Chilli 'Cayenne Red Hot'
Chilli 'Cayenne Red Hot' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Cayenne is a hot and pungent chilli that take its name from a river in Guyana. It has a wide range of uses from drying to use as chilli flakes, steeping in oil or vinegar, seasoning salsa or pickles or dried and strung as 'ristras'. 'Red Hot' chilli fruit are 10 - 12 cm long, ripen to a glossy red and are fairly smooth, less wrinkled than other Cayenne. It is productive and hardy, producing over a long period. It can be long-lived in subtropical and tropical areas. Days to harvest: 60 - 85 days for red.
Scoville heat scale 30,000 - 50,000 units.
Product: Chilli 'Cayenne Red Hot'
Product type: SEED (25)
Botanical name: Capsicum annuum
Cayenne Red Hot' is a productive chilli with 12 - 15 cm long, curved, wrinkled, fiery-hot fruit that start green and ripen to crimson. One of the best chillies for seasoning pickles, salsa and drying as chilli powder. Very hot, similar in heat range to Tabasco; Scoville heat scale 30,000 - 50,000 units.
Plant type: Warm season, frost tender annual
Plant height: 90 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 23 - 30°C soil temp.
Temperate: Early spring - inside with extra heat; outside after frost danger has passed
Subtropical: Spring
Tropical: All year but avoid January - February
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: 6 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Into seedling pots, transplant when soil is warm
Soil type: Fertile well-drained soil pH 5 - 6
Details: Avoid high nitrogen fertilisers as these will promote leaf growth at the expense of fruit; keep moisture constant
Harvest: 60 - 85 days
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
25 seeds per packet
Capsicum annuum
Warm season, frost tender annual
Chilli 'Cayenne Red Hot'
Cayenne is a hot and pungent chilli that take its name from a river in Guyana. It has a wide range of uses from drying to use as chilli flakes, steeping in oil or vinegar, seasoning salsa or pickles or dried and strung as 'ristras'. 'Red Hot' chilli fruit are 10 - 12 cm long, ripen to a glossy red and are fairly smooth, less wrinkled than other Cayenne. It is productive and hardy, producing over a long period. It can be long-lived in subtropical and tropical areas. Days to harvest: 60 - 85 days for red.
Scoville heat scale 30,000 - 50,000 units.