Trinidad Scorpion - One of the all-time super hots at over 1,400,000 Scoville Heat Units! This pepper has a unique flavor with a fruity sweet-hot combination, but once the heat comes along it never stops. Pods are 2” long and 2-1/2” wide with a distinctive tail. Matures from green to yellow to red. Fruity taste with delayed severe heat. Capsicum chinense (120 days)
Since it's SO hot, here's a good way to actually taste the fruity-sweet flavor of the Trinidad Scorpion – try making our Trinidad Scorpion Salsa Recipe »
*Soak seeds overnight in water before planting.
Germination Tip: Start indoors 8 weeks before transplant date, sow 1/4” deep. Keep soil moist, with bright light & bottom heat at 80-85 degrees F. Germination: 14-21 days.
Warning: Handling this pepper requires extreme caution. Wear hand, eye, and breathing protection.
Heat Level: Extreme, Severe and Intense. Scoville: 1,400,000
~ Packet contains 10 seeds.
Limited to two packs per customer
ALL Capsicum chinense strains require a great deal of attention during the germination process. Moisture and a constant and consistent heat range must be maintained for all varieties. Place the seeds in sterile media and cover 1/4” deep. Provide 85°F bottom heat, and a bright grow light above them, and keep moist at all times. Seeds will germinate in 14-28 days. Transplant seedlings into pots and grow until there are 6 true leaves on the plant. Plant them directly into rich soil, 30” apart or into containers.
All of our seeds are GMO-free.