Pepper - Buena Mulata - Chili Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Sweet and Smoky Hot Chili Peppers Non GMO & Organic Heirloom Vegetable

Pepper - Buena Mulata - Chili Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Sweet and Smoky Hot Chili Peppers Non GMO & Organic Heirloom Vegetable

Perennial* 

Height 60 cm

This variety is a rare and extremely productive heirloom chili pepper variety; plants produce 6 to 8 cm peppers that undergo colour changes as they ripen and mature - colours ranging from violet purple through to orange, tan, and orange to red, with beautiful deep purple stems.

The flavour changes with the colours; red provides a fruity heat. Makes an extra flavourful salsa morada with high-test heat. Heat profile: 30,000 to 50,000 Scoville units, not too crazy hot - just perfect. The heat is comparable to a Cayenne pepper. Recommended for containers where climates are colder. * grown as an annual

• Prefers sun part shade
• Start seeds indoors; fill a seed tray or some 10cm pots with moist seed compost and flatten down. Sow a few seeds on top and cover with a fine sprinkling of vermiculite or compost. Place in a propagator; if you don't have a propagator, place seed trays in a plastic bag or put plastic wrap over the seed trays to keep moisture and warmth
• Germinates (at 18-25C (64-77F)); typically takes 7-10 days, ensure the compost is kept evenly moist without letting it get soaking wet.
• When your seedlings start to grow, move them to a warm, sunny windowsill (or heated greenhouse).
• When seedlings are strong enough to handle without breaking, gently transplant them from trays into individual pots of compost.
• Gradually acclimatize your plants to outdoor conditions over a period of 7 to 10 days before transplanting them into well prepared beds of fertile, moist, well-drained soil after all risk of frost has passed.
• Spacing: 50cm (20") apart
• water deeply
• Attracts bees and insects that pollinate chilli flowers; attracted by nectar.
• Seed Count: 25