Capsicum chinense## HOW TO GROW PEPPER, CHILI Start indoors 10 weeks before last frost, plant out 2 weeks after last frost. When true leave show, pot up to 3-4” pot, grow at 70˚F day and 60˚F night. Plant out when nights are above 53-55˚F. Water in with phosphorus solution. They thrive on lighter sandy or silt loam soils that warm up fast allowing vigorous early growth before flowering. Use row covers with wire hoops if danger of frost. Peppers grow well in containers or raised beds. Soil pH 5.6-7.5. Hardiness zones 9. Annual.Days from maturity calculated from the date of transplant. Average 3,920 seeds per ounce. Federal germination standard: 55%. Usual seed life: 3 years. Isolation distance for seed saving: 500 feet.Planting Depth 1/2”Soil Temp. Germ. 70-85˚FDays to Germ. 21-30Plant Spacing 18-24”Row Spacing 3’Days To Maturity 90Full Sun, Moist Well Drained ##This pungent Habanero may be used fresh or dried. Key ingredient in Jamaican "jerk" sauces. Yield potential is good, but can be erratic in Northern climates. Though this greatest quantities of Habanero peppers are now grown in the Yucatan in Mexico, they once played an important part in the industry of "La Habana," or Havana, from which they receive their name. Habanero peppers spread so far so quickly that they also became called Chinese peppers, since some believed that was their place of origin. Habanero peppers are the hottest open pollinated pepper available. Tags: Type: Chili, Color: Red.
