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michael_spaulding69

Best hot peppers for 4b?

Hey folks,

I just tried my hand at growing peppers in Minnesota for the first time (my first real attempt at growing anything, aside from planting raspberries in the back and letting them take over). I ordered a few peppers that sounded cool from Burpee, and had mostly failures, but one pepper, the Fish Pepper, was a success. I just harvested my first few, and tried one, to confirm my suspicions. It appears to be a Fish Pepper/Jalapeno hybrid and isnt nearly as hot as it should be (plus the peppers weren't as striped and the leaves arent as variegated as anticipated). And while I still like the hybrid, I was hoping for something with a bigger kick. So now I'm going back to the drawing board and looking for something hot (habenero or hotter, but not insane ratings like the reaper and bhut), with an early harvest to accommodate Minnesota's season, and that grows well in a pot.


I'm not finding a lot in my online searches that sums up a good list of 'to try' peppers for my region. So I come to you. Any suggestions?


Thanks!

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