My understanding is that the Naga Morich was probably the precurser to the Bhut Jolokia etc. It got spread around and evolved into different varieties depending where it was grown. It's called Bhut,Bih etc. by the people that grow it in diferent places and took on different characteristics due to the climate and growing conditions. The Dorset Naga is a Naga Morrich that was taken back to England(Dorset) and grown out to what it is today. Here is a link that might be useful: new mexico chile institute info

Not to worry guys - the endeavour is to share knowledge as much as possible as many others do here. I have to make a disclaimer before stating my opinion - there are for sure more knowledgeable people than me here so take what I say with that in mind. Having said that, my personal experience is that the DEPTH of the pot matters little in terms of fruit production at least regarding being TOO SHALLOW - witness the planter in the pics - the soil 5 inches deep and the planter tapers so it is thinner at the bottom. There are 3 plants with many fruit in that little thing. Of course there is width/length involved but not much in terms of volume. Being TOO DEEP may encourage the plant to grow prodigious roots and prevent plant/fruit growth - I really don't know, but it is something to consider. So to answer your question - If it's me I go with more plants.I have never used HID lights so I don't know what other variables there are - I just use regular fluorescent bulbs over the plants. Hope this is helpful, Ravi

Tom, I have already provided my seeds to many others over the years and continue to do so. My e-mail inbox has a number of requests from members for seeds and I will get to them shortly. Why not send me your mailing info and I will send to you also. I have very few of my original (pure) seed stock left though so I will only be sending a few. Ravi

greengrass, No cast iron tongue here. These things are way to deadly for me. I'm growing them again next year for the challenge and I like they way they look... sort of like growing a difficult ornamental ;-) I did bite into one a few weeks back. It near killed me! If you're interested, I described my experience in the linked posted below (it starts around 6 or 7 reply's in). For eating, I'll be sticking with my Billy Goats and Habaneros. Bill Here is a link that might be useful: A previous post