PEPPER UNIVERSITY | Atomic Pepper Seeds
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How to Buy Pepper Seeds Without Getting Burned: The Questions to Ask Any Seller
By The Botanist, Atomic Pepper Seeds The short answer: before you buy pepper seed from anyone, ask eight questions. Do you grow this seed you... -
How to Grow Carolina Reaper Peppers: A Complete Guide
Start Carolina Reaper seeds 8 to 12 weeks before last frost on a heat mat at 78 to 85°F, transplant once nights stay above 55°F, and expect ripe pods about 120 to 150 days after transplant. Plus flower drop fixes, ripeness signs, and how to tell if your Reaper is true to type.
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Carolina Reaper vs RB003: Which Super Hot Should You Grow?
The Carolina Reaper is the most famous super hot pepper on the planet. The RB003 pepper might be hotter. If you're trying to decide which one to gr... -
Grow Diaries: The Banshee Goes Home to Ireland
Welcome back to Grow Diaries. This is only the second one of these, and it has already left the country. On 9 August 2025 I ran a seed giveaway, a... -
When to Harvest Peppers, and What to Do With the Pods
By The Botanist at Atomic Pepper Seeds. We grow every variety in isolation on our farm in Polk, Nebraska. Updated August 2026. Pick a pepper ... -
How to Choose Pepper Seeds: A New Grower's Variety Guide
By The Botanist at Atomic Pepper Seeds. We grow every variety in isolation on our farm in Polk, Nebraska. Updated August 2026. Choose pepper ... -
Pepper Identification: Why Looks Lie, and How to Never Lose Track of a Variety
Here is the short version: identify a pepper plant by its flower first. Before the plant sets fruit, the corolla color, any spots at the petal base... -
The In Depth Pepper Plant Growing Guide: Seed to Harvest
By The Botanist at Atomic Pepper Seeds. We grow every variety in isolation on our farm in Polk, Nebraska. Updated July 2026. Growing a great pe... -
Why Do Peppers Feel Different? The Science of the Burn
The Botanist, Atomic Pepper Seeds Two peppers can carry the exact same Scoville rating and feel nothing alike. One hits fast and fades, an... -
How to Overwinter Pepper Plants: Keep Your Super Hots Alive Year After Year
Yes, you can keep your pepper plants alive through winter. All domesticated peppers (Capsicum) are perennials, short lived evergreen shrubs in thei... -
What's Wrong With My Pepper Plant? A Diagnosis Guide
Almost every pepper problem traces back to one of five things: watering swings, heat or cold stress, a nutrient issue, a pest... -
Common Pepper Seedling Problems and How to Fix Them
You got the seeds up. Now the tricky part begins. The seedling stage is where most pepper losses happen, and it is also where a little diagnosi...
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