This thread has come a long way ; The year was 2008. Bruce (esox07) and edymnion are two of the three familiar names to me. I, myself, was not then growing anything with more heat than Habanero. The topic ( Bhut best growing conditions ) has covered just about any issue about growing chili peppers, from seeds source, germination, growing under lights, potting soil,.. ..you name it. Bhut Jolokia is on my grow list in the future. Most people who have grown it , have described it as one of the tastiest super hots. Good reading stuff here. Seysonn

That is for sure not a Bhut Plus side is you gained working experience thru all this Bhuts are an OK strain to work with,hardly at the top of the Super ranks but still respectable heat. There are many other strains out here that will put even the best of bhut strains to same at the SHU level. Someone mentioned it back up the thread somewhere and it is very much incorrect,for novice eaters "its good enough",but both the heat and flavor are comparatively lacking compared to many other super strains currently available. Primo Bubblegum Butch T BrainStrain Moruga Look for them

You think the possible permanent damage you could do to yourself while reacting these acids and chemicals isn't worth the couple bucks it cost to buy it? What are you going to do with the possible toxic stuff left over after you made your boric acid or whatever? The ingredients are probably more costly to get than just buying the finnished product I'd think. Either in gas,starting material $ or just in time. How are you going to know what impurities etc. you have in your starting ingrediants and what the possible reaction some impurity has on these chemical reactions? Pool acid isn't made to be pure/regent grade for chemical reactions or whatever. You shouldnt be messing with this stuff because it's on the internet and some yahoo says it's cool to do. Just water added to sulfaric acid can boil up and burn you badly. Some of the reactions could make flamable or possibly poisonous gasses if the wrong stuff mixes together. What is your FREE heat source (1600 degreesF) to make expanded Perlite...Probably cost more to make than buy. I don't know about you but my time is worth more than taking hours to save a couple dollars by hauling rocks or whatever and dodging acid/bleach fumes or whatever. There is a reason people sell and buy it rather than make this stuff at home. Houses are always burning down after some guy screws up trying to make illegal drugs... Fuel for their car etc. Nothing wrong with making your own pots and soil mixes. But messing with reactions of acid and who knows what else isn't worth it. If I found out you were playing with that kind of stuff in the apartment or house next door to me I'd stop you real quick. Just thinking about the smell of Fish emultion from the nursey (stinks real bad) I can imagine what it smells like fermenting. LOL I guess you do have access to lots of fish guts etc. though where you live. Making Seaweed extract sounds about as aromatic too. The people in the general vicinity are gonna love ya. Lungs burned by acid fumes,skin burns can't be fun... I can think of a ton of reasons not to mess with half the stuff you are thinking of trying with no knowledge of chemistry at all. I think you could be more self sufficient by spending a few bucks to get started and scrounge what you can from dumpsters or wherever. Growing stuff to sell to buy whatever you have to or isn't practicle (too stinky) or dangerous to make. Containers to grow stuff in can be scrounged-empty food grade plastic containers from the local scarf and barf(food grade buckets,bottles or whatever is the size you need). All sizes from Mayonaise jugs to 5 gal. + sized buckets. Cut them to size... Free is better than firing pots and messing with clay. People use liter soda bottles for mini greenhouses for plants-cut the bottom to size and use the top for the cover.Since it's top is funnel shape you cut it slightly smaller than the bottom so it fits snug. Old vegetable packages can be used for starting seeds. Cardboard Egg containers work for starting seeds. Cut the top off and use plastic wrap for a cover until they are big enough for pots. Cut the sections apart and put the cardboard cell in the pot.cardboard breaks down quickly and lets the roots spread. The clear plastic containers vegetables come in have air holes for drainage and snap close covers-good greenhouses too. Vegetable scraps , coffee grounds etc. for compost gathered from resturaunts and grocery stores. Make a small compost bin out of a plastic tub or just make one out of wood. I'm sure you can google plans for most of the stuff you need-same as you did for your chemical reactions. A lot of places will set the stuff aside (whatever you are collecting)if you ask them to.Especially Mom and Pop type places. I know lots of people who grow stuff and sell it to pay part or all it cost them to get by. You can be somewhat self sufficient and not risk your health at the same time. You could probably raise extra plants etc. to sell at swap meets or wherever.

This is my first year growing Bhut Jolokia's as well. They are growing in a greenhouse. They are about 4 feet tall and loaded with peppers that look like Bhut Jolokia pods. Can you tell me approx how many days from the full grown to the fully ripe stage? I don't live in a warm climate (Alberta) and it's getting quite cool at nights. I'm trying to decide to trim the plant back or give it another few weeks to keep developing more peppers.