Chilli Pepper Seeds 'Black Pearl' F1

Capsicum annuum

Black Pearl' F1 peppers yield dark purple leaves and sweet to hot (30,000+ SHU) red fruits, rich in antioxidants. Easily grown in pots and containers.

5 Seeds

30310720

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£3.99

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Key Features

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Hardy

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Hot Spice

Product Information

Eventual Height:

30cm

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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Unwins Chilli Pepper Black Pearl F1 Seeds produce black, berry-like fruits that ripen to red with very dark purple like foliage. These easy to grow seeds can be potted in pots or containers. Their taste begins sweet then a hot taste (30,000+ SHU) that are rich in antioxidants.

Add these chillies to your cooking for extra delicious flavour.

  • Easy to grow
  • F1 Hybrid variety

Sowing 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 a thin layer of fine compost or vermiculite. Place in a propagator at 18-25°C or cover tray with cling film and leave in a warm room. Keep moist.

Growing 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 8cm pots of potting compost. Grow on in a minimum temperature of 15°C. Pinch the growing tip to encourage bushy growth.

Planting Out
Plant out into 25cm containers once roots are beginning to come through the bottom of the 8cm pot. Keep indoors in a greenhouse, on a light windowsill or sunny sheltered patio spot. Stems may require some support.

Aftercare
Water regularly and feed weekly with a liquid tomato fertiliser as fruits start to swell.

Caution!
Wash hands and avoid eye contact after handling chillis.

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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