A true heirloom chilli, grown for thousands of years in Bolivia and Peru. Bearing small, dark purple flowers that give way to green turning bright red fleshy fruit. Green with purple tinge leaves and the fruit contains black seeds. Highly productive and hardy, cropping almost year round and remarkably resistant to fruit fly. Medium to hot depending on the weather, scoville 100,000-300,000. Sensitive to frost. Good in containers.
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Chilli
Known in tropical America from ancient times, high in minerals and vitamins A and C, used for flavouring. Used fresh or dried and suited for pickling. Range from mildest Heat 1 to hottest Heat 10. Plant as for Sweet Capsicum after last frost. Keep seed moist.
120-160 seeds per gram.
Chilli seeds planting information:
| Tropics: | All Year |
| Subtropic: | Aug-Mar |
| Mild: | Aug-Dec |
| Cold/Frost: | Sep-Nov |
| Plant space cm: | 40-60 |
| Row space cm: | 70-90 |
| Depth cm: | 0.6 |
| Best soil temp: | 18-35 °C |
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| Number of seeds per gram: | 130-190 |
| Rate per hectare: | 500g |
| Average days to maturity: | 65-80 |
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restrictions for this seed.
W.A. CustomersDue to quarantine restrictions in W.A. there is a 10,000 seeds limit per each variety.
Chilli seed count is 120-160 seeds per gram.. Please stay under this 10,000 seeds limit when ordering seeds as we will have to reduce or remove it from your order. If you have any queries on ordering large quantities please phone us on (07) 5533 1177.
TAS CustomersDue to quarantine restrictions in TAS there is an 800g limit per each seed variety.
Please stay under this 800g limit when ordering seeds as we will have to reduce or remove it from your order.
