Besides tomatoes, the most vibrant growth in the garden this year has been of the scotch bonnet plant.
I planted the only seed I could gather from a pod given by a neighbour last year, this January, soon after I returned from home. Let it sprout and grow for almost three months in my room itself. Then once the summer heat began I transplanted it in a pot and it really shot up! It now has more than two dozen spicy pods! Only problem is I know not what to do with them. People here are so frightened of its spice that even to cut it they use thick plastic gloves. (Most Scotch bonnets have a heat rating of 80,000–400,000 Scoville units. For comparison, most jalapeño peppers have a heat rating of 2,500 to 8,000 on the Scoville scale!!) Whatever it be, seeing it grow has been a real joy!
I planted the only seed I could gather from a pod given by a neighbour last year, this January, soon after I returned from home. Let it sprout and grow for almost three months in my room itself. Then once the summer heat began I transplanted it in a pot and it really shot up! It now has more than two dozen spicy pods! Only problem is I know not what to do with them. People here are so frightened of its spice that even to cut it they use thick plastic gloves. (Most Scotch bonnets have a heat rating of 80,000–400,000 Scoville units. For comparison, most jalapeño peppers have a heat rating of 2,500 to 8,000 on the Scoville scale!!) Whatever it be, seeing it grow has been a real joy!
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