Scoville is just a "guideline." I agree with the neglect philosophy and treat it like a red headed step child. Withhold water and slap it every now and then. Generally an F1 is not going to be tongue searing hot, but if the weather gets brutally hot and the pepper plant goes into survival mode, they can get very hot.
Personally I use the "mumbo jumbo" F1 japs for stuffing.
I've read that on some extreme chili peppers, there can be a 500,000 scoville difference depending on external factors from the same seed lot.
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