CLICK HERE FOR THOUSANDS OF FREE BLOGGER TEMPLATES

Bhut Jolokia pepper


The Bhut Jolokia (also known as Naga Jolokia, Ghost Chili, Ghost Pepper, Naga Morich) is a chili pepper that grows in northeastern India (Assam, Nagaland, and Manipur) and Bangladesh. In 2006, it was confirmed by Guinness World Records to be the hottest chili in the world, displacing the Red Savina. Disagreement has arisen on whether it is a Capsicum frutescens or a Capsicum chinense. The Indians claim it is a C. frutescens,[1] but the derived cultivar Dorset Naga was assessed as a C. chinense. Recent DNA tests have found both C. chinense and C. frutescens genes.[2]

THE START OF THE GARDEN


We started by planting 50 seeds of the bhut jolokia hot pepper.After about a month 29 sprouted.Natives of India they need warm conditions so they have been started in a small greenhouse with a floresent grow light and seedling heating pad.The temps stay between 60 and 90 degrees.

The plan is to transplant them into a larger greenhouse when they reach a few inches tall.If all goes well we should be harvesting the ghost chile peppers in October.

WHAT IS THE BHUT JOLOKIA?

What is Bhut Jolokia?Bhut Jolokia in Assamese means 'Ghost Chillies'. The Bhut Jolokia is a naturally occurring hybrid native to the Assam region of northeastern India.So why is it in news?This chilli has been officially designated as the World's HOTTEST chilli as per The Guinness Book of Records.How hot is this chilli?Heat from chillies is mesaured in Scoville heat units. Bhut Jolokia registers in at1,001,304 Scoville heat units (SHU).Is that a lot?The Red Savina chilli was considered the hottest until now, the heat of which is just half of the Bhut Jolokia at 577,000 SHU. Your average Jalapeno measures in at about 10 000 SHU. Now you know why the Bhut is REALLY hot.In April last year, Dorset claimed to grow the World's hottest chilli, the Dorset Naga that beat the Savina Habanera by almost 60% higher SHU at 876,000. The Naga is actually sold with a health warning and it is found to have originated in Bangladesh. So now, we have the hottest as well as the second hottest coming from the Indian-subcontinent. If the Dorest Naga is supposed to blow your head off, imagine the power of the Bhut!