Enjoy homegrown tomatoes and chillis all summer long with this superb collection. You will receive 3 Windowsill Tomato plants and 3 Chilli plants of either Apache or Hot Bhut Jolokia. Arriving in 1 Litre Pots, they are ready-to-plant and quick to establish, giving you bumper harvests in no time.
A zingy, tasty collection of delicious, flavour packed chilli peppers that pack a real punch. Chillies get hotter as they age, and their heat is measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHU). The higher the SHU, the hotter the chilli. Grown in pots in a warm, sunny spot such as a patio or porch, or indoors as a houseplant in a bright area, these superstars will produce wonderful chillies from July that are about 15-25cm long and delicious eaten raw, used in recipes or added to barbeque skewers to give them a blast of heat. They can also be added to oils and vinegar to create a chilli-laced infusion! Growing to about 60-90cm tall, these are perfect patio plants and are also wonderfully decorative with the deep green leaves and dazzling red chillies. Supplied as 3 established plants in 9cm pots plug plants including: Chilli 'Hot Burrito' - If you're a lover of hot chilli peppers that aren't too extreme, you'll really want to try the spicy kick of 'Hot Burrito'! With an SHU of 3000-6000, there will be plenty of heat, but no fire! Chilli 'Hot Fajita' - Juicy peppers that will give a fabulous hot chilli hit and the waxy skin means they store particularly well. A SHU of a mighty 70,000 means that 'Hot Fajita' will certainly make its presence felt, however you choose to eat it. Chilli 'Cayenne' - A really good all-round chilli, particularly in cooking, 'Cayenne', with its SHU of 30,000, is powerful enough to add a pungent kick to recipes but won't overwhelm the other flavours.
Useful in the kitchen and a world away from shop bought versions;these Chilli Plants will liven up the most mundane of dishes. Perfect for growing indoors;in a sunny border or in your patio pots. Varieties include: Chilli Scotch Bonnet: A hot variety;approximately 80,000-400,000 Scovilles units;perfect for those of you who like your curries with a bit of heat in. Pot on into a minimum 23cm container or space 20cm apart in a border. Will require supports. Chilli Jalapeno:A popular variety with a mild heat;approximately 3,000-8,000 Scovilles units;perfect for those of you who like to add a little bit of heat without being blown away. Pot on into a minimum 23cm container or space 20cm apart in a border. Will require supports. Chilli Apache: A dwarf variety with a medium-hot heat;approximately 70,000-80,000 Scovilles units and perfect for windowsills or patios. You can either keep in the 10cm pot or pot on into a 15-23cm container. Do not require support.
Grow your own chillies with this fun kit and look forward to adding some home-grown flavour and heat to your cooking! Everything you need to get started is in the bright red fire bucket, including compost and a packet of 'Red Demon' chilli seeds. It makes an ideal gift. 'Red Demon' is a top-performing dwarf chilli variety that holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit, so you can be sure of superb results. Just follow the instructions and your seeds will germinate and grow into attractive, compact plants, which will produce an abundance of small, upright chillies. These chillies can be grown on a warm, sunny patio, but for best results, place on a windowsill or in a greenhouse or conservatory where they can produce about 100 small chillies. Ready from July, pick some while they are still green to encourage further flowering and fruiting. These green chillis will make a delicious ingredient in your cooking and as the remaining chillies mature to orange and then red, their flavour and heat will intensify - so leave them on the plant for as long as you dare. Measured in Scoville Heat Units (SHU), 'Red Demon' chillies come in at between 30,000 and 50,000 SCUs, so they're hot, but not overpowering. Supplied as a metal bucket planter with compost and packet of seeds growing to a height of 35 cm (14 in).
Mild and sweet Chilli Pepper 'Anaheim' provides just that little bit of heat, perfect for serving as a fresh garnish to spicy dishes or salads adding a chilli pepper flavour but minus the burn! This variety produces a good crop of long green chilis over the course of the summer which can be picked and used when needed. They are often used green but can also be left to ripen to a red-green colour.
There?s no shortage of F1 vigour in this productive variety. Chilli Pepper 'Apache' produces heavy crops of bullet shaped, green fruits that gradually ripen to scarlet red. Each Chilli Pepper reaches up to 7cm long making an attractive display as the fruits ripen.
Grow a wonderfully productive - and decorative - chilli pepper. The unique plant habit of 'Basket of Fire' makes it a perfect choice for hanging baskets or containers - it will become smothered with small hot chilis which mature from deep purple through yellow and orange to a bright red, creating a fabulous display. Plants show good tolerance to cool weather and will continue to fruit outside well into the autumn and even longer under glass. Harvested peppers can easily be dried as well as used fresh. Scoville heat rating approx. 80000shu
An earlier ripening 'Cherry Bomb' type, large 5cm x 5cm flatter, round dark green to red fruits. Mild pungency with some heat at base. Mid height plant will need cane support if on a windowsill.
One of the best known chilli peppers for adding a hot, pungent flavour to your favourite dishes and sauces. Chilli Pepper ?Cayenne? is an upright variety producing good yields. The slender, red peppers reach up to 15cm (6) long with a slightly wrinkled appearance when fully ripe.
Up to 300 bayonet-shaped cayenne peppers per plant! Britishbred for its compact habit and ideal for baskets or containers, Cayennetta is an eye-catching 'ornamental edible' providing a non-stop supply of flavoursome fruits, ripening from green to red throughout the summer
The fruits of this productive Chilli Pepper are a real talking point - maturing from green through to black before eventually turning red if left long enough. The 7cm (3) long fruits are produced in profusion, with a medium heat when used in the kitchen. Bred in the UK, Chilli Pepper 'Chenzo' is particularly capable of coping with our ever changing weather. Neat, compact plants with arching branches eventually form a neat dome that makes an attractive patio plant and a useful windowsill crop. Height: 55cm (22). Spread: 50cm (20).