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HOT PEPPERS history
www.http://scovilleheatscale.com/
(Photos of peppers, recipies , and { introduction to the Ring of Fire})
2010- Bhut Jolokia or more commonly known as the “Ghost Pepper”. as hottest chile pepper
2011- February 2011 by the Naga Viper pepper
2011/March - Trinidad Scorpion "Butch T". measures a whopping 1,463,700 Scoville heat units. Now that's HOT!!@!%!
2012/February - The Trinidad Moruga Scorpion1 has a scoville rating of 2,000,000 scoville units of heat
2014 -The Carolina Reaper- The Carolina Reaper is a cultivar of chili pepper of the Capsicum chinense species, originally named the "HP22B",
bred by Ed Currie, who runs PuckerButt Pepper Company in Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States.
As of 2014, it is the world's most pungent pepper...
came in at 2.2 million Scoville heat units, and peaking at an incredible 2.58 Million ADDITIONAL INFORMATION SOURCES : www.chileplants.com/carolina-reaper.aspx
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_Reaper

It might be known that at least one of our Freeper Gardeners grew sone of the hot peppers for their own use and offered seeds to other Freepers.
These offered seeds (3 varieties) included : 7 pot Douglah, Trinada Scorpion longtail, and Datil.
I intend to use the above varieties to see if they are an effective pesticide for thrips, and other leaf eating pests (including humans) with gloves and safety glasses
as these are potentially harmful doses of capiscum.
Apparently the Carolina Reeper sufferred from a premature frost, and was somewhat of a crop failure.
This brings me to another point : would other Freeper Gardeners consider a possible seed exchange.

Hi TIK,

Trinidad Scorpion Maruga (sp) which is reputed to be the second hottest pepper in the world according to Husband, did not prosper.

We brought it inside (from the garage) after the temps dropped below 20 degrees, and it struggled soon after. Even though I still have one branch that has newer little leaves - the peppers never matured to brown. Most of the peppers failed. Only one is left, and that is showing signs of yuck. I still think either my husband was wrong on the maturity, or he was sent the wrong seeds.

We gave it a good go though, and saved the peppers that failed for the seeds anyway.

I got pissed because it was a BEAUTIFUL plant. He has started new seeds a few days ago. Getting a jump on it this year.