Birds Eye Chili Pepper (85 Days)

The Birds Eye Chili Pepper is as very diminutive hot pepper with lots of fire that is used mostly in Asian, African, Spanish, Thai, and Portuguese cooking. The green immature fruits are used as much as the red/purple mature ones. Great for drying whole or ground into chili powder. Used to make peri-peri sauce. 20 seeds     PLANTING Capsicum annuum Germination: 10-14 days Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 75-85ºF. Cooler soil temperatures slow germination time. Seed Sowing Depth: ¼” deep Starting Indoors:  8-10 weeks before the last frost. Sow in flats/cells/pots. Provide 75-85ºF soil temperatures. Fertilize the seedlings every 7-10 days with a liquid or water-soluble fertilizer (diluted to ¼ of suggested measurement). Transplant seedlings 18-24” apart after the last frost. Sowing Outdoors: Not recommended, especially in northern areas How much does a packet plant: 20-25 foot single row   Harvest: Use a sharp instrument to cut the peppers from the plant. Pick the first