The Carolina Reaper chili pepper is a cultivar of the Capsicum chinense plant.
Developed by American breeder Ed Currie, the pepper is red and gnarled, with a bumpy texture and small pointed tail.
It was the hottest chili pepper in the world according to Guinness World Records from 2013 to 2023 before it was surpassed by Pepper X, which was also developed by Currie.
Cayenne pepper is great with foods, salsa, and sauces.
Cayenne chilli peppers can be quite hot between 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville heat units.
Cayenne peppers are a popular chili pepper used to spice food in Mexico and the US. Otherwise known as “capsicum annum,” this thin red pepper can be grown outdoors in sandy, acidic soil. Although these peppers are perennials, meaning they grown continuously, their harvest can be reduced the second year, so they are often replanted.
Cayenne peppers germinate best at a constant heat of 24 to 29 degrees Celsius. Fill your seedling trays up to 1.3cm from the top with compost or potting soil. Seeds germinate better after soaking in purified water for at least 24 hours. Place 3 or 4 cayenne pepper seeds in each cell. Try to space them evenly.
Cover with 0.6cm of the same mixture. Moisten the soil. Cover the tray with plastic wrap. Place it on a sunny windowsill or on the top of the refrigerator to germinate.
Dampen the soil when needed over the next 1 to 6 weeks. Thin your seedlings over the next few weeks. First, snip off the weakest seedling when they get their first leaves. Cut off all but 1 seedling when they form 2 sets of leaves. This seedling should be ready to plant, once there is no risk of frost.
Bell Peppers are great in salads and many dishes. It adds flavor to stews and curries.
Pepper seeds require a temperature range between 18 and 35 degrees Fahrenheit. The optimum temperature for germination is 25 to 30 degrees.
At the optimum temperature, pepper seeds germinate and sprout within 5 to eight days.
Plant seeds ± 5mm deep in the soil. Cover with soil and water carefully. Overwatering can cause fungal growth which leads to seed rot. Excess water can also bury seeds deep in the soil where they will not be able to break the surface. Water when the soil surface just begins to dry.
Multiple seeds can be planted in a single starter container but should be thinned once seedlings appear so only a single plant remains.
Once a few true leaves have developed, seedlings should be slowly moved outside (if sprouted indoors) to ambient light. Care should be taken not to expose seedlings to the direct, scorching sun so plants may need to be hardened off via slow sun exposure. Hardening off can be done using a shaded or filtered light location, as well as protection from strong winds, rain, or low humidity. Hardening off time varies but can take 5-10 days
Bell Peppers are great in salads and many dishes. It adds flavor to stews and curries.
Pepper seeds require a temperature range between 18 and 35 degrees Fahrenheit. The optimum temperature for germination is 25 to 30 degrees.
At the optimum temperature, pepper seeds germinate and sprout within 5 to eight days.
Plant seeds ± 5mm deep in the soil. Cover with soil and water carefully. Overwatering can cause fungal growth which leads to seed rot. Excess water can also bury seeds deep in the soil where they will not be able to break the surface. Water when the soil surface just begins to dry.
Multiple seeds can be planted in a single starter container but should be thinned once seedlings appear so only a single plant remains.
Once a few true leaves have developed, seedlings should be slowly moved outside (if sprouted indoors) to ambient light. Care should be taken not to expose seedlings to the direct, scorching sun so plants may need to be hardened off via slow sun exposure. Hardening off can be done using a shaded or filtered light location, as well as protection from strong winds, rain, or low humidity. Hardening off time varies but can take 5-10 days
Green Pepper is great in salads and many dishes. It adds flavor to stews and curries.
Pepper seeds require a temperature range between 18 and 35 degrees Fahrenheit. The optimum temperature for germination is 25 to 30 degrees.
At the optimum temperature, pepper seeds germinate and sprout within 5 to eight days.
Plant seeds ± 5mm deep in the soil. Cover with soil and water carefully. Overwatering can cause fungal growth which leads to seed rot. Excess water can also bury seeds deep in the soil where they will not be able to break the surface. Water when the soil surface just begins to dry.
Multiple seeds can be planted in a single starter container but should be thinned once seedlings appear so only a single plant remains.
Once a few true leaves have developed, seedlings should be slowly moved outside (if sprouted indoors) to ambient light. Care should be taken not to expose seedlings to the direct, scorching sun so plants may need to be hardened off via slow sun exposure. Hardening off can be done using a shaded or filtered light location, as well as protection from strong winds, rain, or low humidity. Hardening off time varies but can take 5-10 days
All seeds are tested and grown on our farm in Malawi and our growing area in South Africa. Please check conditions in your area for the type of seed to be grown. Growth rates and germination times are dependent on many factors such as soil conditions, rainfall/watering patterns, climate, and many more.
All seeds are tested and grown on our farm in Malawi and our growing area in South Africa. Please check conditions in your area for the type of seed to be grown. Growth rates and germination times are dependent on many factors such as soil conditions, rainfall/watering patterns, climate, and many more.
All seeds are tested and grown on our farm in Malawi and our growing area in South Africa. Please check conditions in your area for the type of seed to be grown. Growth rates and germination times are dependent on many factors such as soil conditions, rainfall/watering patterns, climate, and many more.
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