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Grafted Chilli Pepper 'Habanero Chocolate' Plant

Smoky and earthy with hints of cocoa

Grown by Josh

South Downs National Park

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Grafted Chilli Pepper 'Habanero Chocolate' Plant Vegetables
Grafted Chilli Pepper 'Habanero Chocolate' Plant Vegetables
Grafted Chilli Pepper 'Habanero Chocolate' Plant Vegetables
Grafted Chilli Pepper 'Habanero Chocolate' Plant Vegetables

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The highlights

  • A glossy, deep brown Caribbean chilli
  • 425-577,000 Scoville heat units
  • Grow in pots or window boxes indoors or on a sunny patio
  • 142 times hotter than a Jalapeno

Description

  • Glossy Caribbean chillies with a wicked heat and a glossy brown colour, Habanero Chocolate is 142 times hotter than a Jalapeno
  • An earthy, smoky flavour with hints of cocoa, this is the one to use for Mexican mole sauce or a salsa with a kick
  • Grow in a greenhouse, on a sunny patio or in pots on the windowsill
  • 425-577,000 SHU - the Scoville scale measures the spiciness or pungency of chillies. The scale measures the amount of capsaicin (the chemical compound that causes spicy heat) in a pepper and assigns it a number rating in Scoville Heat Units
  • Plant out after the first frosts and harvest at any colour from July to October
  • Premium garden ready plants grown by vegetable experts on a family run farm in Lancashire and sent to you at the best possible time for planting
  • Growing your own gives you healthy, fresh produce with a lower carbon plantprint than anything you can buy from a shop
  • Grafting combines the top part of one plant with the root system of another, more vigorous variety. As they grow, their tissues fuse, giving you the vigour of the rootstock combined with the characteristics of the variety you have chosen. This makes them healthier, more productive and less susceptible to pests and diseases
  • Easy to grow and care for - you should see your first chillies within 12-14 weeks

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Grafted Plant in 10cm Pot
Grafted Plants in 10cm Pots (Triple Pack)
Grafted Plants in 10cm Pots (Six Pack)
Grafted Plants in 10cm Pots (Nine Pack)

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

60-75cm
60-75cm
60-75cm
60-75cm

Eventual spread:

30-45cm
Spreads approx 40cm
30-45cm
Spreads approx 40cm
30-45cm
Spreads approx 40cm
30-45cm
Spreads approx 40cm

Tasting notes:

Exceptionally hot with smoky, fruity notes
Exceptionally hot with smoky, fruity notes
Exceptionally hot with smoky, fruity notes
Exceptionally hot with smoky, fruity notes

Time to first crop:

12-14 weeks
Harvest when the chillies turn mid to deep brown
12-14 weeks
Harvest when the chillies turn mid to deep brown
12-14 weeks
Harvest when the chillies turn mid to deep brown
12-14 weeks
Harvest when the chillies turn mid to deep brown

Habit:

Upright
Plants grow upright - as they grow taller they may need support from a plant stick or cane.
Upright
Plants grow upright - as they grow taller they may need support from a plant stick or cane.
Upright
Plants grow upright - as they grow taller they may need support from a plant stick or cane.
Upright
Plants grow upright - as they grow taller they may need support from a plant stick or cane.

Hardiness:

Tender annual
H1c - can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10 degrees). Chillies do best in a warm greenhouse/conservatory or on a windowsill. If that's not possible, make sure you plant them in a sunny, sheltered spot as the plants need consistent warmth and light to produce fruit.
Tender annual
H1c - can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10 degrees). Chillies do best in a warm greenhouse/conservatory or on a windowsill. If that's not possible, make sure you plant them in a sunny, sheltered spot as the plants need consistent warmth and light to produce fruit.
Tender annual
H1c - can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10 degrees). Chillies do best in a warm greenhouse/conservatory or on a windowsill. If that's not possible, make sure you plant them in a sunny, sheltered spot as the plants need consistent warmth and light to produce fruit.
Tender annual
H1c - can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10 degrees). Chillies do best in a warm greenhouse/conservatory or on a windowsill. If that's not possible, make sure you plant them in a sunny, sheltered spot as the plants need consistent warmth and light to produce fruit.

Uses:

Cooking, pickling, drying, chilli jam and sauce
Cooking, pickling, drying, chilli jam and sauce
Cooking, pickling, drying, chilli jam and sauce
Cooking, pickling, drying, chilli jam and sauce

Rootstock:

Spacing:

30-40cm
If planting in rows, plant 30-40cm apart. If planting in a pot, allow 1-2 plants per pot and use one which is 30cm deep and wide.
30-40cm
If planting in rows, plant 30-40cm apart. If planting in a pot, allow 1-2 plants per pot and use one which is 30cm deep and wide.
30-40cm
If planting in rows, plant 30-40cm apart. If planting in a pot, allow 1-2 plants per pot and use one which is 30cm deep and wide.
30-40cm
If planting in rows, plant 30-40cm apart. If planting in a pot, allow 1-2 plants per pot and use one which is 30cm deep and wide.

How To Grow

Good pest and disease resistance

May be susceptible to aphids, glasshouse whitefly and glasshouse red spider mite if grown indoors - spray the plants with a mixture of water, soap and vegetable oil to keepo these in check. Prevent mould and mildew by spacing your plants apart well and making sue they have plenty of air flow around the leaves.

Water regularly

Water the plants regularly to keep the ground constantly moist. If you are unsure, feel the soil with your hand. If it feels dry up to a fingernail deep then you can give the plant a watering. During very hot, dry spells you may have to water up to twice a day.

Full sun

Chilli plants need 6-8 hours of full sunlight per day to produce fruit.

Any fertile, well-draining soil

Thrives in any well-drained soil. If your soil is particularly clay-heavy and/or often becomes waterlogged then you can improve the drainage by adding in plenty of organic matter such as garden compost as well as some perlite or gravel.

Feed regularly

Once the plant starts to produce flowers, start feeding them every 10-14 days with a high potassium feed such as liquid tomato fertiliser or chicken manure. Potash, or potassium, is one of the three main elements in fertilisers along with nitrogen and phosphorus. Potash stimulates growth in the fruits and vegetables and so typically gardeners apply it as the plant begins to develop them.

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South Downs National Park

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Our vegetable plants are sown on a family farm in Lancashire, then nurtured into strong young plants by Josh in the sunny South Downs before they rock up in your garden. By selecting only the strongest and tastiest varieties, Josh makes sure you get a headstart on your plot, with impressive crops and no waste.

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