Chilli 'Habanero Golden'
Chilli 'Habanero Golden' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Originally from the Caribbean, 'Habanero Golden' is one of the hottest habaneros with a rich, smoky and fruity flavour. The bushes are hardy and productive, growing to a metre tall. The fruit are 5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide, ripening from light green to a beautiful golden orange. Handle it with gloves and start by adding only a few small slivers to your cooking. It can be used in salsa, marinade, chilli sauce or dip. It can be perennial in subtropics and tropics although chillies tend to be hotter when grown in dry, hot areas. Days to harvest: 100 days. Very, very hot, Scoville heat scale 450,000 - 500,000 units.
Product: Chilli 'Habanero Golden'
Product type: SEED (15)
Botanical name: Capsicum chinense
Habanero Golden' is one of the hottest habaneros with a rich, smoky and fruity flavour. The bushes are hardy and productive. The fruit are 5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide, ripening from light green to a beautiful golden orange. Handle it with gloves and start by adding only a few small slivers to your cooking. It can be used in salsa, marinade, chilli sauce or dip. It can be perennial in subtropics and tropics although chillies tend to be hotter when grown in dry, hot areas. Very, very hot, Scoville heat scale 450,000 - 500,000 units.
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
Warm season, frost tender annual
Chilli 'Habanero Golden'
Originally from the Caribbean, 'Habanero Golden' is one of the hottest habaneros with a rich, smoky and fruity flavour. The bushes are hardy and productive, growing to a metre tall. The fruit are 5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide, ripening from light green to a beautiful golden orange. Handle it with gloves and start by adding only a few small slivers to your cooking. It can be used in salsa, marinade, chilli sauce or dip. It can be perennial in subtropics and tropics although chillies tend to be hotter when grown in dry, hot areas. Days to harvest: 100 days. Very, very hot, Scoville heat scale 450,000 - 500,000 units.