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'Habanero Paper Lantern' Chilli Pepper Plants

The fiery one - not for the faint hearted!

Grown by Josh

South Downs National Park

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'Habanero Paper Lantern' Chilli Pepper Plants Vegetables
'Habanero Paper Lantern' Chilli Pepper Plants Vegetables
'Habanero Paper Lantern' Chilli Pepper Plants Vegetables
'Habanero Paper Lantern' Chilli Pepper Plants Vegetables

£8

Pre-order for delivery Mid April

Pre-order for delivery Mid April

Pre-order for delivery Mid April

Pre-order for delivery Mid April

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The highlights

  • 5-7cm long chillies that ripen from yellow to orange and red
  • 250,000 scovilles of intense flavour
  • Grow in pots or window boxes
  • Ripens two weeks before other chillies

Description

  • Renowned for its heat, Paper Lantern is for hardcore chilli fans, with fiery 5-7cm chillies that turn from green through orange to bright red
  • Perfect for hot sauce, salsa and tex mex food with a kick - these ripen up to two weeks before other chillies
  • Grow in a greenhouse, on a sunny patio or in pots on the windowsill
  • 250,000 Scoville rating - 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
  • Easy to grow and care for - you should see your first chillies within 12-14 weeks

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Garden-ready plant in a 8.5cm Pot
Garden-ready Plants in 8.5cm Pots (Triple Pack)
Garden-ready Plants in 8.5cm Pots (Six Pack)
Garden-ready Plants in 8.5cm Pots (Nine Pack)

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

75cm
75cm
75cm
75cm

Eventual spread:

50cm
Spreads approx 50cm
50cm
Spreads approx 50cm
50cm
Spreads approx 50cm
50cm
Spreads approx 50cm

Tasting notes:

Fiery hot
Fiery hot
Fiery hot
Fiery hot

Time to first crop:

12-14 weeks
Harvest when the chillis turn bright yellow or red for maximum heat
12-14 weeks
Harvest when the chillis turn bright yellow or red for maximum heat
12-14 weeks
Harvest when the chillis turn bright yellow or red for maximum heat
12-14 weeks
Harvest when the chillis turn bright yellow or red for maximum heat

Hardiness:

Not hardy
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.
Not hardy
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.
Not hardy
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.
Not hardy
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

Our vegetable plug plants are bred for good pest and disease resistance, but may still be susceptible to common problems. Growing under glass does bring some potential problems - to avoid mould and mildew, keep your greenhouse well ventilated. Watch out also for aphids and mites - if you encounter these, wipe them off with a damp cloth and spray the plant with a soap, oil and water spray to prevent a recurrence.

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

Meet Josh

Slow grown veg from the sunny South Downs

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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Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 
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We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.

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