Aji Cristal Chilli 🌶

Description

A colourful medium heat chilli with a distinctive flavour and fresh aroma.  Aji Crystal fruit starts yellow and ripens to orange and finally red.

The fruit's elongated cones reach a really good size.  They are generally best picked and eaten while still immature and in their green/yellow state.  They have a delicious citrus flavour.

Plant Care Tips

Sow a few seeds into a tray from late January to May and cover lightly with seed compost.  Either use a heated propagator or pop the seed tray into an enclosed plastic bag and seal and place it on a windowsill.  Once the seedling has produced two true leaves (second set of leaves) they can be transplanted into individual pots.  Try and maintain around 20-25 degrees while young plants.

As the plant grows, transplant it into as large a pot as it allows, which will determine the plant's size.  Once the plant has flowered and has started to produce small chillies, it will benefit from a feed of either comfrey tea or tomato feed.  Chillies dislike irregular watering as this will sometimes cause blossom end rot (the base of the chilli/pepper rots)

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