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VarietiesDorset Naga: the British chilli that broke the record
The most significant chilli ever bred in Britain started with naga morich seed from an Asian grocery, and took ten years of patient selection before anyone heard about it.
3 Aug 20265 min read
VarietiesCarolina Reaper: growing the world's most famous superhot in Britain
The Reaper held the world record for a decade and it will grow in a British greenhouse - but the difference between ripe pods and a compost heap is almost entirely about when you sowed.
29 Jul 20266 min read
ScienceGhost Pepper vs Carolina Reaper
One grew out of northeast India over centuries; the other was built in South Carolina to break a record. The heat gap is real but overstated - what differs is what they're for.
27 Jul 20265 min read