Aji Ethiopian Fire Chilli Seeds
Aji Ethiopian Fire Chilli Seeds. The Aji Ethiopian Fire (C. Baccatum), as the name suggests, originates from Ethiopia. This is one of those cultivars we have attempted growing for years and has always escaped us. Finally we have a lovely plant and we can report it was well worth the wait and patience. A super plant. A lovely bushy plant with wispy branches that yield dozens and dozens of pods. Pods are pendant shaped with long stems. They start out a lovely light green and eventually turn red when fully ripe. These chillies range around the 30,000-50,000 SHU mark, which places them in our medium category. Flavour is sweet and tropical. Really quite a stunning and unusual cultivar to grow and quite different to all the other Baccatums out there. Definitely one that we will be growing again and very handy around the kitchen.
| Chilli Heat | |
| Mild | |
| Growing Environment | |
| Open Pollinated | |
| New Arrivals | |
| New 2024/25 | |
| Plant Size | |
| Large | |
| Region | |
| Africa | |
| Species | |
| C. Baccatum | |
| Type | |
| Aji | |
| Colour | |
| Green | |
| Red | |
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Frost Zone |
Frost Free Zone |
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| Start: Spring | |
Start: Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter | ||
| Germinate indoors 2 months before last frost - July/August. In trays/pots. A heating pad is recommended for hot cultivars (keep temp at 26-32ºC). Keep soil moist but do not over water! | Germinate indoors in trays or start outdoors directly. A heating pad is recommended for hot cultivars (keep temp at 26-32ºC). Keep soil moist but do not over water! | ||
| Take outdoors (South Africa: October) when night time temps are constant above 10ºC. | Outdoor night time temps must be constant above 10ºC. | ||
| Harden off plants when taking outside. Semi shade at first. Gradually expose young seedlings to full sun over 2 weeks. | Harden off plants when taking outside. Semi shade at first. Gradually expose young seedlings to full sun over 2 weeks. |
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Pot Sizes:
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Small = 1-5 Litres* | |
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Small to Medium = 5-10 Litres* | |
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Medium = 10-15 Litres* | |
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Medium to Large = 15-20 Litres* | |
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Large = 20-25 Litres* |
* The container sizes above are sugested sizes that are reasonable and accessible for most growers (taking price, space, ecological/environmental impact into consideration). Not everyone can look at growing in huge containers. If you can justify growing in larger containers - there are no limitations on container sizes. You may however, rather look at growing in soil as an option in these instances. Using large amounts of potting medium will come with ecological/environmental impact, which you may wish to take into consideration.
Please read our FAQ section for a more detailed guideline
Aji Ethiopian Fire Chilli Seeds
- Product Code: AEFCS
- Availability: Out Of Stock
- Species: Capsicum Baccatum
- Smallest Pot Size:
- Heat:
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R50.00
