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 (DIR) Post #Ahr6X2ePlwpf1DAJVI by kelbot@retro.social
       2024-05-13T17:35:58Z
       
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       Today's plant adventures, tasting my first bird pepper and collecting some seeds for future planting. These things make up for their tiny stature with plenty of spice. While they may be small there are also TONS of them on one plant. I planted this one just about a month ago and it is only about 2ft wide and 3ft tall but there are probably nearly 100 little peppers on it and another 50+ flowers that will soon be more peppers. I ate half of one of these teensy little peppers and my face was sweating pretty good. Definitely wouldn't take much to spice up a recipe. Apparently the spice level increases with the heat and humidity the plant grows in. Which means this is not even close to the peak spiciness these will achieve. One thing I read stated they can range from a little bit hotter than a cayenne on the low end to hotter than a habanero on the high end.The second photo of the plants is showing another plant I'm a big fan of currently in the foreground, the scorpion tail. The way the tiny little white flowers grow on that scorpion tale thing is so cool. Just behind it is the bird pepper and you can see if you zoom in the little red peppers are all over.