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Planning a hot sauce business

Spongebob

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Hello from Vancouver! I'm growing chili in an Earthbox, garden bags, and in-ground as well and already got seeds of emerald fire, lemon drop, and orange habanero. That lemon drop is for my salsa and that orange habanero is for my hot sauce. I'm super excited to say that I might just start a business. So far, this planting has been superb and I'm just on an overdrive... wanna plant plant plant even more. Next up, choco habanero, Bahamian goat, and Carolina reapers. Still thinking of a name for my business. :)

Okay, what's are other stuff I can plant. And also if you got suggestions on the name, that would be great!
 
SRPs taste amazing, but they take a while to ripen. You have to try Yellow Fatalii – it has fantastic flavor and is a bit hotter than habaneros. The brown and red superhots are perfect for making great powders. If you want something quicker and easier, go for Coyote Zan White, Clavo, Carbonero, or Zou-pi. I've stopped trying to grow too many types since our short summers don't let things like reapers and some baccatums fully ripen
 
Love the list that @MildToWild mentioned and I'd add Aji Charapita, Sugar Rush Peach and Fatalii to the list. They give some unique tastes and you can basil or cilantro as companion plants. As for the names, I'm not too creative, so I won't be of much help there
 
Had one summer where all I grew was hot peppers. Good success with: 7-pot Douglah (red, good flav, v hot, great yield);
Brain Strain (pink-red, ridiculous hot) and
various Scorpions (red, rich flavor, x hot).
Picked peppers when ready or slighly before ready - they fully ripen later. Had 2 yields that year per plant (southern USA).
Learned the rougher the conditions, the hotter they got.
Hope this helps.

Good Luck!
 
Hello from Vancouver! I'm growing chili in an Earthbox, garden bags, and in-ground as well and already got seeds of emerald fire, lemon drop, and orange habanero. That lemon drop is for my salsa and that orange habanero is for my hot sauce. I'm super excited to say that I might just start a business. So far, this planting has been superb and I'm just on an overdrive... wanna plant plant plant even more. Next up, choco habanero, Bahamian goat, and Carolina reapers. Still thinking of a name for my business. :)

Okay, what's are other stuff I can plant. And also if you got suggestions on the name, that would be great!
If you want to keep exploring the super hots like your reapers, Trinidad Moruga Scorpion or Komodo Dragon are contenders!
 
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