chilli 'Scotch Bonnet'
Capsicum chinense 'Scotch Bonnet'
Mainly grown for it's decorative, super-hot fruits (which have a rating of 350,000-400,000 on the Scoville Scale), ‘Scotch Bonnet’ will produce plenty of tam o’ shanter-shaped chilli peppers throughout the summer. These can be eaten when they're green, pumpkin orange, or fiery red - although we'd always recommend wearing gloves when handling them. It's a good one to grow if you like your food spicy, and if you save the seeds from the ripe chillies, you can plant them up for another crop the following year.
How to care for chilli Scotch Bonnet:
Grow on in a well-lit, warm location such as a sunny windowsill or greenhouse until all risk of frost has passed before moving them to their final growing positions outside, in a sunny spot, or keep in a greenhouse for earlier harvests and hotter fruits. Keep well watered and feed regularly with high-potash tomato food once the fruits begin to form.
Sowing instructions:
Start off indoors from Feb to May, sowing the seeds 1cm (0.5in) deep in trays and using multi purpose compost to cover them. Alternatively, sow two seeds per pot and select the strongest seedling after they emerge.
Pot up or plant out in a greenhouse from April to June, and when plants reach 20cm (8in) high, pinch out the tips to encourage more side shoots, as this will result in more peppers.
Pot up or plant out in a greenhouse from April to June, and when plants reach 20cm (8in) high, pinch out the tips to encourage more side shoots, as this will result in more peppers.
Eventual height:
0.5m
Eventual spread:
0.5m
Position:
Full sun
Rate of growth:
Average
Soil:
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness:
Frost tender
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Humans/Pets: Irritant if eaten; skin/eye irritant
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