Habanero Hot Pepper Seeds

Description

Habanero Hot Pepper seeds is one of the hottest open pollinated peppers. If you like hot, spicy food, then this might be for you... Please be warned though, these are hot!! How hot you may ask, well it's about 40-100x hotter then Jalapeno Peppers. On the Scolville scale, Habanero peppers range from 100,000 - 350,000 SHU's. A powerful, very hot spicy pepper definitely meant for hot spicy food lovers. For anyone else wanting to try it, you might want to have some water nearby for this one... 🙂 The seeds are slower to germinate (up to 3 weeks) and should be kept at 26-29°C (80-85°F). A heat mat for seed starting is highly recommended to help improve and accelerate germination. These hot pepper plants will grow 36"-48" tall, producing 1" x 2" hot peppers that go from green, to orange and red at maturity. Please be careful when you handle these hot peppers. Ready to harvest in 90-95 days.

Habanero History

Habanero chili originated from the Amazon and spread to Mexico. Spanish colonists disseminated this pepper to other areas of the world, becoming so popular that taxonomists at the time mistook the pepper's origin for China (where the term Capsicum chinense came from) the Chinese pepper. The habanero is named after the Cuban city of La Habana, known in English as Havana, because it used to feature heavily in trading there. The largest producer of the habanero pepper comes from the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It's incredibly popular across Mexico and much of Central and South America. Habaneros are an integral part of Yucatecan food, accompanying most dishes, either as itself or purée or salsa.

Interesting Facts
In 1999 the Habanero pepper was listed by the Guinness World Records as the world's hottest pepper. Since then it's no longer the the hottest pepper. The hottest pepper in the world was the Carolina Reaper since 2013 but not anymore. On August 23, 2023 Pepper X is now the hottest pepper in the world.


Habanero Hot Peppers (Capsicum chinense) Heirloom, Open-pollinated, Non GMO seeds

Growing & Planting Habanero Hot Pepper Seeds

Planting Seeds

Start Habanero pepper seeds indoors in peat pots about 8 weeks before the last frost. Sow seeds about 1/2" deep and keep soil at 80-85F until germination. Provide natural sunlight or use a LED grow light for 12-16 hours a day. When the outside temperature reaches 70-75F, harden off your plants gradually before transplanting seedlings outside. After danger of last frost, transplant your pepper plant seedlings to garden in rich soil and full sun with about 16" between pepper plants and about 36" between rows.

Growing

Peppers grow very well in containers or raised beds. These pepper plants will grow about 36"-48" tall. Always remember too, you can always grow peppers indoors as well 365 days a year. Just certain extra steps are required versus growing them outdoors such as lighting and pollination. When growing outdoors lastly apply a generous amount of mulch to conserve moisture and control weeds during the growing season.

Harvesting

Harvest hot peppers when you prefer. Please note however the longer the peppers mature on the plant, the hotter the peppers will be. If you want to encourage continuous fruiting always pick the peppers while still in the green stage. This way the pepper plants will keep on producing. By letting the peppers mature past the green stage will signal the plant to stop producing. By continuously picking sweet peppers you'll get an extended harvest.

Growing Hot Peppers at Home

Grow your own food from home and start vegetable gardening today! Growing garden vegetables & fruit at home indoors, outdoors, in your own backyard or on your patio in containers is a very rewarding hobby with many health benefits too. Know how your food is grown and start feeding your family fresh vegetables and fruit at home. Save money and taste the freshness your garden can provide for your family.


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