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Chile Pepper Institute Chile Shop

Bhut Jolokia Plants 2007
Single Bhut Jolokia grown in a pot

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THERE IS A MINIMUM $15.00 ORDER ON ALL DOMESTIC ORDERS, BEFORE S/H is added & A $30.00 MINIMUM ORDER ON ALL INTERNATIONAL ORDERS - see 2nd page of catalog, downloadable below

If you have a question about ordering or our catalog please e-mail hotchile@nmsu.edu


ARE YOU HAVING TROUBLE CALLING US?
New Mexico recently implemented a new area code if you have trouble with the 575 try 505. 575-646-3028 thank you.

Contrary to what a recent article stated, we will not be shipping any plants. We do ship seed packets, but we do not ship plants.

BHUT JOLOKIA IS HERE!

Bhut Jolokia Plants 2007
Chile Pepper Institute Member has great success with his Bhut Jolokia plants

Please download the pdf catalog (below) - if you have any questions please contact us at hotchile@nmsu.edu.

WE DO NOT SHIP PLANTS, ONLY SEED

Bhut Jolokia is extremely hard to grow and we DO NOT recommend it for the novice grower/gardener.

SPECIAL BHUT JOLOKIA TIPS

  • Please read the how to start your seeds provided very carefully and closely follow the directions.
  • Bhut Jolokia require soil temperatures to be between 80 and 90 degrees F for proper germination. You may need to supply bottom heat with the aid of a propagation mat.
  • Soil must be kept moderately moist, never being allowed to completely dry out and never allowed to become soggy. This will destroy the embryo in the seed and they will not germinate.
  • The Bhut Jolokia can take up to 36 days just to germinate and have a very long growing period, up to 160 days before harvest.
  • The Bhut Jolokia is extremely hard to grow and we do not recommend it for the novice grower/gardener. We have a very low supply of seed and cannot replace seed packets of this particular variety.

After extensive field trials our analysis revealed that the variety possessed an extremely high heat level, 1,001,304 SHU. That's a heat level you normally see only with ultra-hot sauces using pepper extract (capsicum oleoresin). For a more complete and in-depth story please refer to the link below.

To order seeds please download our pdf Chile Pepper Institute Chile Shop catalog.

Seeds are $5.00 per packet plus shipping & handling - SEE MINIMUM ORDER DETAILS($2.00 for the first pack and .15 per additional pack) with 10 seeds per packet. We cannot offer bulk or wholesale, and there are no discounts on this seed.

Seeds seem to germinate better (77%) when treated, please refer to the Guidelines for Chile Crop Seed Production link below on how to treat seeds.

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  • 2008 Revised Catalog
    Our catalog updates and adds and deletes book titles frequently, if you have visited our site in the past or visit it frequently, be sure to clean the cache files on your computer before you download the most recent version of our catalog.

If you have a question about ordering or our catalog please e-mail hotchile@nmsu.edu