"Carolina Reaper" Posts

Getting Ready for 2017 Chili Pepper Season

So it’s about that time — at least, that’s what I’m gathering after doing a bunch of reading. You see, […]

Overwintering 2016 November Update

It’s been little over a month since I trimmed back my reaper and bhut jolokia for overwintering. I figured this […]

Overwintering My First Pepper Plants

I knew going into the 2016 season that I was going to attempt to overwinter any plants that looked to […]

Plans for Unripened Peppers at Season’s End

The growing season is swiftly coming to an end here in western Virginia. Yes, it was 93° outside yesterday, but […]

My Very First Carolina Reaper Ever

The Carolina Reaper is currently recognized by Guinness World Records as the hottest pepper on earth. As such, I made […]

Pepper Update: August 1, 2016

We’ll start this week off with our two mystery Trinidad Scorpion plants. Neither one resembles the other, especially now that […]

Pepper Update: July 25, 2016

Once a week during the growing season (and maybe less frequently in the off-season), I’ll be posting updates on the […]

Welcome to the Pepper Diaries

Welcome to the site fellow chiliheads. I’m your humble host and novice chili gardner. You can learn a little bit […]