Scotch Bonnet Red Seeds

Scotch Bonnet Red Seeds

Heat-4-chillies
Caribbean hot chilli seeds (8 per pack).

£3.50

Scotch Bonnet Red chillies are known for their sweet fruity flavour and heat rating between 100000 and 350000 SHU. Popular in Caribbean cuisine such as jerk seasoning. Grown hydroponically and harvested in the North of Scotland. Includes growing instructions.

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FAQ

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Seeds will last for years if stored in a dark dry location at a stable temperature like a drawer.
If you have a heated propagator, start hot varieties in January or early February. March onwards if you do not have access to heated propagators but check the growth duration and base sowing on that.
Ideally, the temperature should be 25 to 28c. The seeds will germinate in lower temperatures but take longer.
Once the plants have two to three true sets of leaves pot them on to a larger pot of around 1 litre and then progressively onwards to their final pot size at around six-week durations.
There are various plant foods for chillies, when they are very young use half strength dilution. Use the likes of tomato feed, seaweed-based feed or use something specific like chilli focus.
Sparingly! The plants enjoy a period without water when the compost dries a little.
In general, chillies do not need any pollination assistance unless you are cross breeding plant to form a new variety. Insects will also perform the pollination on your behalf and it’s all free of charge.
Pick the pods when they are firm and at a stage or colour that you like. The more pods you harvest the more will follow-on behind them which makes for a more productive harvest.

Various pests such as spider mite, aphids or greenfly. Plant companion plants like French Marigolds which attract hover-fly and ladybirds, both of these will assist in pest control. Ultimately, keep the grow area clean and regularly inspect your plant to ensure that the first signs of pests spur your defences into action.