Vegetable

• Crops in : July to October

Description

Superb Thai variety with a very compact habit, Chili Super Chili is ideal for growing in pots on the windowsill or in containers on a sunny patio. Each highly decorative plant of Chili Super Chili carries a huge number of slender, pointed lime-green fruits which turn red, increasing their potency. Ideal grown on a windowsill, in a greenhouse or on the patio. Seeds are in the RHS Vegetable Collection.

Sowing Instructions

Place seeds on the surface of a free-draining compost and cover with a fine sprinkling of compost or vermiculite. Place in a propagator at 18-21C (65-70F) until after germination which takes 7-10 days. Do not exclude light as this helps germination.

Growing Instructions

Transplant seedlings when large enough to handle into 7cm (3in) pots. Plant in final situation when plants are 10cm (4in) high, 45cm (18in) apart. For indoor crops plant into pots for the windowsill, or several plants into containers or growbags. For outdoor crops, acclimatise plants to outdoor conditions for a few days before planting in sunny, fertile, moist, well-drained soil, after all risk of frost has passed.

Aftercare

Feed plants weekly with a high potash tomato fertiliser once the first fruits have set.

Kitchen Notes

Flavour guide: Reasonably hot.