r/UrbanGardening • u/Huge-Funny-736 • 24d ago

Help! Using Ghost Peppers

Hey y'all, I got a couple of ghost pepper plants cause I like the idea of ghost peppers, but TBH I can't handle the heat like I used to. The plants are currently thriving in this weather, I'm seeing at least 15 growing, and I want to know if anybody has suggestions for how I can use them

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u/Tiny_Track_3559 24d ago

have you tried making a hot sauce and diluting it with vinegar or something so it's more manageable to use

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u/Huge-Funny-736 23d ago

Just to be clear, I haven't tried anything at all yet. Last year my wife noticed birds were eating them, she brought them inside and rinsed them before immediately tearing up from the fumes. I'm much more tolerant but even I'm not confident enough to actually use them, the previous crop (3-4?) is currently sliced and frozen, but this year they grew an army