http://durgan.org/2017/August%202017/27%20August%202017%20Ring%20of%20Fire%20Peppers/HTML/ 27 August 2017 Ring of Fire Peppers There are six plants starting to produce. The pepper are picked as they ripen and left in the greenhouse to dry completely. They are then blended into a powder and used as a condiment or supplying some heat to a culinary dish. The plants are prolific and the peppers are a reasonable size with a heat rating of 50,000 Scoville units