Catalog Review: Pepper Joe’s

Pepper Joe’s offers a great variety of pepper seeds, including the Guinness Book of World Records' hottest pepper variety, the Carolina Reaper.

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Peppers have always had a place in my heart , and as a result , a even post in my garden . Whether it ’s a sweet bell pepper for a salad , an Anaheim for grilling , or a jalapeño to kick up a marinade , my uses for them never seem to go away . You will see pepper seed in every seed catalog you come across , but there is one company that ’s “ on the leading boundary of heat , ” Pepper Joe ’s .

Pepper Joe ’s started in 1989 by well , both father and Logos ( Pepper ) Joe . Located in Myrtle Beach , South Carolina , they declare oneself a large selection of pepper source change , spanning the full length of the Scoville hotness scale . All of their seeds are non - GMO and inspected by Pepper Joe . They also offer organic smorgasbord .

Pepper Joe ’s 20 - Sir Frederick Handley Page catalog is very simple , and display the company ’s seeded player and other merchandise offerings . After an intro about Pepper Joe themselves , the party ’s pepper seed offer include : world champion , exceedingly hot , habanero , jalapeño , cayenne pepper , exotic , and gratifying . Want more ? They have several seed collection including Garden In A Box ( various vegetables ) , Fire In A Box ( Habaneros ) , Volcano In A Box ( various ace red-hot varieties ) , and at long last , their Box of Dynamite ( all 5 human race - champion varieties ) . They also offer several bon vivant sauces made from their black pepper .

World - Record Varieties

The hallmark of Pepper Joe ’s is that it carry seed from the hot pepper varieties in the world . They are one of the exclusive producers of the current Guinness Book of World Record ’s ( Nov. 2013 ) red-hot pepper variety , HP22B , also known as the Carolina Reaper . Developed by “ Smokin ’ Ed ” Ed Currie of PuckerButt farm , the Carolina Reaperaveraged 1,569,300 on the Scoville scale leaf with peak levels of over 2,200,000 Scoville Heat Units ( SHU ) . Let ’s put this into perspective folks . Sweet Vanessa Bell peppers have a SHU number of , well , zero . Jalapeño peppers averageonly 2,500 - 8,000Scoville Heat Units ! Icannot possibly imaginewhat would bechance if I exhaust one of these chiles . All Idoknow is that my married woman would probably be taking me to the emergency room !

They offer other top - five world - record varieties , including :

‘ 2nd Hottest’Moruga Trinidad ScorpionFormerly the hot on the planet , burn off up the exfoliation at over 2 million SHUs at its red-hot . Rumor has it that its capsaicin level can burn through rubber-base paint baseball glove … manage withextremecaution .

‘ Third Hottest’Butch “ T ” Trinidad ScorpionAlso a former Guinness Book of World Record holder , advisement - in at around 1,450,000 SHUs .

‘ Fourth Hottest’Bhut Jolokia(a.k.a . Ghost Pepper)This is the one you ’ve probably get wind about . It ’s the hot commercially raise Piper nigrum in the world at around 970,000 SHUs .

So , if you go on the ( super hot and ) wild side , try develop some these amazing pepper form .

To request a written matter of their catalog , or to ordain their seeds and merchandise , visitwww.pepperjoe.com .

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