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I"m not 100% sure but the plant has been labelled as a Bhut. I've been frying the peppers with meat, adding them to stir fries etc and they haven't been hot at all.    I don't know if cooking with them causes them to lose heat i'm not brave enough to try them raw just in case they are fully...

Hello all, In the past i've harvested my Bhut Jolokia peppers when they've been deep red in colour but found them to have no heat. I realised I harvested them too early.  I currently have half a dozen deep red peppers and not wanting to make these mistakes again. How do I know when the Jolokia...

Hello all, Not sure if this is posted in the right section so forgive me if its not.  I'm new to growing peppers so would love some suggestions on 100,000+ SHU peppers which is easy to grow with good crop yield. I get plenty of sunlight and heat so the hotter the growing temperature the...

  Thanks for the response Luke !  I might look into getting a shade cloth but how 70% blockage do you get ?  The plants are in decent sized pots and I seem to water every second day due to the heat causing them to shrivel up. 

  I started using seasol and Powerfeed and would rotate between the two. But got put off since people said it has high nitrogen so don't use and find something which is higher in Potassium and Phosphorus with a lower Nitrogen.  I live in Sydney so not as hot as perth but get 90% of the daily...

I'm trying to grow Bhuts in Sydney and wondering what fertiliser you guys use? Is Seasol or Powered fine to use ? 

Can anyone recommend a fertiliser and tell me how often to apply ?  This is the analysis of my current one  W/V: Nitrogen (N) 14.0%. Phosphorus (P) 1.4%. Potassium (K) 9.0%

  I'll look into the shade cloth idea but might just have to reposition it in the garden as the weather changes.  I"m located in Sydney, not harsh compared with America it's around 40 - 59 degree. 

  How can I keep the plant cool when it's out in the sun all day ? I want to try to maximise growth as I only have another 30 days of summer before the fall season starts. 

  Thanks for the info !  I guess it would be hard to tell what it's been crossed with, the retailer said it was Bhut Jolokia but the plant gets full sunlight in 100 degree+ weather and has gotten plenty of water since we've had very rainy weather since I got it. 

  Do you think the cross would cause them to have less heat ? 

    I bought the plant seedling from a large retailer here in Australia 

  Thanks heaps for the response !  This is my first time growing these so wasn't sure if It was an issue. Yeah I noticed the first 7 pods came really quick on the first plant but after that its taking some time for them to start turning another colour. Perhaps this could be due to the 100+...

Hi, I have two Bhut Jolokia the plants seems healthy but i'm just worried since it takes ages for peppers to grow from the flower and ages to turn from green to red (3+ weeks) and the peppers seem to be fat and smooth.    Both plants have heaps of flowers on them but some seem to drop off easily...