Chilli Firecracker
Chilli Firecracker is a fairly compact plant that grew well in my 40l grow bags. Grows to around 1m tall producing clusters of brightly coloured chillies that are hot but have a fruity flavour. Ripen to red when they are at their hottest, but you can use when immature as they still have some kick. This helps shorten the growing time in cooler climates.
30,000 to 50,000 Scoville Heat Units. Hot enough for my mouth! Produces very high yields.
Sow – Start on a heat mat or indoors in August, plant out after risk of frost and soils warmed (early November in cool climate). Can start earlier if planting in a hot house. Lay black plastic on ground and plant into an X cut-out if planting outside. They need consistent warmth in Tasmania. Hothouses are ideal.
Cool Climate: AUG– NOV (Heat mat)
Temperate: AUG – JAN
Sub – Tropical: JUL – APR
Tropical: ALL YEAR
Arid: AUG – JAN
Spacing – 60-80cm.
Capsicum fruits have been a part of human diets since about 7,500 BC, and are one of the oldest cultivated crops in the Americas, as origins of cultivating chili peppers are traced to east-central Mexico some 6,000 years ago. They were one of the first self-pollinating crops cultivated in Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America.
Germination: Optimal Soil temperature is 24 to 30 C (around 10 to 20 days to germination, longer at lower temps)
