Description
The Thai Hot Pepper hits every type of cuisine with a delightful bolt of lightning. This compact plant throws out lots of slender 1"-3" fruits that grow with their tapered tips up, maturing from popping green to crackling yellow to flashing orange to sizzling red. A type of Bird Pepper, the plant grows to only about 8" tall, so you can plant several close together for a striking ornamental border and more tasty peppers, or interplant throughout the garden.
- High yields
- Drought tolerant
- Edible and ornamental
- Good for containers
SEED PLANTING TIPS
- Botanical name: Capsicum annuum
- Pepper length: 1"-3"
- Scoville heat units (SHU): 50,000-100,000/hot
- Plant support: None
- Depth to plant seeds: .25" deep
- Spacing between plants: 6"-12" apart
- Spacing between rows: 18"-24" apart
- Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
- Germination soil temps: 75F-85F
- Soil needs: 6.0-7.0 pH
- Sun needs: Full sun
- Frost hardy: No
- Planting season: Spring, summer
- # of plants per sq. ft.: Appx. 2-4 plants per sq. ft.
- Days to maturity: 80-90 days
Good companion plants: Basil, Carrot, Cucumber, Eggplant, Okra, Rosemary, Sage, Squash, Tomato
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