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Peach Ghost Pepper Seeds: Fruity Super Hot
Peach Ghost Pepper Seeds: Fruity Super Hot
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The Peach Ghost Pepper is a color variant of the classic Bhut Jolokia that ripens to a beautiful pale orange peach instead of red. The flavor is smoother and less smoky than the traditional red ghost, with more fruity sweetness up front before the signature ghost pepper burn kicks in.
Wrinkled, pointy pods with firm flesh that's slightly crunchier than other ghost pepper varieties. The peach color makes for beautiful hot sauces and the flavor profile is a favorite among sauce makers who want ghost pepper heat without the heavy smokiness.
- Heat Level: ~1,000,000 SHU / Extreme
- Flavor Profile: Fruity, sweet, smoother than red ghost. Less smoky
- Days to Maturity: 95 to 150 days from transplant
- Difficulty: Moderate to Advanced
- Seeds per Pack: 10+
Every seed is grown in isolation tents at our Nebraska farm, keeping the chance of cross pollination to around 4%.
Growing tip: Great hot sauce pepper. The peach color and fruity flavor make sauces that look and taste different from typical red ghost pepper sauces.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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The Ghost Pepper (Bhut Jolokia) is a Capsicum chinense pepper from Northeast India. It was the first pepper to officially exceed 1 million Scoville Heat Units and held the Guinness World Record from 2007 to 2011.
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The Ghost Pepper averages about 1,041,427 SHU according to testing at New Mexico State University. It is roughly 200 to 400 times hotter than a Jalapeno.
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Start seeds indoors 8 to 10 weeks before your last frost date. Maintain soil temperature at 78 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit. Ghost Peppers are slow germinators, expect 14 to 35 days. They need a long warm season, roughly 120 to 150 days from transplant to harvest.
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Ghost Peppers have a smoky, slightly sweet flavor with a slow building heat that intensifies over 30 to 45 seconds. The burn lingers for 15 to 30 minutes.
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