days Sun: Full Sun Pairs Well With: Eggplants – Peppers and eggplants demand similar growing conditions making them quite a strong pairing Beans, peas - Peppers are heavy feeders and pairing with legume varieties that enrich the soil will do them well Lettuce, salad mix – These low-to-the-ground varieties both maximize garden space and are light feeders, complimenting both pepper’s size and tendency to pull a lot of nutrients from the soil Marigolds – a repellent for some of the pests that bother peppers