Raw / fresh
Slice fresh into salads, salsas, sandwiches, tacos, dips, or snack plates when heat level suits.
Solanums
Chilli Pepper growing guide
Fiery relative of capsicum. The compound capsaicin gives chillies their heat. Hundreds of varieties range from mildly warm to intensely hot. Prolific producers in warm climates.
10-21 daysGermination
70-100 daysHarvest
45 cmSpacing
0.5 cmSow depth
FullSun
TenderFrost
1.5 cm/weekWater
6-6.8pH
Planting calendar by climate
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| Climate | Sow | Transplant / Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical | Jan - Dec | Jan - Dec | Jan - Dec |
| Subtropical | Jul - Oct | Sep - Nov | Nov - Mar |
| Mediterranean | Aug - Oct | Oct - Nov | Dec - Mar |
| Temperate | Aug - Oct | Nov - Dec | Jan - Mar |
| Cool | Sep - Oct | Nov - Dec | Jan - Feb |
| Arid | Jul - Sep | Sep - Oct | Nov - Feb |
Cooking and eating ideas
A quick garden-to-table guide for using Chilli Pepper after harvest.
Cooked
Roast, grill, blister, stuff, saute, stew, or cook into sauces and relishes.
Store / preserve
Pickle, dry, smoke, ferment hot sauce, freeze chopped fruit, or roast and jar safely.
Try: Fresh salsa, Stuffed peppers, Hot sauce, Roasted strips.
Good companions
Basil, Tomato, Carrot
Avoid near
Fennel
Growing note
Can overwinter in frost-free climates becoming a perennial shrub.
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