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# Growing/ planting chillis

# Chilli recipes


Chillis are the fruit of the plants from the genus Capsicum. Although people see chilli’s as vegetables they are actually considered a berry.

The substance that give chilli’s their intensity is capsaicin. The actual ‘heat’ of the chilli pepper is measured using the Scoville meter. As an example a bell pepper would rank a ‘0’ on the scoville meter whilst a jalapeños pepper measures between 3,000–6,000. We all know that chilli’s are hot but  did you know they also contain high amounts of vitamins B and C and carotene.

There are a few different varities of chilli's you can grow. Some of our favourite chilli seeds include:

Apache chilliseeds - Smart looking plant with good tasting chilli's.
Bhut Jolokia chilli seeds
- Very, very hot. 1,000,000 on the Scoville.
Chilli de Cayenne chilli seeds - Crisp and fiery chilli's.
Eden Project chilli seeds - Great looking chilli from South America.
Peach Hababero chilli seeds - A particularly hot variey with a good colour.
Red Demon chilli seeds
- Small but powerful. Easy to grow.

Vegetable-seeds have found the following seed vendors who sell chilli seeds.

#1
Unwins
#2
Suttons Chilli Bhut Jolokia Seeds

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Pre-grown chilli plants

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Growing chillis

1/ Fill a pot with chiili seed compost, tap seeds to settle.

2/ Scatter a few seeds across the surface and sprinkle with water.

3/Put a clear plastic bag over the top and place in a warm spot.

4/ When chilli seedlings are around 2 – 3 cms tall give each their own pot.

5/ When chilli plants are around 18 – 20 cms tall, fix with a cane.

6/ When plants are 30 cms tall, pinch the tops to make new branches.

7/ Give high potash feed when first flowers show.


When planting chillis always remember to refer to the instructions on the seed packets!

A video tutorial on planting chilli seeds.

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Chilli recipes

The following websites have great tips and advice on cooking with chilli.

Let us know if you would like us to add your chilli recipe to the list below.

Some of our favourite chilli recipes include chilli con carne, crispy chilli beef and sweet chilli jam.


BBC - Good food
Cookitsimply


Suttons Chilli Bhut Jolokia Seeds

 

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