{"product_id":"peppers-ghost-aka-bhut-jolokia","title":"Pepper, Ghost aka Bhut jolokia","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePepper, Ghost aka Bhut jolokia\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e (100-120 days)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCapsicum chinense x fructescens  \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2007 the Guinness Book of World Records awarded this interspecific cross of two very spicy peppers with the hottest chili in the world award.  It is 400 times hotter than Tabasco sauce and roughly 10 times hotter than a habanero pepper, or 50 times hotter than a cayenne!  The Ghost pepper is rated at 1,000,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHUs).  In 2013 the Carolina Reaper stole the hottest chili crown at 1.5 million Scovilles.  Now the Ghost is number 7.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally from Northeastern India it is a cross between two landrace chilies \u003cem\u003eCapsicum chinense \u0026amp; Capsicum fructescens\u003c\/em\u003e and is closely related to the Bangladeshi pepper named \"Naga Morich\". \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRipe peppers measure 2 to 3\" long and 1\" wide with a red, yellow, orange, or chocolate color. Plants grow tall (up to 48\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn northeastern India, the peppers are smeared on fences or incorporated in smoke bombs as a safety precaution to keep wild \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Elephant\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Indian Elephant\"\u003eelephants\u003c\/a\u003e at a distance.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-17\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bhut_jolokia#cite_note-17\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChili grenades made from Bhut jolokia were successfully used by the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indian_Army\" title=\"Indian Army\"\u003eIndian Army\u003c\/a\u003e in August 2015 to flush out terrorist Sajjad Ahmed, who was hiding in a cave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePlease exercise caution when handling these seeds as they pack a whallop! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epacket: 2\/5 g (~30 seeds) \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dancing Bear Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":6906696597549,"sku":"PR26","price":4.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/8052\/products\/440px-BhutJolokia09_Asit.jpg?v=1545333988","url":"https:\/\/www.siskiyouseeds.sbs\/products\/peppers-ghost-aka-bhut-jolokia","provider":"Siskiyou Seeds","version":"1.0","type":"link"}