I grew a few of these incredibly HOT peppers last year, beginning in August. Even with that late start the plants produced wonderful fruit and I had more capsaicin in my kitchen than most folks encounter their entire lives. I put this baby in the ground June 5th using  a compost rich, well-draining, soil…I’m expecting good things.

At the moment the plant is about 18″ and already has some peppers coming in. You can see the little green pepper, which should start turning red at about 80 days, in the middle of this photo.

Here’s a photo of a few of the Caribbean Red Habaneros I harvested from the garden last fall. These were picked on December 10th, 2008 and made my tongue burn.