POW — IT’S A HOT PEPPER Peppers inspire Wetumpka couple to market

Cliff Williams / The Herald Erin and Andy Powell made this pickled jalapeños that were available at Main Street Wetumpka’s Community Market. The Powells hope to have move later this year.

How hot is a Carolina Reaper hot pepper?

Andy Powell should know. He is growing them along with many other peppers at his Wetumpka home. Powell has lost count of how many different hot peppers he has tried over the years. But he is growing 80 hot pepper plants in eight different varieties this year from jalapeno all the way to the world’s hottest — the Carolina Reaper.