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WANTED: Please Help! Need Ghost Pepper Seeds!

18 years ago

PLEASE PLEASE!!. Does anyone have any 'Ghost Pepper' seeds they would be willing to trade? I have searched the internet for them...and cant find any. Only EBay has some,...and they are ungodly expensive for a measly 2-5 seeds. And as we all know. Hot peppers have a low germination ratio. I need a LITTLE more than 2-5 seeds to get at least 1-2 plants.

I CAN grow hot peppers here in south Fla. I have been looking for months for these, to start some seedlings in time for summer growing, to grow them and then trade the seeds back on here! Our hot sun makes some hot peppers nice and HOT!

PLEASE, will someone part with some seeds? I dont have a lot to trade, I grow some nice plants/vines, like Golden Chalice, Giant Red passion vine- 'Alata', Snail Vine seeds and vine cuttings, Blue, White, Double White Clitoria vine seeds, some small flowered fragrant hoya varieties. That I would be willing to trade cuttings of for some seeds.

I have 1 VERY hot pepper from China that I picked up last year from a tiny town that is now under water, from when they damned up the yellow river for their new power plant! I managed to get seeds of it from a farmer there, and mailed some to myself while over there, to get them past security at the airport. They took my second 'stash' at the airport, just like I thought they would:). I had to have them and grow them here!

It is a heart shaped VERY hot pepper...but I do not know its name. The Chinese name roughly means,'burning tongue',so the farmer told me. It has a licorice taste to it,very unusual,while also being VERY hot. About Habanero hot. That is the only hot pepper seed I have to trade.

I know it is a TRADE board. But thats why they invented greenbacks:),if I have nothing of interest. Anyone??

Comments (17)

  • 18 years ago

    The Chile Pepper Institute has them for sale...guaranteed pure seed. Great source.

    Chris

  • 18 years ago

    So are you wanting to trade some seeds from your chinese pepper for Bhuts?
    You should fill out your trade list with what you have to trade.

  • 18 years ago

    I have listed in my posting what I have to trade...or I will buy them. Whichever someone will do. Please,I want to get these asap..the season is getting shorter by the day to grow them for the summer.

  • 18 years ago

    I have found that Chile Institute,last night at 11pm, but EVERYTIME I tred to download their 'catalog / order form,...my computer locked up!
    I cant even see what they have to offer...and how much their seeds cost. I see they have the Bhut Jolokia..but I cant access their site for some reason. Well I cant download it to see the catalog/order form. Others here are offering their help...so maybe I can trade my chinese pepper seeds for some Bhut's. There are some nice people in here, compared to other garden forums i have visited.

  • 18 years ago

    I e-mailed you directly with the catalog and other comments Floridabear. I hope it helped. :)

    Chris

  • 18 years ago

    I will look right now 'cmpman1974'....thank you for any help you sent.

  • 17 years ago

    I have plenty of ghost pepper seed if you still need them. Trade for 1 small chinese plant.I can give you about 30.

  • 17 years ago

    Oh I think Floridabear decided to stop posting on forums......well, let me see. Oh yeah, just after he collected all his seed from members. lol.

  • 17 years ago

    I'm excited to hear what those 'magical' yellow licorice peppers from China (yellow) seeds will yield this year. I've heard through the grapevine they produce nice C. Annuum wax banana peppers. How nice after insulting so many here during trades and calling us cheats/scams/etc.

    Sorry this brings up bitter memories.

  • 17 years ago

    It has been a year. I have traded away all my original seeds. I wouldnt post here now,except I saw your 'smartass' comments. I have bigger things going on in my life right now, so do most of us! And dont have time to post now. Thats why I am not posting. My life doesnt revolve around pepper seeds anymore. My licorice seeds came up and are giving my plenty of red heart shaped peppers right now. Maybe yours reverted to its parent plants? I have no idea. I dont get into genetics and all that. They are wild seeds. I assume they would all come up as what I got. But I guess they are reverting to their parents. I have no idea. And if I could delete this request, I would..but I have no idea how to do that. Since you have so much free time, feel free to get it deleted.

  • 16 years ago

    Well here's the 'licorice' pepper. :) Looks like a banana/anaheim to me. I didn't make any mistakes sowing seeds.

    {{gwi:1136406}}

  • 16 years ago

    Here is mine.3 plants 2 different pods.
    Heart shaped,very hot,and that licorice flavor is really cool too.

    Yup , just as advertised....Thanks floridabeer.

    {{gwi:1136408}}

  • 16 years ago

    Hey does anyone have some extra ghost pepper seeds i am just getting started with my in home garden and would love to add this to my collection i just started yesterday i went out and bought some tomato seeds and i have a pepper plant that was given to me i also harvested some green pepper seeds for another day any seeds would be greatly appreciated

  • 16 years ago

    This Spring we had ordered some Bhut seeds from a company. Planted them, ohhhh and ahhhhed over them. Beautiful plants out on the deck. Peppers started growing and we were so excited. Well, come to find out we are growing very nice looking HABS!!! Have read you have to be careful of some companies sending the WRONG seeds, now we have learned. Does anyone have any REAL Bhut Jolokia seeds they would like to get rid of so we can start again? Growing these peppers are so habit forming and would love to try our hands at the REAL thing!

  • 16 years ago

    I too would be interested in some authentic Bhut Jolokia seeds if anyone has some directly from NMSU Chili Institute. I've spent so much money on this hobby already that I couldnt spend another $20+ dollars on just seeds from NMSU directly. Willing to pay a reasonable price. Email me alexh_818@yahoo.com

  • 16 years ago

    I have about 18 Bhuts growing on 3 plants I got at the Houston Hot Sauce Festival 3 years ago. Right now I plan on building up a surplus of seeds while preserving the leftovers. I may be able to part with a handful in the near future, but right now I'm just enjoying looking at them. The have a very course texture and when you handle them they feel like an egg.....without the insides! Each pepper tends to take on it's own shape as well. I know everyone seems eager to grow these plants, but realistically and other than a novelty, these peppers are almost hallucinogenic (probably hence the word 'ghost)' in their heat. Probably not best consumed by those with ulcers, but then.......... just a little Ghost Story!

  • 16 years ago

    The guy at bhut jolokia garden has ghost pepper seeds. I got good pepper plants from him before. link below

    Here is a link that might be useful: ghost pepper seeds

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