JPK Seed Company Carolina Reaper Pepper HP22B Worlds Hottest Chile Pepper

I purchased this from JPK Seed Company and was delivered on May 26th. They sent 14 seeds and 8 germinated. I had purchased a 12 plant Jiffy seed starter kit and planted them. Two seeds were planted traditionally in soil and never germinated. Out of the 12, 8 germinated and I transferred to 7-11 ice coffee plastic cups. The soil was from my local town's transfer depot which produces their own from leaves which makes the soil light and good drainage while retaining some moisture. The plants do not like to be continuously wet and I lost one plant due to not poking a drainage hole. I transferred them to 5 gallon buckets after they got big enough to outgrow the cups. I placed pebbles on the bottom and added the same soil and once they had room to expand they started to take off. I took from may to July to get large enough and I started to see flowering in early august with actual peppers in mid august. I have just now (October 7) harvested the first fully ripe pepper. They were green until about late september (brought them inside in an enclosed porch around September 20th) but the colder air has turned most of the peppers red with some being edible now. I have it looks to be about 25 peppers that I can harvest this year but fear not as these peppers are perennials and specifically were put in 5 gallon buckets so I can move them inside and protect them from frost so I can grow them next year. Now for the taste. They are very hot but the flesh has flavor. Its someone fresh and fruity in nature with a lot of burn. Licking the outside of the pepper does not give you any heat. Once you cut it though you can smell and fell a spicy flavor in the air. Surprisingly there is not that many seeds inside as compared to other peppers but the seeds are extremely hot and be warned you should probably wear gloves. I did not and my hands did not feel it but I touched my face and it became irritated even after I washed my hands three times with dawn for 1 minute each time. Just make sure to purchase it from the seller above as others have mentioned they gotten fake ones (I did too last year from another shop that amazon took down) so this was the first year I could legitimately do it and its quite temperamental, takes a long time to germinate, and such but its a fun and novel experience for a few dollars and a lot of patience.

Great product. Planted 5 seeds, 5 came up. I didn't have to do anything special. Stuck them in small pots with regular potting soil and covered with just regular plastic. Kept under florescent light in kitchen pretty much 24/7. No special heat or anything. Once they sprouted I removed the plastic wrap and continued to water every 3 days, just enough to keep the soil damp. Transplanted them in the spring and put them in pots outside. By summer they flowered and voila... peppers. I live in Germany and the weather here isn't hot but there was quite a bit of sun. They do grow slowly compared to habaneros which I planted along side them. All in all it was easy. I look forward to growing them again in Colorado next year.

Purchased Carolina Reaper hot pepper seeds from you back in May. Germinated them using carefully controlled process in sterilized soil. Seedlings transplanted into my hydroponic garden, Plants just started fruiting and it is obvious that these are not Carolina Reapers. They appear to be Thai Chili peppers. Wasted 3 months growing these plants. Any suggestions?

As of today, one week from planting, 10 of 12 total seeds received have sprouted. I cannot comment on whether they are really Carolina Reapers, but they are certainly viable seeds. I planted them in individual peat plugs after soaking them in water for 4 hours. They are on a heat mat VIVOHOME Waterproof Seedling Heat Mat for Seed Propagation and Increase Germination Success 10 Inch x 20.75 Inch MET Safety Standard Certified and a grow light [2018 UPGRADED]18W Dual Head Timing Grow Lamp, 36 LED Chips with Red/Blue Spectrum for Indoor Plants, Adjustable Gooseneck, 3/6/12H Timer, 5 Dimmable Levels[AMAZINGCATS ] was started on a 12 hours on, 12 hours off cycle after the first one sprouted. I spray them every two days with a very dilute bleach solution to avoid mold growth. They are in an aluminum lasagna pan with a plastic cover, which I will remove when they start brushing against the cover. The rest of the pan is filled with peat plugs containing Hungarian wax peppers David's Garden Seeds Pepper Hot Hungarian Hot Wax SV58R21 (Red) 50 Open Pollinated Seeds that we are growing for a comparison. They are also almost all sprouted. These were purchased for a science fair project. So far, so good.