As suspected, just days after our initial seed order we found ourselves pondering whether or not we had ordered sufficient varieties to maximize the season ahead. Ordering seeds has got to be up there as one of the most stressful parts of the hot sauce/pepper-head journey. Do we have enough of the staples we love? Enough of the new, trendy options? Superhots? Hybrids?

And then the toughest part, the dreaded wait.

We find ourselves frenetically refreshing the shipping tracking page like a gambling addict on the slots. Frantically checking the mail box every time the dog barks. After all, there’s a risk the seeds could freeze in the mailbox if left out too long right? That’s a thing..Right!??

The anxiety, stress, ocd and general state of panic does not subside until one glorious day, usually after all hope is lost that your chile babies will ever arrive, they do. That day is truly glorious. It’s hard to explain the feeling of all those seeds arriving. There’s something magical about the seemingly endless possibilities, hope and optimism for what lies ahead.

And that Skippy, is the flood of dopamine that makes it all worth it.