My habanero plant has peppers!

[Mojo_electro]

:woohoo:

I've been growing this habanero pepper plant from seeds I got out of a pepper I bought Publix, saw today I have some baby peppers coming in. The simple things in life make me happy.

I am trying to get a hold of some bhut jolokia peppers ("Indian ghost pepper" pretty much the world's hottest pepper) or some seeds to grow them. They seem to be really hard to come by, and you can't buy the peppers anywhere that I have seen, apparently they don't keep well after they are picked.

Anyone got any ideas on the best way to get ahold of them?

I got some jalapeno seedlings that are doing pretty good too. :thumbsup:

[OffWithTheirHeads]

1. Mine just sit there. Jalapenos too. Planted in march. Still no pepperitos.

Good on you. What part of the country? I'm in Tucson.

[Mojo_electro]

5. I'm in south Florida.

One think I will say is they they take LOTS of water and lots of sun..... you almost can't overwater them. How tall is your plant? Do you have flowers yet? Give it some time, they'll show up. :hi:

[bluesbassman]

2. IBTL. No sex threads.

I know code when I see it. :rofl:

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. Well, it woulda been weird if it was growing tomatos.

:P

What are you going to do with them? They are so HOT!!!

[Mojo_electro]

7. I'll share some, and use some in food and salsa...

and I'll also use some of the seeds to grow some more..

I'm kinda of a hot pepper aficianado.. :)

[trof]

4. Habaneros are about a ZILLION on the Scoville scale.

OK, not quite that hot, but PUHLENTY hot for me.

Here's REALLY HOT:
The chilis with the highest rating on the Scoville scale exceed one million Scoville units, and include specimens of naga jolokia or bhut jolokia and its cultivars, the "Dorset naga" and the "Ghost chili," neither of which has official cultivar status.<4><5> The Naga Viper currently holds the unofficial title for hottest pepper. It was produced in the UK by crossing the three hottest peppers known to the world, including the Bhut jolokia. Researchers at Warwick University tested the Naga Viper and found that it measures 1,359,000 on the Scoville scale.<6> It should be noted that a chilli trial carried out by a team from the BBC's Gardeners' World programme put the heat value of Dorset Naga at a staggering 1.6 million SHU.<7>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scoville_scale

BTW, pepper spray registers in excess of 5,000,000 on the Scoville scale.

[hifiguy]

6. Somehow I just invented a recipe that uses these little A-bombs

by accident a couple of weeks ago:

Hifiguy's Habanero-Mushroom Cream Sauce for Pasta
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Start with 1 small habanero, and about a half pound of the mushrooms of your choice.

Slice the habanero, seeds and all, into paper-thin slices, using the appropriate precautions when dealing with this kind of rocket fuel.

Slice mushrooms.

Melt 1-2 TB butter (I prefer Kerrygold or President for the richer taste) in skillet over med-lo heat.

After butter melts, scrape peppers in and let them infuse into the butter.

Raise heat to med-hi, toss in mushrooms, season with salt and pepper. Saute until not quite limp. Deglaze if you wish with a dash of white wine.

Meanwhile, heat up about 1 cup of half-and-half in a saucepan.

When half-and half is not quite boiling, dump contents of skillet including ALL drippings adn scrapings, into the saucepan.

Check seasonings and reduce slightly.

Add to any kind of pasta - I like Trader Joe's egg pappardelle. Toss, sprinkle with grated Pecorino Romano.

Go directly to heaven. :9

There should just be a lingering trace of heat under rich flavor of mushroom. The butter and half-and-half cut the face-melting intensity (which I kinda like) down to a gentle but intense finishing flavor.

[Mojo_electro]

8. That sounds awesome...

I never liked mushrooms growing up, and just recently I am getting a taste for them and have been experimenting some... So I'd probably chop the mushrooms pretty small, but man that sounds great. I like the half-and-half... probably nice and creamy. Thanks!

[ZombieHorde]

9. When I was a teenager, I worked at a small cafe.

One day, I brought in some habanero peppers for my tuna sandwich. I cut the peppers, made my sandwich, and then went to the bathroom to go pee. A few minutes after leaving the bathroom, my penis started to burn. It got hotter and hotter. I curled up into a ball on a chair in the back of the cafe.

One by one, the waitresses came back and laughed at me. Lessened learned.

[Angry Dragon]

10. They didn't offer to k**s it to make it better??

[ZombieHorde]

11. They did not offer, but that is fine; I wasn't in the mood for a kiss. nt