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This thread makes me sad. I saw two pages of replies and got all excited that I was going to find a bunch of new wing places to try out.  :tear:

Is that sawdust from pressure treated lumber?

Here are my babies at day 7 or 8. Had quite a few beers since then so I'm not exactly sure. All the Mata Frade (thanks for the bonus seeds!) have popped, and 2 of the Tepin x Lemon have come up. One of the other TxL cups has a hook just below the soil surface that should be up by morning. The...

I have the Dave's scorpion sauce in the fridge. It is hotter, but the flavor isn't there. The ingredients list extract, so they are cheating a bit to get the heat up.

Watch those scorpions friend, they will sting you. I found a batch of them last year and one pod in particular was much nastier than the rest. Heat in the mouth was pretty outstanding, and all the other normal super-hot pepper effects. About an hour later, I felt like I had swallowed a miniature...

Zero.   Capsaicin doesn't cause ulcers, in fact it promotes alkili stomach secretions that act to prevent ulcers. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16621751

I like those crazy claw shaped pods. I would definitely grow that.

It's a bit late to amend the soil, but something is better than nothing. I like a hefty dose of an "organic" fertilizer. Something in the neighborhood of 4-3-2. The organic brands tend to be slow release by virtue of the ingredients used and have other stuff to promote a healthy living soil. The...

I just put some beans in the crock pot. Once they are soft I will throw in some sweet yellow onion, dried pasilla and ancho chiles, and my "top secret" spice blend and cook them until they cry for mercy. Tomorrow we head over to the old man's place. My brother is going to fire up the pit and...

This year I am potting in fabric bags that are just the worn out ones I normally use at the grocery. RRR!

Red Scorpion. Flavor is great but heat is not consistent. Hottest pods will blow your mind, mildest pods are still in the Red Savina range. This is the only pepper to ever give me stomach cramps, but then again I haven't tried some of the other known killers like the reaper or brain strain.

Experimenting is really the only way to know, but here's my culinary opinion. Ghost peppers already have a bit of a smoky flavor naturally and drying seems to enhance that. If you are trying to create a version of your house salsa with a strong Ghost Pepper character to it, I would go with a...

True dat. My last Goatsweed lasted 3 years. It died this past winter after a hard freeze that I didn't do anything to protect it from. Another plus is that pest insects seem to avoid this variety. Last year I had major infestations of both aphids and thrips and neither of those did much damage...

Terra cotta doesn't air prune, but it does have other beneficial properties. Compared to a plastic pot, terra cotta has better moisture and temperature control. Plus, it just looks better. They do break if you drop them so...don't drop them.

+1 on the mulch. It cuts down the evaporation so the soil in the root zone stays at a good moisture level longer.

One of the things I love about this variety is how the pods get a deep purple-black suntan with even a hint of sun exposure.

Just got some F2 seeds from @smileyguy in the mail today  :dance:   Tomorrow a handful go into cups, pics to follow!

Overall that is looking not so healthy. You may have attracted fungus gnats, or some harmful fungal infestation due to the previous overwatering. I am especially concerned by the way the leaves curl up at the edges.

Well there you have it then. I guess I have always managed to plant varieties that tend to revert.

Great find!   The way it is organized is a bit puzzling, but there are so many great pictures to help with ID.