Pretty soon, you'll have the Hottest Pepper in the World growing in your garden! It's a great conversation starter with friends, and, while we don't recommend eating Carolina Reapers whole*, they actually are delicious in hot sauce and salsas. The Carolina Reaper has been measured at over 2 million scoville units and is the hottest chilli we currently grow. Plant them directly into rich soil, 30” apart or into containers, and grow in full sun. Currently, I have two VERY healthy Carolina Reaper plants which are both in the fruiting stage. This will ensure they won't be shocked when first outdoors, and it also strengthens their stems with the natural breezes. It’s been almost 3 months since I started germinating my seeds. I then transferred the seeds to starting mix. Make sure to harden them off by bringing them outside for a couple hours of sun a day, working up to leaving them outside for a couple full days before planting. This video takes you through the process of pruning your Carolina Reaper plant step by step to get the best possible fruit yield. This is what I observed last season for my Carolina Reapers: I soaked seeds overnight in water + H2O2 Put seeds in a wet coffee filter in a plastic bag and on a heat mat One seed sprouted (tap root visible) after 6 days, 2 after 7 days and 1 after 13 days. When it's starting to get warm enough outside both day and night (peppers don't like temperatures below 60˚), you can bring them outdoors. Transplant the Carolina Reaper seedlings into pots once they're a few inches tall with a couple sets of leaves, and grow until there are 6 true leaves on the plant. This helps strengthen the stems and keeps the seedlings from “damping-off,” which is a devastating fungal disease which affects the new plant stem just at soil level. Once they sprout, we like to give the little Carolina Reaper seedlings a brush with our hands daily, or put a fan on them. Add water to your sterile growing medium until it is moist all the way through, but not soaking wet. This step helps soften the seeds’ outer shells, making sprouting easier Fill a large bowl with your sterile growing medium. Seeds will typically germinate in 7-21 days, but be patient, sometimes it takes longer! Allow the seeds to soak for roughly 30 minutes. Then, we provide 85☏ bottom heat using a seedling heat mat, and bright light, keeping the seeds moist at all times. We like to place the Carolina Reaper seeds in sterile media and cover 1/4” deep. Moisture and a constant and consistent heat range must be maintained for best germination – and even with perfect conditions, every seed may not sprout. As with most super hot peppers, you are better off starting your Carolina Reapers indoors. The Carolina Reaper is a Capsicum chinense strain, and these strains do require a great deal of attention during the germination process. The site and season: Where and when to grow Carolina Reaper.
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