Fish Pepper Chilli Seeds

Fish Pepper Seeds. Now this is a special pepper! An African American heirloom chilli that goes back pre 1870 and was used for fish and shellfish dishes. Originating in the Baltimore / Philidelphia area in the US. A beautiful ornamental plant with variegated leaves and pods. Pods and foliage is cream and green in colour. Pods vary from green with cream stripes to mostly cream in colour. This apparently made these chillies so special because their cream colour meant they could be added to make a cream chilli sauce for fish dishes. These pods do turn red once fully ripened and have faint orange stripes. Taste wise, these chillies are in the same category as the Jalapeño. Smaller pods but hotter and fruitier in flavour when fully ripened. Green/cream pods have a very herbaceous flavour to them with hints of musk and melon. Plants are good growers and producers, growing to about 60/70cm in height.

Category
Heirloom
Chilli Heat
Mild
Growing Environment
Open Pollinated
New Arrivals
New 2023
Plant Size
Medium
Region
North America
Species
C. Annuum
Type
Variagated
Colour
Green
Red
White/Cream


Frost Zone		Frost Free Zone
Start: Spring \| ~~Summer~~ \| ~~Autumn~~ \| Winter		Start: Spring \| Summer \| Autumn \| Winter
Germinate indoors 2 months before last frost - July/August. In trays/pots. A heating pad is recommended for hot cultivars (keep temp at 26-32ºC). Keep soil moist but do not over water!		Germinate indoors in trays or start outdoors directly. A heating pad is recommended for hot cultivars (keep temp at 26-32ºC). Keep soil moist but do not over water!
Take outdoors October when night time temps are above 10ºC.		Outdoor night time temps must be above 10ºC.
Harden off plants when taking outside. Semi shade at first. Gradually expose young seedlings to full sun over 2 weeks.		Harden off plants when taking outside. Semi shade at first. Gradually expose young seedlings to full sun over 2 weeks.