Carolina Reaper Pepper - Chocolate - (1 Plant)
The current holder of that title “the worlds hottest pepper” clocking in at 1,500,000 to a whopping 2,200,000 on the Scoville scale. The sweet and spicy pepper is quite versatile in cooking, as long as proper precaution is used when handling. Plants produce roughly 20-30 peppers. Fruits ripen to a rich chocolate. Harvest: 90-100 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