Chili 'Basket of Fire'

Capsicum annuum*

The `Basket of Fire` chili wonderfully productive and decorative chilli pepper plant. This colourful variety becomes smothered with small, hot chillies which mature from green to creamy white to a deep purple through orange to a bright red, creating a fabulous basket of fiery chili pods. Upright chili pods approx 6 cm long, with a fruity sweet pepper taste and a fiery heat. The unique, bushy and small growing habit makes it perfect for hanging baskets, pots and containers.

Thrives in a warm, sunny, sheltered location in nutrient-rich, humus-rich, porous and warm soil. The soil is kept evenly moist and it is important to constantly loosen the soil. Does not tolerate stagnant water.

Scoville scale: 50,000-100,000

Pre-cultivation: Jan - April. Pre-cultivated indoors in seed soil. Moisten the soil before sowing and only lightly press the seeds down on the surface. Cover the seed with clear plastic with air holes and place in 22-28 degrees, light and slightly cooler after germination. Use additional lighting for early sowing. When plants are large enough to handle, plant 1 plant per pot in fertilized soil. If necessary, top the plant at a height of 15 cm. Plant out after hardening when the risk of frost is over.

Harvest: June - Oct

Height: 35-40cm

Spacing: 45cm / 1 plant per GreenStalk pocket

Sowing depth: 0.5cm

Germination time: 7-20 days

Maturatation period: 75-90 days

Location: Sunny and sheltered. Greenhouse preferred.

Annual

Number of seeds: 10 pcs

*There are many different types of chili, but the most common are Capsicum annuum, Capsicum baccatum and Capsicum chinense. Of these varieties, chinense has a long development time and should therefore be grown early, preferably already in December. The baccatum variety can be sown until January-February and annuum varieties can be planted throughout the period January-April.