Chilli 'Habanero Chocolate'
Chilli 'Habanero Chocolate' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Habanero Chocolate' is an extremely hot chilli with a unique flavour described as a rich, smoky and fruity. Don't be confused by the attractive chocolate colour and pop one in your mouth, it is more than 75 times hotter than a Jalapeno. It is also spicier and larger than the 'Habanero Red'. Handle it with gloves and start by adding only a few small slivers to your cooking. The fruit are 5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The hardy bushes grow to around 1 metre tall and take a while to start producing but continue to fruit over a long period. It can be perennial in subtropical and tropical areas. Days to harvest: 100 days.
Very, very hot, Scoville heat scale 450,000 - 500,000 units.
Product: Chilli 'Habanero Chocolate'
Product type: SEED (15)
Botanical name: Capsicum chinense
Syn.: Syn. Black Habanero, Congo Black, Brown Scotch Bonnet
Habanero Chocolate' is an extremely hot chilli with a unique flavour described as a rich, smoky and fruity. It is spicier and larger than the 'Habanero Red', handle it with gloves and start by adding only a few small slivers to your cooking. The fruit are 5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The hardy bushes take a while to start producing but continue to fruit over a long period. It can be perennial in subtropical and tropical areas. Very, very hot, Scoville heat scale 450,000 - 500,000 units. Great care should be taken in handling them to avoid contact with bare skin or eyes.
Plant type: Warm season, frost tender annual
Plant height: 1 m
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: 100 days for ripe fruit
Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions
15 seeds per packet
Capsicum chinense
Syn. Black Habanero, Congo Black, Brown Scotch Bonnet
Warm season, frost tender annual
Chilli 'Habanero Chocolate'
Habanero Chocolate' is an extremely hot chilli with a unique flavour described as a rich, smoky and fruity. Don't be confused by the attractive chocolate colour and pop one in your mouth, it is more than 75 times hotter than a Jalapeno. It is also spicier and larger than the 'Habanero Red'. Handle it with gloves and start by adding only a few small slivers to your cooking. The fruit are 5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide. The hardy bushes grow to around 1 metre tall and take a while to start producing but continue to fruit over a long period. It can be perennial in subtropical and tropical areas. Days to harvest: 100 days.
Very, very hot, Scoville heat scale 450,000 - 500,000 units.