Trinidad Moruga Scorpion Red Pepper Seeds | Superhot Chili

Grow Red Superhot Peppers with Serious Heat

Trinidad Moruga Scorpion brings an intensely hot harvest to the warm-season vegetable garden. This red-ripening chili is a choice for experienced pepper growers and cooks who appreciate extreme heat. Start your plants early, give them steady warmth and strong light, and use the mature peppers sparingly in homemade sauces and cooked dishes.

What You Are Ordering

• Product: Seeds for planting, not live plants or harvested peppers.
• Variety: Trinidad Moruga Scorpion.
• Ripe fruit color: Red.
• Pack options: Choose a 10-seed packet, 30 seeds, or 100 seeds.
• Heat level: Superhot. Heat varies between fruits and growing conditions; no exact Scoville rating is guaranteed for this seed lot.

Starting Your Seeds

Start indoors early enough to give this warm-season pepper a long growing period. Sow approximately ¼ inch deep in clean, well-drained seed-starting mix. Maintain consistent warmth and light moisture without saturating the mix. Gentle bottom heat can help keep conditions steady.

Superhot pepper germination can be slow and uneven, so allow time rather than expecting every seed to emerge together. Once seedlings appear, provide bright light and good air circulation.

Moving Plants Outdoors

Harden seedlings off gradually over 1–2 weeks, beginning in a sheltered location and increasing their exposure to sunlight and wind. Transplant after frost danger has passed and both soil and nighttime temperatures are reliably warm.

• Location: Choose a sunny site with fertile, well-drained soil.
• Containers: Use a pot of approximately 5 gallons or larger with drainage holes.
• Water: Maintain consistent moisture while avoiding waterlogged roots.
• Feeding: Follow fertilizer label directions and adjust to plant growth.

Harvest and Kitchen Use

Harvest when peppers develop their ripe red color. Snip fruits from the plant with scissors rather than pulling on the stems. Use very small amounts in hot sauces, marinades, or spicy cooked recipes, adjusting cautiously to taste. Indoor growing requires sufficient light and warmth and does not guarantee year-round production.

Important Superhot Pepper Safety

Wear gloves when handling seeds and peppers. Avoid touching your face, eyes, or sensitive skin. Wash hands, tools, and work surfaces thoroughly after handling, and keep seeds and fruit away from children and pets.

Use good ventilation when cutting or cooking peppers, and avoid inhaling pepper dust or fumes. Do not use these peppers for eating challenges. Planting seeds are not for eating.