Chilli - Habanero Chocolate

(Capsicum chinense) - Certified Organic Seed - Grown at Greenpatch Organic Seeds

Chocolate habanero fruit ripens from green to chocolate brown, measuring up to 6cm long & 2.5cm wide with a waxy coating. Flavour rich, fruity, smokey. Can grow as a perennial in warm frost free climates.

Heat level 9/10.

How to Grow

Chilli's are a fast growing annual/short lived perennial depending on the particular variety and your climatic conditions. In warmer climates or using hot houses in cooler climates chillis will grow as short lived perennials meaning you can get 2+ years from a chilli plant. Frost or cold winters will prevent this from happening and you will more then likely need to re-plant each season.

Chilli's like very fertile well drained soil in a sunny or part shade position. Sow seeds during late winter in a hot house or during spring & summer without a hot house. It's best to sow in pots, cover seed with 3mm of soil then transplant seedlings at 5cm to garden position space 80cm apart.

Caution handle seeds with care, may cause irritation.

Sow Spring-Summer

Sow seeds in pots then transplant to the garden at 5cm tall

Seed packet contains approx. 25 seeds

120 days to harvest

Uses

Habanero Chocolate is wonderful chili with a rich smokey flavour. It works best in sauces or flavouring meats. Be warned it is a hot variety but well worth it for the flavour. Chillies have an array of uses being Ideal for adding heat to cooked foods, sauces and bottling.