Fish Pepper Chilli Seeds
Fish Pepper Seeds. Now this is a special pepper! An African American heirloom chilli that goes back pre 1870 and was used for fish and shellfish dishes. Originating in the Baltimore / Philidelphia area in the US. A beautiful ornamental plant with variegated leaves and pods. Pods and foliage is cream and green in colour. Pods vary from green with cream stripes to mostly cream in colour. This apparently made these chillies so special because their cream colour meant they could be added to make a cream chilli sauce for fish dishes. These pods do turn red once fully ripened and have faint orange stripes. Taste wise, these chillies are in the same category as the Jalapeño. Smaller pods but hotter and fruitier in flavour when fully ripened. Green/cream pods have a very herbaceous flavour to them with hints of musk and melon. Plants are good growers and producers, growing to about 60/70cm in height.
| Category | |
| Heirloom | |
| Chilli Heat | |
| Mild | |
| Growing Environment | |
| Open Pollinated | |
| New Arrivals | |
| New 2023/2024 | |
| Plant Size | |
| Medium | |
| Region | |
| North America | |
| Species | |
| C. Annuum | |
| Type | |
| Variagated | |
| Colour | |
| Green | |
| Red | |
| White/Cream | |
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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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Fish Pepper Chilli Seeds
- Brand: Chillihead
- Product Code: FSH
- Availability: Out Of Stock
- Seeds / Packet: 10-12
- Species: Capsicum Annuum
- Heat:
- Smallest Pot Size:
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R50.00
