CHILLI: RED CHERRY

(CAPSICUM ANNUUM)

 

HEAT LEVEL: MEDIUM/HOT

 

Whatever you do, do not confuse these delicate deep red 3cm chillies with your cherry tomatoes!

These little beauties not only make quite the aesthetically pleasing chilli bush, they pack quite a punch and grow anywhere between 50 – 100 chillies per plant

 

WHEN TO PLANT

Cool Climate: SEP – NOV

Temperate:  AUG – DEC

Sub – Tropical: AUG – MAR

Tropical: ALL YEAR

Arid: AUG – JAN

SOIL PREFERENCES

PH 5.5 – 7

Rich, well-drained friable soil.

Avoid high nitrogen fertilisers.

GROWING TIPS

Sow in trays 3mm deep. 10 – 21 days till germination.

Transplant 30cm apart in full sun and keep moist.

Avoid high nitrogen fertilisers or leaf growth will be promoted over fruit.

Prefers warmer temps.

DAYS TO HARVEST

70 – 80 Days

APPROX 10 SEEDS

OPEN POLLINATED SEED 100% TASMANIAN GROWN

GROWN ORGANICALLY