CHILI - SANTA FE GRANDE

Capsicum annuum

These blunt stocky chillies grow to 5cm. They are quite sweet
in taste and moderate in heat. They rarely reach 1,000 on the
Schoville Scale. Their rich flavour makes them very popular.
The plants grow to 60cm tall and the fruit grow from a pale
yellow colour to rich orange or dark red when mature.
Sow Chili seed .0.5-1cm deep,
spaced 50-60 cm apart in rows 1.0-1.5 m apart. The soil should
be warm, over 18 C. Chillies take about 75-90 days to produce
ripe fruit. Plant the seeds in the garden:-Tropical areas ..Anytime
Subtropical areas..August to March. Mild Temperate areas..
August to December. Cold Temperate areas..September to
November. In Temperate areas it is best to plant using
seedlings prepared a month to six weeks earlier. Chillies like
alkaline soil and do best in gardens with dolomite or wood-ash
added to the soil.

QTY 25 seeds

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