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Pepper Chile Cayenne Blend Seed
Capsicum - annuum
$1.89

Item #0166

Cayenne peppers are excellent flavoring for chili and hot sauces and can be dried or ground for spice or pepper flakes (often used for pizza). You can also use them to give your salads a kick by using them to make flavored oil or vinegar. Cayenne peppers are generally hotter than a jalapeno, so they are a great addition to the garden for those of us that like a spicy condiment. This packet contains cayenne peppers that will turn red, yellow, or purple and reach 4”-6” long by ½” to ¾” wide when mature, but you can begin to pick the immature green peppers when they are at least 1” long. The growing plants are very decorative in the garden with what seems like hundreds of peppers on each plant! If you don’t eat them all before the end of summer, you can string the dried peppers to use as an attractive southwest decoration.

When to plant outside: Spring, 3-4 weeks after the average last frost date and when soil temperatures are at least 65 degrees or outside temperatures are at least 70 degrees. In USDA zones 9 & 10, they may also be planted in summer for a winter crop.

When to start inside: RECOMMENDED. 8-10 weeks before the average last frost.

Scoville Pepper Heat Ratings
Wilbur Scoville developed a heat rating chart for peppers in 1912. It is still the standard used today. Below is a list of approximate ratings for peppers offered by Botanical Interests. Different sources may list varied ranges. Pepper heat can be affected by growing conditions. Plants grown in dry, hot conditions will produce spicier peppers.
Mild
0 Bell Pepper, Sweet Italian (no heat)
100-500 Pepperoncini
1,000-1,500 Ancho/Poblano
2,500 Pasilla Bajio
Medium
2,500-8,000 Jalapeno
4,000 Hungarian Yellow Wax
4,500-5,000 New Mexico Joe E Parker
Hot
15,000-30,000 Serrano
30,000-50,000 Cayenne, Tabasco
Extremely Hot
50,000-100,000 Thai, Santaka
100,000-350,000 Habanero
1,040,000 Bhut Jolokia (The hottest pepper according to Guinness Book of World Records. Not offered by Botanical Interests.)