Purple Pumpkin Chilli 🌶

A rare and amazing chilli with unknown origins.  It gets its name as the pods grow to an unusual pumpkin shape that is around 2cm high and around 4cm wide.

The pods are very crispy and crunchy with a fruity sweet tangy flavour.  They don't have much heat so are perfect for chopping into a salad or salsa to give it a little tingle.

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 possible, determining 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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