It’s all pretty random to be honest. That‘s why I no longer take those hottest pepper records seriously. I’ve had ghost peppers that were less hot than an average habanero. I’ve had serrano peppers that made me feel like I just swallowed acid.
There’s so much natural variation between peppers even from the same plant it’s crazy.
origanalsameasiwas
I guess it depends on where the plant is located and making sure that you actually have more than two same plants beside each other. I have seen pictures of the same plants where they are growing together. Vs mixed in with others. I had one reaper plant, one ghost plant and a habanero plant beside each other and some bells and jalapeños beside them and towards the end of the season the reaper tasted less hotter. It may be in the soil.
WiseWrangler7586
I felt same disappointment. They’re hot but I expected more
EnvironmentalBorder
I made hummus over the weekend with two cans of chick peas and 2 Reapers, 1 Ghost and 7 habs. The hummus I made last year with just 8 habs was hotter.
clesportscards216
Maybe this is a controversial opinion but I don’t believe there’s really a genetic difference in heat when you get into the super hots.
Most of the heat is variable based on environmental factors.
Equivalent-Speed-483
I guess we never know what we are going to get. lol -depends on water, soil, heat, and the environment in general.
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It’s all pretty random to be honest. That‘s why I no longer take those hottest pepper records seriously. I’ve had ghost peppers that were less hot than an average habanero. I’ve had serrano peppers that made me feel like I just swallowed acid.
There’s so much natural variation between peppers even from the same plant it’s crazy.
I guess it depends on where the plant is located and making sure that you actually have more than two same plants beside each other. I have seen pictures of the same plants where they are growing together. Vs mixed in with others. I had one reaper plant, one ghost plant and a habanero plant beside each other and some bells and jalapeños beside them and towards the end of the season the reaper tasted less hotter. It may be in the soil.
I felt same disappointment. They’re hot but I expected more
I made hummus over the weekend with two cans of chick peas and 2 Reapers, 1 Ghost and 7 habs. The hummus I made last year with just 8 habs was hotter.
Maybe this is a controversial opinion but I don’t believe there’s really a genetic difference in heat when you get into the super hots.
Most of the heat is variable based on environmental factors.
I guess we never know what we are going to get. lol -depends on water, soil, heat, and the environment in general.