Chilli Pepper Seeds 'Fruity Volcano'

Capsicum annuum

Heavy yields of glossy, wrinkled chillis rich in anti-oxidants. The sizzling hot fruits (approximately 135,000 SHU) have a fruity flavour underneath their fire.

8 Seeds

10204202

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£2.99

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Key Features

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High Yield

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Hardy

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Low Maintenance

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Hot Spice

Product Information

Eventual Height:

45cm

Position:

Full Sun

Suitable for:

Pots, Window Sill, Patio, Small Gardens, Borders, Window Boxes, Vegetable Plot, Raised Bed

Plant Type:

Annual

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Growing Calendar

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Sow Indoors

Sow Indoors

Harvest

Harvest
  • Very hot fruits
  • Fruity flavour
  • Heavy crops of chillis
  • 135,000 SHU

The clue’s in the name for Chilli ‘Fruity Volcano’! This prolific plant produces heavy yields of glossy, wrinkled chillis rich in anti-oxidants. The sizzling hot fruits (approximately 135,000 SHU) have a fruity flavour underneath their fire, and will spice up all your favourite dishes. They can be used fresh or dried.

Wear gloves when handling.

Sow indoors

Level fill a module seed tray firming with the base of another tray. Water well with a fine rose. Sow seeds individually and cover with 1cm (½ in) layer of fine compost. Place in a propagator at 18-25°C (65-75°F) or cover tray with cling film and leave in a warm room. Keep moist.

Grow on

When shoots appear, remove cling film. Keep seedlings in a light position, but shade from direct sunlight. When plants have 4-6 leaves transplant to 9cm (3½ in) pots of potting compost. Grow on in a minimum temperature of 15?C (60°F). Pinch the growing tip to encourage bushy growth.

Plant out

Plant out into 25cm (10in) containers once roots are beginning to come through the bottom of the 9cm pot. Keep indoors in a greenhouse, on a light windowsill or sunny sheltered patio spot. Stems may require some support.

Tips

Water regularly and feed weekly with a liquid fertiliser as fruit start to swell. Take care to wash hands after handling or preparing fruits and avoid touching your eyes.

How to grow

Most Brassicas can be sown indoor and outdoors, depending on variety and time of year.

Indoor – Brassicas can be grown in a greenhouse or a windowsill. Using either a shallow seed tray or one with individual modules, which does help with reducing root disturbance when potting on. Use a specific multipurpose seed sowing compost, as this will be of finer texture, have little nutrient and have an open structure. Refer to the individual seed packet for specific sowing instructions but generally sow the seed as evenly as you can, so they all have the same space between them, firm down and water. A good tip is to put the seed tray in a larger seed tray of water and let the water soak into the seed compost, rather than overhead watering which can cause the seeds to move or group together.  Keep the temperature approx. 12- 20 degrees. Ensure these are hardened off before transplanting, by increasing their exposure to the outside temperature. The tray can be placed outside for an increasing amount of time each day until the seedlings are large enough to transplant.

Outdoors – You can sow in a trays similar to indoors but grow then outside. They will be slower but will naturally have hardening off before transplanting. Many can be sown in their final position and refer to the seed packet for specific conditions. Often you may have to thin seedlings out, removing any weak ones or ones that are not in their final spacings. Use a straight edge like a wooden plank to space out the plants correctly. Making a small v shaped trough in the soil, drop the seed in and then cover and water in.

Brassica Seeds - Transplanting

You can transplant the seedlings from indoor or outdoor seed trays, when several true leaves appear. The seedling leaves appears quickly but then the true leaves start to form from the growing tip. Plants should be about 10-15cm tall and will be 5- 6 weeks old. Using a dibber and trying to disturb the roots as least as possible, lift the seedlings by their true leaves and not the delicate stem. Make a deep hole and lower the roots until the lowest leaves are at ground level. Brassicas like to be firm, so planting them deep then firming the soil well around them, will benefit the growth of the plant. A good tip is to fill the hole with water and let the soil fill around the roots, then firm the soil around it.

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Soil Type

Sow seeds into seed sowing compost for fast and healthy germination

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