Aji Santa Cruz
Aji Santa Cruz Chilli Seeds. The Aji Santa Cruz (C. Baccatum) comes from the island of Tenerife, where it gets its name from the capital - Santa Cruz. A lesser known, yet awesome Aji variety. Pods have a similar shape to the Aji Amarillo with an average size of ±12cm. Pods are thin skinned and ripen from green to a lovely red colour. They are a pendulum shape with narrow shoulder and flared tip ending in a point. These pods have a very accentuated flutes that run down the top of the pods.Pods have a very mild heat and an irresistible smell/aroma. Great for using fresh, drying for powder, pickling or making sauce - so a very versatile chilli. Plants grow to a medium size, producing lots of pods. Suitable for container planting as well as garden planting, this is a very unusual and versatile chilli to grow.
| Chilli Heat | |
| Mild | |
| Growing Environment | |
| Open Pollinated | |
| New Arrivals | |
| New 2024/25 | |
| Plant Size | |
| Medium - Large | |
| Region | |
| South America | |
| 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.
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Aji Santa Cruz Chilli Seeds
- Brand: Chillihead
- Product Code: AJSC
- Availability: Out Of Stock
- Seeds / Packet: 10-12
- Species: Capsicum Baccatum
- Smallest Pot Size:
- Heat:
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R50.00
