The little stingers are looking potent already! (;

That was about the size of my Moruga pods when I first spotted them.
Nice!

Stoney

The reaper has been one tough cookie for me to grow this year. Out of 10 seeds, only half germinated. Four more were lost during the hardening off period. One survived, but most of the buds fell off after flowering. Its got 4 pods on it now and about 24" high. I'm hoping I get some seeds from one of the pods for next season, and pass along any more that mature to a friend that likes to make hot sauce. Hope you the best with your Reapers.

> "Four more were lost during the hardening off period."

Wow. What happened?

Good lookin' pods!

Josh

Most likely not a Carolina reaper. Is that the first pod on the plant? Sometimes first pods that develop in cooler temperatures come out oddly shaped but that’s a bit more oddly shaped to think it would be a reaper. Keep an eye on the next few pods and post pics.

The foliage and size of the flower looks to me like C.annuum. Are there any nodes with clearly more than one bud/flower?

it's not a reaper … for sure. report back and give us pix and a taste description ...

a reaper should have a pointy stinger...